Canon Hf G20 Owners Manual

							CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters
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CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters
In   mode, the camcorder will adjust the frame rate and several other picture-related settings to 
give your recordings a cinematic look. In this mode you can also use a variety of professional cinema-
look filters to create unique movies with a distinctive appearance.
1 Set the mode switch to E.
2 Touch [FILTER 1] to open the cinema-look filter  selection screen.
3 Drag your finger up and down along the photos to  select the desired cinema-look filter and then touch 
[OK].
• You can change the effect level before touching [OK]. 
[Cinema Standard] offers different adjustment options 
than the other cinema-look filters.
• The selected cinema-look filter will be applied and its  number will appear on the control button.
To select the effect level of [Cinema Standard]
1 Open the parameter selection screen.
[w ] >  [ON]
2 Touch [Color Depth], [Softening Filter ], [Key (Brightness)] or [Contrast].
3 Touch the desired level or touch [ Ï] or [Ð ] to adjust the parameter.
• You can also drag your finger along the dial.
• The picture will change immediately according to the adjustment.
• To adjust other parameters, touch [ K] to return to the previous screen. Touch the desired 
control button and repeat step 3.
4Touch [ K] and then touch [OK].
To select the effect level of the other cinema-look filters
1Touch [ w] to open the adjustment screen.
2 Touch [L] (low), [M] (medium) or [H] (high).
3Touch [ K] and then touch [OK].
Operating modes:
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Options( Default value)
The camcorder offers 9 cinema-look filters. Select the desired filter while previewing the effect on the 
screen.
NOTES
• Photos cannot be recorded while the camcorder is set to   mode.
[1: Cinema Standard]
[2: Vivid]
[3: Dream]
[4: Cool]
[5: Nostalgic] 
[6: Sepia]
[7: Old Movies]
[8: Memory]
[9: Dramatic B&W]
! Filter number (will appear on the control button)
 Filter name
# Preview the effect on the screen
$ Select the effect level
% Brief description (onscreen guidance)
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							Adding Decorations
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Adding Decorations
Using the decoration function, you can add various graphical 
elements to the picture, such as stamps, watermarks, the 
date/time, and even your own freehand drawings. Freehand 
drawings can help emphasize a portion of the picture to attract 
viewers' attention. The supplied stylus pen will be especially 
useful for adding decorations. 
You can decorate scenes as they are being recorded, during 
playback or when converting them to standard definition.
Decorating Scenes while Recording
1 Open the decoration screen.
[FUNC.] > [Ò Decoration]
• When  q >  [Autostart Decoration] is set to [ i On] (default value), the decoration screen 
will open automatically also when you stow the LCD panel with the touch screen facing out.
2 Use a tool from the toolbar as explained in the following procedures.
3 Press  Y  to record movies with your decorations.
• You can add decorations even while recording a scene.
4Touch [X] to exit the decoration screen. 
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To use [Pens and Stamps]
1Touch [Ó].
• The [Pens and Stamps] screen will appear.
2 Select the desired pen or stamp from [Tools]. • The main decoration screen will appear again.
3 Draw freely on the canvas. • To select a different pen or stamp: Repeat steps 1 and 2.
• To change color: Touch [ Ó] and then touch the white or black button under [Colors]. 
Alternatively, touch [ Ó] >  [Ö ] and select a color from the color palette.
• To clear your freehand drawings and stamps: Touch [ Ó] >  [Clear]  > [Yes]  > [K ].
• To save your freehand drawings and stamps in the built-in memory: Touch [ Ó] >  [& Save]  > 
[Yes]  > [K ].
• To load a previously saved canvas (freehand drawings and stamps only) from the built-in memory:  To u c h  [ Ó] >  [& Load]  > [Yes]  > [K ].
!
Canvas - The area where you will draw and see your decorations in action.
 Toolbar.
# [Ó  Pens and Stamps] Select the type of pen or stamp and its color. You can also 
save a canvas or load a previously saved canvas.
$ [×  Animated Stamps] Select animated stamps to add to your decoration.
% [Ø  Captions] Add the date, date and time, story title or story theme category as a 
caption that will be included in the recording.
& [Ü ]* (Image Mix) Choose one of 27 different frames to add onto the canvas. Image 
mix can be used in combination with the pens, stamps and animated stamps. During 
playback, you can add a watermark to the picture using image mix.
 [Ý ]* In recording mode: pause the live video. Touch [ Þ] to restore the live video. 
You can add decorations to the frozen image and even record it.
In playback mode: pause the playback. Touch [ Ð] to resume playing back the scene.
( [ß ] Minimize the toolbar to the top of the screen to view almost all of the canvas. 
To u c h  [ à] to restore the toolbar.
* Not available in   mode.
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To use [Animated Stamps]
1Touch [×].
• The [Animated Stamps] screen will appear. 
2 Touch one of the control buttons.
3 Touch anywhere on the canvas to place the sele cted animated stamp. You can also drag the 
animated stamp to a different location.
To  u s e  [ C a p t i o n s ]
1Touch [ Ø]. 
• The [Captions] screen will appear.
2 Touch [Date] or [Time]. • When recording a scene using Story Creator, you can also select [Title] (the story’s title) or [Story Scene] (the story scene category).
3 Select the desired text settings and touch [ K]. 
•Touch [ !] (white text on dark background), [ ] (white text) or [ #] (black text).
• The selected caption will appear on the screen.
4 Touch the caption and drag it to the desired location.
To use image mix
1 Open the [Select Image] screen. [Ü ] >  [ON]
2 Touch [+] or [-] to select a different image mix frame. • You can touch one of the memory icons at the bottom of the screen to read image mix frames saved in the built-in memory (only when recording on or playing back scenes from a memory 
card).
3Touch [ K] to mix the selected frame with the live video.
Mixing Your Own Images with Live VideoYou can use images you created on your computer for the image mix (Chroma Key) function. 
Make sure that the image you want to use has a blue or green area, which will be replaced by the 
live video using Chroma Key mixing. Refer to  About the image files for the Image Mix function 
( A 178) for details about the types of image files that can be used and where to transfer them.
Blue/Green area that will be replaced by the live video
Example of an image used for Chroma Key
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To use the Chroma Key function
1 Open the [Select Image] screen of the image mix function (A105).
2 Touch [+] or [-] to select the image you created.
3Touch [ Ð] to open the [Chroma Key] screen.
4 Touch [Green] or [Blue] depending on the characteristics of the image you want to use and  touch [ Ï] or [Ð ] or drag your finger along the bottom bar to adjust the chroma key setting as 
necessary.
5Touch [ Ð] at the top of the screen to open the [Transparency] screen.
6Touch [ Ï] or [ Ð] or drag your finger along the bottom bar to adjust the overall transparency of 
the image as necessary.
7Touch [ K] to mix your image with live video.
Decorating Scenes during Playback
1 Play back the scene you want to decorate.
2 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
3Touch [ Ò] to open the decoration screen.
4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous section.
• In playback mode, the decorations will not be saved with the original recording.
NOTES
• Initializing a memory will erase any [Pens and Stamps] drawing canvas and image files you may  have saved. (The image mix frames that come pre-installed in the built-in memory will be restored 
after it is initialized.)
• Animated stamps and captions cannot be used at the same time.
•When  r >  [Rec Media for Movies] is set to [ &] (the built-in memory), you will not be able to 
select image mix frames saved on a memory card.
• Image mix cannot be selected during playback or while converting a scene to standard definition.  Select the image mix during playback pause or before starting the conversion.
• Decorations will appear in the thumbnails of scenes in the date index screen and gallery. Operating modes:
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							Playing Back Stories from the Gallery
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Playing Back Stories from the Gallery
You can play back recordings made using Story Creator to play them back as a single compelling 
video story following the storyline order. Regular scenes and video snapshot scenes recorded without 
using Story Creator, will appear in the gallery under the [Unsorted] or [Video Snapshot] stories. When 
playing back stories from the gallery, you can choose to play back only scenes with a certain rating.
1 Open the gallery.
[ G ] >  [ê  Gallery]
2 Select the story you want to play back.
• Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
• To play back only scenes with a certain rating, proceed to step 3. If not, skip to step 5.
3 Open the [Play by Rating] screen.
[Story Details] >  [Play by Rating]
4 Touch the desired rating and touch [ K] twice.
5 Touch the story’s thumbnail to start the playback.
• All applicable scenes will be played back from the first scene to the last. When playback ends, the  camcorder will return to the gallery.
• During the playback of a story other than [Unsorted] or [Video Snapshot], touch the screen and  then touch [ ë] to display the scene's category during playback. Touch the control button again 
to turn the story scene display off.
• Playback controls are the same as when playing back scenes from the date index screen  (A 88).
Operating modes:
!Drag your finger right or left to select a story.
 Story’s theme.
# Selected story (large thumbnail in the front).
$ Story’s title ( A115).
% Open the [G  Index Selection] screen ( A91).
& Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback time) and editing options.
 List of scenes recorded in the selected story.
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							Playing Back Stories from the Gallery
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IMPORTANT
• Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so  may result in permanent data loss.
- Do not open the double memory card slot cover.
- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.
- Do not change the camcorder’s operating mode.
NOTES
• If playback of a scene in the gallery is interrupted, you cannot resume playback at the point it  stopped. The story will start over from the beginning the next time you play it back.
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							Rating Scenes
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Rating Scenes
You can rate story scenes immediately after recording them or during playback. You can then select 
multiple scenes with the same rating, for example, in order to play back or copy only your favorite 
scenes.
Rating Scenes Immediately After Recording
1 Open the [Rate Scenes (Recording)] screen.
[FUNC.] > [MENU]  > r  >  [Rate Scenes (Recording)]
2Touch [ i On] and then touch [ X].
To rate scenes
Immediately after recording a scene, rating buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen. Touch one 
of the rating buttons to rate the scene from one to three stars. You can touch [ Ì] to leave the 
scene unrated or [ Í] to classify it in a separate category (for example, just for outtakes). 
To turn off the scene rating function
When the rating buttons appear after recording a scene, touch [ X] and then touch [Off]. This will also 
leave the current the scene unrated.
Rating Scenes from the List of Scenes
1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scenes you want to rate.
[ G ] >  [ê  Gallery]  > Bring the desired story to the front  > [Scene List]
2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate.
3 Touch the orange box on the right to open the [Edit Scene] screen.
4 Touch the control button of the desired rating and touch [ K] twice to return to the gallery.
Rating Scenes during Playback
1 Play back from the gallery the story that contains the scenes you want to rate.
2 During playback of a scene you want to rate, touch the screen to display the playback 
controls.
3 Open the [Rating] screen.
[ Ý ] >  [Edit]  > [Rating]
4 Touch the desired rating and then touch [ X].
5Touch [ Ð] to resume the playback and rate other scenes in the same way or touch [ Ñ] to 
return to the gallery. 
Operating modes:
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							Playback with Background Music
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Playback with Background Music
Play back movies (or a photo slideshow) with background music. You can use one of the supplied 
music tracks or connect an external audio player to use your favorite songs as background music.
Using One of the Supplied Music Tracks as Background Music
The supplied VIXIA CD-ROM contains 3 music tracks you can use as background music. The music 
files come pre-installed in the built-in memory.
You can mix the original audio and the background music and adjust the background music mix 
balance to your preference.
POINTS TO CHECK
• To play back scenes or a slideshow of photos recorded on a memory card, you will need to transfer  the music tracks to the memory card in advance. See the NOTES section ( A112).
1 Open the gallery or date index screen.
[G ] >  [ê  Gallery] or [y  Date]
2 Open the [Select Music] screen.
[MENU] > s  >  [Select Music] >  [i On]
3Touch [ Í] or [ Î] to select the desired music track.
4 Adjust the mix balance between the original sound and the background music. 
•Touch [ y] (more of the original sound) or [ Û] (more of the background music) or drag your finger 
along the [Music Balance] bar to adjust the background music balance as desired.
5Touch [ X] and then touch a story or scene to start the playback with the selected 
background music.
Operating modes:
!Select the desired music track.
 Adjust the background music balance.
# Play back the original sound (no background music).
$ Delete the music track selected.
% Listen to the music track selected. Touch again ( Ñ) to stop the playback.
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