Canon Hf G30 Owners Manual

Special Scene Recording Programs
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NOTES
•[ ú Portrait]/[ ûSports]/[ý Snow]/[þBeach]: The picture may not appear smooth during 
playback.
•[ ú Portrait]: The blur effect of the background increases the more you zoom in ( S).
•[ ý Snow]/[ þBeach]: The subject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shaded 
places. Check the image on the screen.
•[ ŒLow Light]:
- Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage.
- Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes.
- White points may appear on the...

Image Effects
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Image Effects
You can adjust the color depth, brightness, contrast, and sharpness of the image.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs.
1 Open the image effects screen.
[FUNC.]  > [Image Effects]
2 Touch [ON] and then touch [Color Depth], [Sharpness], [Contrast] or [Brightness]. • Select [OFF] to turn off the image effects. 
3Touch [ Ï] or [Ð ] or drag your finger along the dial to adjust the effect level.
• + levels: richer colors,...

Setting the Time Code
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Setting the Time Code
The camcorder can generate a time code signal and embed it in your recordings. In addition, the time 
code will appear in the recordings output from the HDMI terminal. You can select whether the time 
code is output from the HDMI terminal (A151). You can also select between a drop frame and non-
drop frame time code.
Selecting the Running Mode
You can select the running mode of the camcorder’s time code.
1 Open the [Time Code Mode] screen.
[FUNC.]  > [MENU]...

Setting the Time Code
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Selecting Drop Frame or Non-Drop Frame
You can select between a drop frame (DF) or non-drop frame (NDF) time code, depending on how you 
plan to use your recording. When the frame rate is set to 23.98P, the time code will be set to non-drop 
frame.
1 Open the [DF/NDF] screen.
[FUNC.]  > [MENU] >   > [DF/NDF]
2 Select [ DF] or [ NDF] and then touch [ X].
• The time code’s display will differ depending on the setting. If you selected [  DF], the time 
code will appear as...

Setting the User Bit
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Setting the User Bit
The user bit display can be selected from the date or the time of recording, or an identification code 
consisting of 8 characters in the hexadecimal system. There are sixteen possible characters: the 
numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. When you record a scene, the user bit will be recorded with it. 
The user bit is also output from the HDMI terminal.
1 Open the user bit [Setting] screen.
[FUNC.] > [MENU]  >   > [User Bit Type] >  [ Setting]
• To set the...

Using the Mini Advanced Shoe
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Using the Mini Advanced Shoe
Using the mini advanced shoe, you can attach to the camcorder a range of optional accessories to 
expand its functionality. For details about optional accessories available for use with your camcorder, 
refer to Optional Accessories  (A 175). For details about how to attach and use the accessories, refer 
also to the instruction manual of the accessory used.
1 Open the mini advanced shoe cover.
2 Attach the optional accessory to the mini...

Using an External Video Light
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Using an External Video Light
You can use the optional VL-5 Video Light or VFL-2 Video Flash Light when you need to record movies 
in dark locations.
Attach the optional video light to the mini advanced shoe.
• Refer to Using the Mini Advanced Shoe  (A 76). 
• º  will appear on the screen when you turn on th e optional video light (ON or AUTO). For details 
about using the optional video light, refer to the instruction manual of the accessory used.
• The optional VFL-2...

Recording Audio
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Recording Audio
The camcorder features many audio-related functions you can use when recording. You can record 
audio using the built-in stereo microphone, an optional external microphone (mini advanced shoe or 
MIC terminal) or a commercially available microphone (MIC terminal). Using an external microphone is 
useful when recording in very quiet surroundings, where the built-in microphone may pick up the 
sound of the camcorder's internal machinery, or when recording outside,...

Recording Audio
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NOTES
• When using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone: - Change the microphone’s directionality mode with the  p >  [Surround Mic Directionality] 
setting.
- You can enjoy the full effect of recordings made with 5.1ch surround sound on HDTVs compatible  with 5.1ch surround sound connected to the camcorder using the supplied High Speed HDMI 
cable. Audio output from the AV OUT and  × (headphones) terminals will be converted to 2ch 
stereo. The camcorder’s built-in speaker is...

Recording Audio
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1 Open the audio scene selection screen.[FUNC.]  > [—  Audio Scene]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [ X].
• When you select [ „ Custom Setting], customize the audio settings to your preference with the 
relevant procedures (see the reference pages in the following table).
Options( Default value)
Settings for each audio scene
NOTES
• Audio scenes cannot be selected in the following cases: - When an external microphone is attached to the mini advanced shoe.
- When an external...