Canon Hf M52 Owners Manual

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1 Press   to open the HOME menu.
2 Touch [  Other Settings] to open  the [Other Settings] menus.
3 Touch the tab of the desired  menu.
4 Drag your finger up and down to  bring the setting you want to 
change into the orange selection bar.
• You can also use the [ ] and [ ] icons for scrolling.
• Menu items not available appear grayed out.
• You can touch any menu item on the screen to bring it directly into the selection bar.
5 When the desired menu item is inside the selection bar,...

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Next, set the recording standard. The recording standard determines 
the type of data the movie is recorded as — namely, AVCHD or MP4.
1 Press   to open the HOME menu.
2 Touch [  Recording Standard] and then touch the desired recording standard.
3Touch [OK].
Camera modeOperation
(AUTO mode) Let the camcorder take care of most of the settings while you 
concentrate on recording (
A45). Great for beginners or if you just 
prefer not to bother with detailed camcorder settings.
(Manual...

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NOTES
• You can adjust the video quality using the  r >  [Recording Mode] 
setting.
• Some portable devices may not be able to play back MP4 movies  recorded with this camcorder.
Playback
Press the camera/play button 
T  to switch the camcorder 
between camera (recording) mode 
and playback mode. You can press 
T  when the camcorder is off 
to turn it on directly in playback 
mode.
NOTES
• - /,  When switching to a playback mode, the memory 
selected for playback will be the same...

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First Time Settings
Setting the Date and Time
You will need to set the date and time of 
the camcorder before you can start 
using it. The [Date/Time] screen (date 
and time setup screen) will appear auto-
matically when the camcorder’s clock is 
not set.
When the [Date/Time] screen appears, the year will be selected.
1 Touch a field you want to change (year, month, day, hours or  minutes).
2Touch [ Î] or [Í ] to change the field as necessary.
3 Set the correct date and time by changing...

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Changing the Language
The default language of the camcorder 
is English. You can set it to one of 27 
languages.
Operating modes:
1Press .
2 Select the desired language.
* After changing the camcoder’s language to English, select q >  
[Language !] to change the language.
NOTES
• Some control buttons, such as [ZOOM] or [PHOTO], will appear in  English regardless of the language selected.
[ Other Settings] >  q >  [Language !]* >  
Desired language >  [OK] > [X ]
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Changing the Time Zone
Change the time zone to match your location. The default setting is 
New York.
Operating modes:
1Press .
2 Open the [Time Zone/DST] screen.
3Touch [] to set the home time zone, or [ #] to set the time zone 
of your destination when you are traveling.
4Touch [ Í] or [ Î] to set the desired time zone. If necessary, touch 
[ $ ] to adjust for daylight saving time.
5Touch [ X] to close the menu.
[ Other Settings]  > q >  [Time Zone/DST]
COPY  

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Using a Memory Card
Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder
You can use the following types of commercially available Secure Digi-
tal (SD) cards with this camcorder. 
As of December 2011, the movie recording function has been tested 
using SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards made by Panasonic, Toshiba 
and SanDisk. For the latest information on cards that can be used, visit 
your local Canon Web site.
* When using an SD memory card without a speed class rating, you may not be able to...

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Compatible operating systems for SDXC memory cards
IMPORTANT
• If you use an SDXC memory card with a computer OS that is not SDXC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such 
case,  cancel the operation to prevent data loss .
• After repeatedly recording, deleting and editing scenes (fragmented  memory), it will take longer to write data on the memory and recording 
may stop. Save your recordings and initialize the memory.
Eye-Fi Cards
This product is not...

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Inserting and Removing a Memory Card
Make sure to initialize (A41) all memory cards before using them with 
this camcorder.
1 Turn off the camcorder.
Make sure the 
ON/OFF (CHG) 
indicator is off.
2 Open the memory card slot  cover.
3 Insert the memory card  straight, with the label facing 
away from the camcorder, all 
the way into the memory card 
slot until it clicks.
• Be sure you understand the 
information provided in Eye-Fi 
Cards ( A38) before using an 
Eye-Fi card. 
4 Close the...

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-/,  Selecting the Memory (Built-in Memory/Memory 
Card) for the Recordings
You can select to record your movies and photos in the built-in mem-
ory or on a memory card. The default memory for recording both is the 
built-in memory.
Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
• Be sure you understand the information provided in  Eye-Fi Cards 
( A 38) before using an Eye-Fi card.
1Press .
2 Select the desired memory.
* When selecting the memory, you can check the approximate available recording...