Canon Hf M52 Owners Manual

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Options( Default value)
The camcorder offers 7 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.
Video Snapshot
Record a series of short scenes. Then, play back your video snapshot 
scenes set to your favorite music ( A82) to create your own fun music 
video. You will be surprised how by changing the background music, 
you can give your scenes an entirely new feel. 
The default...

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1Press V .
• A blue border appears on the  screen.
• Press  V  again to 
return to normal video 
recording mode.
2Press  Y .
• The camcorder records for a  few seconds (the blue frame 
serves as a visual progress 
bar*) and then automatically 
returns to record pause mode.
• When the camcorder stops recording, the screen will momentarily 
turn black as if a camera shutter had released.
* When the recording program is set to [ šSCN: Underwater], the visual 
progress bar will be red.
NOTES
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Decorating Scenes while Recording
Operating modes:
1 Open the decoration screen.• 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.
3Press  Y  to record movies with your decorations.
You can add decorations even while recording a scene.
4Touch [ X] to exit the decoration screen. 
! Canvas - The area where you will draw and see your decorations 
in action....

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&[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.
 [Ý ]** In recording mode: pause the live video. Touch [ Ý] again to 
restore the live video. You can add decorations to and record the 
frozen image.
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. Touch [à] to...

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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 selected animated  stamp. You can also drag some animated stamps to a different 
location.
To use [Captions]
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...

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To use the Chroma Key function
1 Open the [Select Image] screen of the image mix function (A75).
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...

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Decorating Scenes during Playback
Operating modes:
1 From the [  Movies] index screen or gallery, 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...

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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 order of the 
story’s script. 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 rat-
ing.
Operating modes:
1 Open the...

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3 Select the rating of the scenes you want to play back.
4 Touch the story’s thumbnail to start the playback.• The complete story 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 screen and then touch 
[ ë ] again to turn the story scene display off.
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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
Operating modes:
1Press .
2 Activate the scene rating function.
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...