Canon Hf M52 Owners Manual

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Using the Touch Screen’s Zoom Controls 
1 Display the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom controls appear on the left side of the screen. 
2 Touch the zoom controls to operate  the zoom. 
Touch anywhere within the  T area to 
zoom out or anywhere within the  S area 
to zoom in. Touch closer to the center for 
a slow zoom; touch closer to the  V/U  
icons for faster zooms.
3Touch [ X] to hide the zoom controls. 
NOTES
• Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the subject. At full wide angle, you  can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). Using tele macro 
(A 109), you can focus on a subject as close as 40 cm (1.3 ft.) at full 
telephoto.
• In   or   mode, you can also set  p >  [Zoom Speed] to 
one of three constant speeds (3 is the fastest, 1 the slowest). When 
[Zoom Speed] is set to [ YVa r i a b l e ] :
- When you use the  S and  T buttons on the optional wireless 
controller, the zoom speed will be constant at [ ZSpeed 3].
- The zoom speed will be faster in record pause mode than when  actually recording, except when pre-recording ( A99) is activated.
•See  Specifications  (A 238) for notes about this function when the 
recording program is set to [ šSCN: Underwater] or [ ŸSCN: Sur-
face].
[FUNC.]  > [ZOOM Zoom]
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Quick Start
When you close the LCD panel with the camcorder on, the camcorder 
enters the standby mode. In standby mode the camcorder consumes 
only about 1/3 the power used when recording, saving energy when 
you are using a battery pack. Additionally, when you open the LCD 
panel, the camcorder is ready to start recording in approximately 
1 second*, allowing you to record the subject right away.
* The actual time required varies depending on the shooting conditions.
Operating modes:
1 With the camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the LCD panel.
A beep will sound and the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will change 
to orange to indicate the camcorder entered standby mode.
2 When you wish to resume recording, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF (CHG) indicator turns back green and the camcorder is 
ready to record.
IMPORTANT
• Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode (while the  ON/OFF (CHG) indicator is lit in orange).
NOTES
• The camcorder will not enter standby mode if the LCD panel is closed  while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing or while the HOME menu 
or menus contained therein (not including the [  Main Functions] 
panel) are being displayed. The camcorder may also not enter standby 
mode when the battery charge is too low. Check that the ON/OFF 
(CHG) indicator changes to orange.
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• About standby mode and auto power off: - The camcorder will power off automatically if left in standby mode for 
10 minutes. Press  P to turn on the camcorder.
- You can select the length of time until shut-off or turn off the Quick  Start function altogether with the  q> [Power Saving Mode]  > 
[Quick Start (Standby)] setting. 
- The usual 5-minute auto power off setting of [Power Saving Mode] is  not applicable while the camcorder is in standby mode.
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Video
This chapter covers functions related to movies, including play-
back, advanced shooting, using Story Creator and other 
advanced functions. For details about basic video shooting, 
refer to AUTO Mode  (A 45).
Basic Playback
Playing Back Video
You can use the  s >  [Data Code] setting to choose whether to 
display the recording date (and other information, for AVCHD movies) 
when you play back videos ( A66).
Operating modes:
1Press  T.
You can also press and hold   on the optional WL-D89 
Wireless Controller for more than 
2 seconds to switch between 
shooting and playback mode.
2 Open the [  Movies] or  [  Movies] index screen, if 
it is not displayed.
[G ] >  [  Movies] or [  Movies]
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3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever toward  T to show 15 scenes per page; move it 
toward  S to show 6 scenes per page. 
4 Touch the desired scene to play it back. • For AVCHD movies, the camcorder will play back the scene selected and continue until the end of the last scene in the index screen. For 
MP4 movies, the camcorder will play back only one scene.
• Touch the screen to display the playback controls. During playback,  the playback controls will disappear automatically after a few 
seconds without operation. In playback pause, touch the screen 
again to hide the playback controls.!
Open the index selection screen.
 Memory being read.
# Recording date.**
$ Division line between recording dates.
% Drag your finger left/right for the next/previous index 
page*.
& Display the next/previous index page.
 Scene's timeline ( A64)**.
( 3D Flip View ( A58)**.
* While browsing through index pages, a larger scroll bar will appear 
at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds. When you have a 
large number of scenes it may be more convenient to drag your fin-
ger along the scroll bar.
** Not available for MP4 movies.
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During playback:
Adjusting the volume for AVCHD movies
1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls.
2Touch [Ý], drag your finger along the [Speaker Volume]* bar to 
adjust the volume and touch [ K].
* When q  >  [AV/Headphones] is set to [ Ó Headphones], adjust the [Head-
phone Volume] bar instead.
Adjusting the volume for MP4 movies
1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls.
2 Drag your finger across the volume bar to adjust the volume. ! Jump to the beginning of the scene. Double-tap to jump to the previ-
ous scene*.
 Jump to the beginning of the next scene*.
# Pause the playback.
$ Fast playback** backward/forward.
% Display the volume ( A56) and background music mix balance 
( A 82) controls.
& Stop the playback.
 Decoration ( A72).
( Vo l um e.
) Recording date.
* Not available for MP4 movies.
** Touch several times to increase the playback speed to approximately 5x  → 15x →  
60x (for AVCHD movies) or 5x  → 15x (for MP4 movies) normal speed.
AVCHD movies MP4 movies
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During playback pause: 
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 memory card slot cover.
- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.
- Do not change the camcorder’s operating mode.
• You may not be able to play back with this camcorder movies recorded  on a memory card using another device.
NOTES
• Depending on the recording conditions, you may notice brief stops in  video or sound playback between scenes.
• During fast/slow playback, you may notice some anomalies (blocky  video artifacts, banding, etc.) in the playback picture.
• The speed indicated on the screen is approximate.
• Slow reverse playback will look the same as continuous frame reverse. !
Resume playback.
 Slow playback* backward/forward.
# Capture the displayed frame as a photo ( A128)**.
$ Decoration ( A72)**.
* Touch several times to increase the playback speed 1/8  → 1/4 the 
normal speed.
** Not available for MP4 movies.
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3D Flip View
Operating modes:
Touch [ ] in the [  Movies] index screen to switch to 3D Flip View. 
This fun way of displaying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D 
layout can be useful to flip through a large number of recordings.!Recording date.
 Drag your finger left to go to  the next date with record-
ings.
# Drag your finger up and down to browse through the 
scenes recorded in the displayed date.
$ Drag your finger right to go  to the previous date with 
recordings.
% Return to the [  Movies] index screen.
& Current scene / Total number of scenes recorded on the 
selected date.
 Touch the scene in the front to play it back.
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The [Index Selection] Screen: Selecting the Content to Play Back
From the [G Index Selection] screen you can select the content you 
want to play back (original scenes by date or by story, or photos, for 
example).  -/,  You can also select the memory from which 
you want to play back your recordings.
Operating modes:
In any index screen:
Touch [ G].
During single photo view, touch the screen once to display the controls 
then touch [ f] to open the [  Photos] index screen.
Options
[ y   Movies]Scenes recorded in AVCHD organized by 
recording date.
[ ê   Gallery]Scenes recorded in AVCHD organized by story 
( A 78).
[  Movies]Scenes recorded in MP4.
[  Photos]Photos’ index screen.
[z  SD Movies](- /,  only when a memory card is 
selected) Scenes that were converted to standard definition to 
upload them to the Web ( A156).
!- /,  Touch the tab of the desired memory: 
built-in memory or memory card.
 Touch a control button to select the content you want to 
play back.
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NOTES
• - /,  Fast/slow playback modes are not available for scenes 
converted to standard definition. Scenes in the [SD Movies] index 
screen can only be played back at normal speed.
•  You cannot jump to the previous or next scene with MP4 movies.
Deleting Scenes and Stories
You can delete those scenes and stories that you are not interested in 
keeping. Deleting scenes allows you also to free up space on the mem-
ory.
Deleting a Single Scene
Operating modes:
1 Play back the scene you wish to delete.
When playing back a scene in the gallery, pause the scene you wish to 
delete and then continue to step 2.
2 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
Two playback modes for AVCHD movies: the [  Movies] 
index screen vs. the gallery
In the  [  Movies] index screen  you can find all the AVCHD mov-
ies you have recorded, conveniently organized by recording date. 
When you play back scenes from the [  Movies] index screen 
they will be played back in chronological order.
In the gallery , you can find your scenes grouped as video stories. If 
you record movies using the Story Creator function ( A67), your 
scenes will appear in the story you created; scenes recorded with-
out using this function will appear in the [Unsorted] story (or [Video 
Snapshot] story, in the case of video snapshot scenes). When you 
play back a story from the gallery, scenes will be played back in the 
order of the story’s outline, regardless of their recording date.
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