Canon Hf R400 Instruction Manual

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Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
• Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
1 Open the manual focus screen.
2 Touch a subject that appears inside the   q  
>  [Displayed Units] setting.
• The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more  easily. You can also turn off this function with the    > p  >  
[Focus Assistance] setting.
• If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or  fireworks, touch and hold [ F] until the focusing distance changes...

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NOTES
• When you use [ E] and [ F] to adjust the focus manually, you can touch 
inside the frame to automatically focus on that spot.
Pre-Recording
The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press 
Y , ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni-
ties. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start 
recording.
Operating modes:
* Pre-recording is always activated in   mode.
1 Activate the pre-recording function.
•z  will appear on the...

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- Changing the shooting mode.
White Balance
The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors 
under different lighting conditions so that white objects will always look 
truly white in your recordings.
Operating modes:
* When you select [ Å Custom WB], set the custom white balance with the fol-
lowing procedure before touching [ X].
To set the custom white balance 
Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, 
and touch [Set WB].
When the...

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- Depending on the light source, Å may keep flashing. The result will 
still be better than with [ ÃAutomatic].
• Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases: - Changing lighting conditions
-Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps, certain types of fluorescent lights and LED 
lights
Self Timer
Operating modes:
* For movies only.
• < will appear on the screen.
• Repeat, selecting [ jOff], to turn off the self...

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Frame Rate
You can change the frame rate (the number of frames recorded per 
second) to change the look of your movies.
Operating modes:
Options for AVCHD movies
( Default value)
Options for MP4 movies( Default value)
Te l e  M a c r o
Using tele macro, the camcorder can focus at a shorter distance (up to 
50 cm (1.6 ft.) from the subject at full telephoto), allowing you get 
closer shots of small subjects like flowers and insects. This function 
also adds a soft focus to the...

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POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a shooting mode other than the [ Fireworks] Special Scene  mode in   mode.
1 Activate tele macro.
* Touch again to turn off the tele macro function.
• The camcorder will automatically adjust the zoom to the telephoto  end. 
2 Touch [START]. • Touch [STOP] to pause the recording.
3Touch [ X].
NOTES
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the tele macro function. - Turning off the camcorder.
- Pressing .
- Zooming out toward  T (wide angle).
- Setting...

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Options( Default value)
Audio Recording Level
You can adjust the audio recording level of the built-in or an external 
microphone. You can display the audio level indicator while recording.
Operating modes:
Manual Adjustment of the Audio Recording Level
1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen.• The audio level indicator and current audio recording level will appear on the screen.
•Touch [ m] (automatic) to return the camcorder to automatic audio 
recording...

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2 Touch and hold [Ï] or [ Ð] to adjust the audio recording level as 
necessary.
As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level 
meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark (yellow area) only 
occasionally. 
3Touch [ X] to lock the audio recording level at the current level.
To display the audio level indicator
Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating 
the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. You can choose to...

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Using Headphones
Use headphones for playback or to check the audio level while record-
ing. The headphones are connected to the AV OUT/× terminal, which 
is used for both the headphones and the audio/video output. Before 
connecting the headphones, follow the procedure below to change the 
function of the terminal from AV output to  × (headphones) output. Do 
not connect the headphones to the AV OUT/ × terminal if the  Ó icon 
does not appear on the screen. The noise output in such...

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To adjust the volume during playback
In   mode, and in   mode during slideshow playback, adjust 
the headphones volume the same way you adjust the speaker’s vol-
ume (A52, 101).
IMPORTANT
• When using headphones, make sure to lower the volume to an appro- priate level.
NOTES
• Use commercially available headphones with a  ∅3.5 mm minijack.
• Even if [AV/Headphones] was set to [Ó  Headphones] in a playback 
mode, the function of the AV OUT/ × terminal will return automatically to...