Canon Hf R500 Instruction Manual

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„Basic Shooting and Playback
37 Basic Recording37 Shooting Video
40 Taking Photos
41 AUTO Mode
43 Zooming
46 Basic Playback46 Playing Back Video
50 Viewing Photos
53 Deleting Recordings
„Advanced Shooting
56 Selecting the Movie Format (AVCHD/MP4)
56 Selecting the Video Quality
58 B  Selecting the Memory (Built-in Memory/
Memory Card) for Recordings
58 B  Dual Recording and Relay Recording
59 Shooting Modes
60 Baby Mode
61 Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filters
62 Special Scene Modes...

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„Advanced Playback and Editing
85 Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a 
Movie
87 Playback with Background Music
89 Selecting the Playback Starting Point
91 Dividing Scenes
92 Trimming Scenes
93 Changing the Thumbnail Image of a Scene
94 Photo Slideshow
95 B  Copying Recordings to a Memory Card
„External Connections
98 Terminals on the Camcorder99 Connection Diagrams
101 Playback on a TV Screen
103 Saving and Sharing Your Recordings
103 B  Converting Movi es to MP4...

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„Additional Information
141 Appendix: Menu Options Lists141 0 (Home) Menu
142 [ 3 Recording Setup] Menu
142 [ 2 Main Functions] and [Edit] Panels
146 [ 1Other Settings] Menus
155 Appendix: Onscreen Icons and Displays
159 Trouble?
159 Troubleshooting
165 List of Messages
175 Do’s and Don’ts175 Handling Precautions
179 Maintenance/Others
180 Using the Camcorder Abroad
181 General Information181 Optional Accessories
184 Specifications
188 Reference Tables
192 Downloading Music Files...

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About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing the Canon VIXIA HF R52 / VIXIA HF R50 / 
VIXIA HF R500. Please read this manual carefully before you use the 
camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail 
to operate correctly, refer to  Troubleshooting (A 159).
Conventions Used in this Manual
• IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation.
• NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating 
procedures.
• POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions or...

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FadersThe camcorder offers two professional looking transition effects to 
fade-in or fade-out scenes.
Operating modes:
* You can preview the transition effect on the screen.The icon of the selected fader appears.Repeat, selecting [j Off], to turn off faders.You can also change the fader settings while recording (for example, 
to apply only a fade out).
To fade in/out
Press  Y  in record pause mode to start recording with a fade 
in. Press  Y  while recording to fade out and stop...

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G et ting to  Know  the Camco rderSupplied Accessories
The following accessories are supplied with the camcorder:
* CA-110E, including power cord, in Asia.
Transfer Utility LE Startup Guide: This guide explains how to download 
PIXELA’s Transfer Utility LE  software, which allows you to save your 
AVCHD movies and transfer music files to the camcorder or to a memory 
card. For details on using the software, refer to the ‘ Transfer Utility LE 
Software Guide’ included with the downloaded...

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Names of Parts
1 (playback mode) button ( A46)
2 ON/OFF button
3 Memory card slot cover ( A24)
4 MIC (microphone) terminal (A 83)
5 AV  OUT  te rm inal ( A98, 100)/
× (headphones) terminal ( A82)
6 HDMI OUT terminal ( A98, 99)
7 USB terminal ( A98, 100)
8 Memory card slot ( A24)
9 START/STOP button ( A37)
Aq DC IN terminal ( A20)
Aa Grip belt
As Lens cover switch
Ad Stereo microphone ( A144)
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Left side view
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AqA aA s
Right side view
Front viewAdjust the grip belt so that...

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AfSpeaker ( A49)
Ag Zoom lever ( A43)
Ah ACCESS indicator ( A37, 40)
Aj B  Wi-Fi antenna ( A119) 
Ak POWER/CHG (charge) indicator:
Green - On
Red - Charging ( A20)
Al Battery attachment unit ( A20)
Sq Serial number
Sa Tripod socket ( A176)
Ss BATTERY RELEASE switch ( A21)To p  v i e w
AfAg
AhAj
AlAk
SqSaSsBottom view
Back view
Aj
COPY  

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NOTES
• About the LCD screen: The screen is produced using extremely high-pre-
cision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels 
operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion-
ally misfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has no 
effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.
• For details about how to take care of the touch screen, refer to 
Handling 
Precautions ( A 175), Cleaning (A 179).
SdLCD touch...

20 Š Preparations
Preparations
This chapter describes basic operations, such as using the 
touch panel, navigating the menus, and first time settings to 
help you learn more about your camcorder.
Getting Started
Charging the Battery Pack
The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using 
the compact power adapter.
1 Plug the compact power  adapter into a power outlet. 
For Asia only: Connect the power 
cord to the compact power 
adapter before plugging the 
power cord into the power...