Canon Hf R500 Instruction Manual

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4 Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off.
• If the camcorder was on, the green POWER/CHG indicator 
will go out when you turn off the 
camcorder. After a moment, 
the POWER/CHG indicator will 
turn on in red (battery pack 
charging). The red POWER/
CHG indicator will go out when 
the battery pack is fully 
charged.
• Fully charging the supplied battery pack will take approximately  5 hours and 35 minutes.
• If the indicator flashes, refer to 
Troubleshooting ( A 162).
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• To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not con-nect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for 
overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and 
ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.
NOTES
• We recommend charging the battery pack in temperatures between  10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). If either the ambient temperature or 
the battery pack’s temperature is outside the range of approx. 0 °C to 
40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F), charging...

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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. We recommend using memory 
cards rated CLASS 4, 6 or 10*.
As of November 2013, the movie recording function has been tested 
using SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards made by Panasonic, Toshiba 
and SanDisk. For the latest information on memory cards that can be 
used, visit your local Canon Web site.
* To record movies...

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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 .
Inserting and Removing a Memory Card
To use a memory card for recording, turn off the camcorder and insert 
the memory card before performing the initial setup. After completing 
the initial setup, initialize the memory card ( A29).
1 Open the LCD panel. If this is the first time you turn on...

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To remove the memory card
Push the memory card once to release it. When the memory card 
springs out, pull it all the way out.
IMPORTANT
• Memory cards have front and back sides that are not interchangeable.  Inserting a memory card facing the wrong direction can cause a mal-
function of the camcorder. Be sure to insert the memory card as 
described in step 4.
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First Time Settings
Basic Setup
You can turn the camcorder on and off by opening and closing the LCD 
panel. The first time you turn on the camcorder, you will be guided by 
the camcorder’s easy-to-follow setup screens to configure the cam-
corder’s initial settings. For details on how to use the touch screen, 
refer to Using the Touch Screen (A 31).
1 Open the LCD panel. • If this is the first time you turn on the camcorder, the language selection screen of the initial setup screen...

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8Touch [·] or [ ¸] to select the movie format and then touch 
[ æ ].
• B  After you select the movie format, the [ v Rec Media for 
Movies] screen will appear, where you can select the memory to 
which you want to record movies.
• @  Skip to step 11.
9Touch [ &] (built-in memory) or [ 8] (memory card) and then 
touch [ æ].
• When selecting the memory, you can check the available recording  time based on the video quality setting.
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• When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable lithium battery may discharge completely and the date 
and time setting may be lost. In such case, recharge the built-in lithium 
battery ( A178). The next time you turn on the camcorder, you will 
have to configure the initial settings again.
• You can change the  1 >  q  >  [Power On Using LCD Panel] set-
ting so that you can turn the camcorder on and off only by pressing  
[ .
Changing the Time Zone...

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Initializing the Memory
Initialize memory cards when you use them with this camcorder for the 
first time. You can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory 
(B  only) to permanently delete all the recordings it contains. 
B  At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-ini-
tialized and contains music files for use as background music and 
images for use with the image mix function (image mix frames).
Operating modes:
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IMPORTANT
• Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi- nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important 
recordings in advance using an external device ( A103).
• Initializing a memory card will permanently erase any music files and  images you may have transferred to the card. ( B The music files 
and image mix frames that come pre-installed in the built-in memory will 
be restored after it is initialized.)
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