Canon Hf R500 Instruction Manual

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• During   mode, dual recording and recording in 60P are not avail-able. 
• In   mode, most advanced settings will not be available but you  can use the following functions.
- Zoom ( A43).
- Decoration ( A65), including cute stamps, animated stamps and 
image mix frames especially designed for recording in   mode.
Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filters
In   mode, the camcorder will adjust the frame rate and several 
other picture-related settings to give your recordings a cinematic...

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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
• When the shooting mode is set to  , the following functions are not  available.
- Taking photos.
-Decoration.
- Dual recording.
- Recording in 60P or 35 Mbps.
- Monitor from Home, Monitor while Out (using a smartphone or tablet 
to remotely control the camcorder).
Special Scene Modes
Recording in a very bright ski resort  or capturing...

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Options( Default value)
[HPortrait]The camcorder uses a large 
aperture, to achieve a sharp focus on the sub-
ject while blurring the background.
[ISports]To record sports scenes such as 
tennis or golf.
[ J Night Scene]To record nightscapes with 
lower noise.
[KSnow]To record in bright ski resorts with-
out the subject being underexposed.
[LBeach]To record on a sunny beach without 
the subject being underexposed.
[ M Sunset]To record sunsets in vibrant colors.
[NLow Light]To...

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NOTES
•[ H Portrait]/[ ISports]/[K Snow]/[LBeach]: The picture may not 
appear smooth during playback.
•[ H Portrait]: The blur effect of the background increases the more you 
zoom in ( S).
•[ K Snow]/[ LBeach]: The subject may become overexposed on 
cloudy days or in shaded places. Check the image on the screen.
•[ N Low Light]:
- Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage.
- Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes.
- White points may appear on the screen.
-...

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Decoration: Adding a Personal Touch
Add a new level of enjoyment to 
your scenes by decorating them. 
You can add animated graphics, 
stamps and even your own freehand 
drawing easily just by simply using 
your fingertip.
You can also add decorations when 
you convert movies to MP4 
(A 103).
Decorating Scenes while Recording
Operating modes:
1Touch [ Ò] on the bottom right corner of the screen to open the 
decoration screen.
2 Use a tool from the toolbar as explained in the...

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!Canvas - The area where you will draw and see your decorations 
in action.
 Toolbar.
# [Ó  Pens and Stamps] Select the type of pen or stamp and its 
color.
$ [×  Animated Stamps] Select animated stamps to add to your 
decoration.
% [
& Date/Time] or [ 9] (in   mode) Add the date and/or time 
as a caption that will be included in the recording. In   
mode, add stamps to track baby’s age, height and weight.
& [Ü ] (Image Mix) Choose one of 26 different frames to add onto 
the...

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4Touch [OK].The main decoration screen will appear again.
5 Draw freely on the canvas with your fingertip. • To clear your freehand drawings and stamps: Touch [ Ó] >  [Clear] 
>  [Yes] >  [OK].
• To save your freehand drawings and stamps: Touch [ Ó] >  
[ & Save]
1 or [ 8Save]1 >  [Yes] >  [OK]. During playback, you will 
need to pause the playback before saving a canvas file.
• To load a previously saved canvas (freehand drawings and stamps  only) from the memory: Touch [ Ó] >  [&...

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To use [Date/Time]
1Touch [&]. 
The [Date/Time] screen will appear.
2 Touch [Date] or [Time].  To remove a selected stamp, touch it again.
3Touch [OK]. The selected stamp(s) will appear.
4 You can touch any stamp and drag it to the desired location.
To use stamps from the [ 9] menu
During   mode and from the baby album, you can add stamps to 
the video to track baby’s height, weight and age. You can track the 
information of up to 3 babies.
Operating modes:
1Touch [ 9].
• The...

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5Touch [OK].• The selected stamp(s) will appear.
6 You can touch any stamp and drag it to  the desired location.
NOTES
• For the age stamp, days will be displayed for 6 days after birth, weeks  will be displayed from 1 week up to, but not including, 1 month; months 
will be displayed from 1 month up to, but not including, 1 year; years 
and months will be displayed from 1 year up to, but not including 2 
years; and only years will be displayed from 2 years.
• For the height stamp,...

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• You can select from 26 image mix frames (or 20 especially designed image frames, in   mode).
• B  Only when recording on or playing back scenes from a 
memory card: You can touch one of the memory icons at the bottom 
of the screen to read image mix frames saved on a different memory.
3 Touch [OK] to mix the selected frame with the live video.
To use the Chroma Key function
1 Open the [Select Image] screen as described in step 1 of the  previous procedure.
2 Touch [+] or [-] to...