Canon Hf R500 Instruction Manual

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NOTES
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the tele macro function. - Turning off the camcorder.
- Pressing  ].
- Setting the shooting mode to   mode,   mode or the  [P Fireworks] Special Scene mode in   mode.
- Zooming out toward  T (wide angle).
• Tele macro cannot be turned on/off while recording.
Audio Scenes
You can have the camcorder optimize the audio settings of the built-in 
microphone by selecting the audio scene that matches your surround-
ings. This will...

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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 (A49, 94).
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 
AV...

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Using Commercially Available Microphones
You can also use commercially available condenser microphones with 
their own power supply. You can connect almost any stereo micro-
phone with a ∅3.5 mm plug but audio recording levels may vary.
Connect the external microphone 
to the MIC terminal.
NOTES
• When you are using a microphone connected to the MIC terminal, the  audio level indicator will be displayed automatically.
• When referring to the instruction manual of the WM-V1, note...

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Advanced Playback and Editing
In this chapter, you can learn how to use functions related to 
playback and editing, such as capturing video snapshot scenes 
and photos from your movies and playing back your movies 
with background music.
Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie
You can capture video snapshot scenes or photos from a previously 
recorded scene. For example, you may want to print photos from video 
recorded at a party or create a small video...

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• A video snapshot scene can be captured only during playback; it can-not be captured during playback pause mode.
• Video snapshot scenes cannot be captured from scenes shorter than  1second.
• When the source scene is itself a video snapshot scene, you may not  be able to capture a video snapshot scene depending on the length of 
the source scene and the length currently selected for video snapshot 
scenes.
• When you start capturing a video snapshot scene less than 1...

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Playback with Background Music
Canon offers for download 3 music tracks that can be used as back-
ground music when playing back your movies or a slideshow of your 
photos. You can also mix the original audio and the background music 
and adjust the mix balance to your preference.
Operating modes:
1 Open the desired index screen (A46).
2 Select the music track. 
3 Adjust the mix balance between the original sound and the  background music. 
Touch [ y] (more of the...

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4Touch [X] and then touch a scene to start the playback with the 
selected background music.
To adjust the background music balance during playback
1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls. 
2Touch [ Ý], touch [ y] or [ Û] to adjust the background music 
balance as desired, and touch [K ].
To delete a music track
In the [Select Music] screen, touch [Í ] or [Î] to select the track you 
want to delete.
IMPORTANT
• If you use copyrighted songs...

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Selecting the Playback Starting Point
If you have a very long scene, you may want to start playing back the 
scene from a certain point. You can use the movie timeline (AVCHD 
scenes only) to break the scene to segments at fixed time intervals 
ranging from 6 seconds to 6 minutes.
Operating modes:
1 Open the desired index screen for AVCHD movies (A46).
2 Open the scene’s [Timeline] screen.
• The [Timeline] screen appears. The large thumbnail will show the first frame of...

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To change the interval between frames!
Touch twice to return to the index screen.
 Previous/next scene.
# Drag your finger left along the ruler to display the next 5 frames.
$ Scene’s video quality and length.
% Recording date and time.
& Drag your finger right along the ruler to display the previous 
5frames.
 Current scene / Total number of scenes.
( Currently selected interval between frames.
[6 sec]  > Desired interval >  [K ]
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