Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual page 138

[AF Mode]:
Select how fast the autofocus will operate.
• With [ Instant AF] the autofocus adjusts quickly to a new subject.
This is convenient for example when changing the focus from a near
subject to a far subject in the background, or when recording fast-mov-
ing subjects.
• When the optional Wide-converter or Tele-converter is attached to the
camcorder, it may partially obstruct the Instant AF sensor. Set the AF
mode to [
[Focus Priority]:
records a photo only after the focus has been adjusted automatically. You
can also select which AF frames to use.
[ AiAF Frames]: One or more AF frames out of the nine frames avail-
able are automatically selected and the focus is fixed on them.
[ Center Frame]: A single focusing frame appears in the center of the
screen and the focus is automatically fixed on it.
[ Off]: No AF frame will appear and the photo will be recorded immedi-
ately after you press
• When the recording mode is set to [
matically set to [
• When focus priority is activated, if face detection (
vated, the camcorder will focus on the face of the main subject (white
face-detection frame) when one is detected.
[Image Stabilizer]:
shake even at full telephoto.
• The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of
camcorder shake.
• We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [
tripod.
[Auto Slow Shutter]:
speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.
• Minimum shutter speed used: 1/30; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to
[ PF24]; 1/15 when it is set to [
• The auto slow shutter can only be activated when the recording pro-
gram is set to [
if you set the camcorder to
• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [
• If (camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing
the camcorder, for example, by mounting it on a tripod.
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Additional Information
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When the focus priority is activated, the camcorder
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The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder
The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter
Programmed AE], but the setting will not change even
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PF30].
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