Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual page 9

What are the advantages of flash memory?
Your videos and photos are recorded in the built-in memory (
on commercially available SD/SDHC memory cards
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specifications . Recording on flash memory means that there are no moving
parts in the recorder unit of the camcorder. To you, it means a camcorder
that is smaller, lighter and faster. In fact, using the Quick Start function
( 48) you can open the LCD panel and start recording within
approximately one second.
Any New Functions?
Pre-recording
starts recording video continuously into a temporary 3-second memory.
When you press the
started 3 seconds before you started shooting. This is especially useful
when it is difficult to predict when to start recording.
Face Detection
automatically detect people's faces and use this information to adjust the
focus and set the best exposure for beautiful videos and photos.
Video Snapshot
snapshot scenes (
arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite background music.
Cinema Mode
[ Cine Mode] recording program (
frame rate.
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For details about memory cards that can be used with this camcorder refer to
Using a Memory Card (
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AVCHD is the new standard for recording high-definition video. With AVCHD
specifications, the video signal is recorded using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compres-
sion and the audio signal is recorded in Dolby Digital.
When pre-recording (
START/STOP
button, the scene recorded will have
With face detection (
Discover a new fun way to shoot video with video
66). Shoot short (approx. 4-second) scenes and
Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the
41).
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using AVCHD
68) is activated, the camcorder
72), have the camcorder
65) with the 24 fps progressive
only) or
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