Canon VIXIA HF11 Instruction Manual page 7

What is so special about recording on flash memory?
Your videos and photos are recorded in the built-in memory or on a memory card (SD or
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SDHC card ) using AVCHD specifications
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 (
open the LCD panel and start recording within approximately one second.
If your high-definition TV features an SD memory card slot and supports AVCHD
specifications, you can easily play back your high-definition recordings directly from the
memory card ( 39). Refer to the TV's instruction manual for more details.
What is Cinema Mode?
Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [
( 45). Combine this recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate
[ PF24] to get the enhanced effect of the 24p Cinema Mode.
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For usable memory cards, see Recommended Memory Cards (
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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 compression and the audio signal is
recorded in Dolby Digital.
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AVCHD discs containing scenes recorded in MXP mode cannot be created with the optional
DW-100 DVD burner. Use the supplied software ImageMixer 3 to back up such scenes.
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. Recording on flash memory means that there
CINE MODE] recording program
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