Canon VIXIA HF G40 Instruction Manual page 149

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[Reset All] [No], [Yes]
* The default settings are as follows. [Assign Button 1]: [
[Assign Button 3]: [j Off], [Assign Button 4]: [j Off], [Assign Button 5]: [
** Option available only when the optional GP-E2 GPS Receiver is attached to the camcorder.
[OLED/VF Brightness]:
Sets the OLED screen and viewfinder to one of two brightness levels. You can
use this to make the screen brighter when recording in bright places, for example.
[OLED Dimmer]: When set to on, the illumination sensor will detect the surrounding brightness and the
camcorder will automatically adjust the screen's brightness accordingly. When you need to carefully
monitor picture quality when recording, keep this setting set to off.
• Changing the brightness of the screen does not affect the brightness of your recordings or the
brightness of the playback image on a TV.
• Using the [ Bright] setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
• When [Demo Mode] is set to [i On] and the camcorder is being powered using the compact
power adapter, this setting will automatically change to [
• When [OLED Dimmer] is set to on, the camcorder's screen will automatically become dimmer if the
camcorder is left without any operation for 3 minutes. Operate any control on the camcorder to
return the screen to its previous setting.
[OLED Mirror Image]:
When set to [i On], this function reverses the image on the screen horizontally
when you rotate the OLED panel 180 degrees toward the subject. In other words, the screen will show
a mirror image of the subject.
[OLED Color Balance]: Allows you to adjust the color balance of the OLED screen. Adjust the [B] (blue)
and [R] (red) bars by touching [+] and [-]. You can check the results on the screen.
[Notification Sounds]:
A beep will accompany some of the camcorder's operations.
• While pre-recording (A 88) is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notification sounds.
[Wireless Remote Control]:
[Powered IS Button]: Determines the operation mode of the assignable button set to [È Powered IS]
(A 60).
[Î Press and Hold]: Powered IS will be activated while you hold the button pressed down.
[Ï Toggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will turn the Powered IS function on and off.
[Set WB Priority]:
You can press an assignable button set to [Ä WB Priority] to switch between the
current white balance and the white balance setting selected for [Set WB Priority].
[Focus Ring Direction]:
Changes the direction the focus/zoom ring needs to be turned. This setting
affects the focus/zoom ring only when using it to adjust the focus (when the focus/zoom ring switch is
set to FOCUS).
[Focus Ring Response]:
Selects the sensitivity of the response when operating the focus/zoom ring.
This setting affects the focus/zoom ring only when using it to adjust the focus (when the focus/zoom
ring switch is set to FOCUS).
[Focus Preset Speed]:
Determines the speed at which the focus changes to the preset position.
Setting options
Allows the camcorder to be operated with the wireless controller.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists
AF/MF], [Assign Button 2]: [z PRE REC],
Rec Review].
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