Setup & Operation - Canon Vixia HF S21 Workshop Manual

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I. Modes
i. The camcorder has two modes of operation. One is called Dual Shot
(allows photos) and the other is Movie Mode.
ii. Use the mode switch (item 14 on page 2) to switch between modes or
touch the icons on the screen: Movie:
If you are in Dual Shot mode, the camcorder operates with automatic focus,
aperture, exposure, mic level, and Image Stabilization. This mode also allows 8MP
still images to be captured.
By default, most of these settings are ON in Movie mode as well. To change
any of these settings, touch [FUNC] on the touch screen, and then select the
function you want to adjust.
The touch screen works much like an iPhone, and allows gestures like sliding
up, down, and sideways to scroll through menu items. You can also use the touch
screen to control zoom, or to track a subject for focus.
Lets set the camera to Movie Mode.
II. Menu Navigation
There are really two menus: one controls general settings (press Play
button (item 3, pg.2), then [MENU]), and one is for Camera Functions (touch
[FUNC], then [MENU]). These menus are very intuitive and after a few minutes
scrolling through them, you'll find all available adjustment parameters for this
camcorder.
i. To get to the menu, press the playback button (item 3 on page 2),
then select [MENU].
ii. To exit any menu, touch [X] and you'll be back ready to shoot. Exiting
the menu also saves any changes you made to the settings.
Note: You must set the camera to M (Movie Mode) to access these functions;
slide the switch to M (item 14 on pg.2).
On the touch screen there's an icon of a photo camera.
you touch this, the camera will change to photo mode, disabling video
recording. If this happens, just touch the icon
camera to get back to video mode.
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