Reviewing The Latest Clip Recorded; Setting The File Name For Xf-Avc Clips - Canon XA50 Instruction Manual

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Reviewing the Latest Clip Recorded

You can review the last 4 seconds of the last clip recorded with the camcorder without switching to
While reviewing the clip, there will be no sound from the built-in speaker.
After having finished recording a clip, press the u button.

Setting the File Name for XF-AVC Clips

The camcorder allows you to change several settings that determine the file name of XF-AVC clips. Personalize
the clip file name according to your preferences or organizational conventions to create files that are easier to
identify and organize.
Operating modes:
The basic file name structure is as follows.
A 0 0 1 C 0 0 1 _ y y m m d d X X _ C A N O N _ 0 1
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1 Camera index: One character (A to Z) that
identifies the camcorder used.
2 Reel number: 3 characters (001 to 999) that
identify the card used. The number is assigned
automatically but you can set the initial number.
After you insert a new card (just purchased or
initialized), the number advances by one when the
first recording is made.
3 Clip number: 4 characters (C001 to D999). The
clip number advances automatically with each
clip recorded (switching to D001 after C999), but
you can set the initial clip number and select the
clip numbering method.
Setting the Components of the Clip File Name
To set the camcorder identifier (camera index)
1 Select [Camera Index].
> [3 $ Recording Setup] > [Camera Index]
2 Select [Í] or [Î] to set the desired index and then select [OK].
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4 Recording date (set automatically by the
camcorder).
5 Random component: 2 characters (numbers 0 to
9 and capital letters A to Z) that change randomly
with each clip.
6 User defined field: 5 characters (numbers 0 to 9
and capital letters A to Z) for any other
identification purposes.
7 When an SD or SDHC card is used to record
clips, a stream number (01 to 99) will be added to
the file name. The stream number will advance
every time the video (stream) file within the clip is
split and recording continues on a separate
stream file.
Recording Video and Photos
mode.
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