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What is the safest way to hold the screen when using the touch-screen?
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What is the safest way to hold the screen when using the touch-screen? Keep two or three fingers behind the screen while * you select icons or menu items with your thumb.
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How do you access the main touch screen setup menus?
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How do you access the main touch screen setup menus?
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Where do you go in the touch-screen menu to set the date/time?
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Where do you go in the touch-screen menu to set the date/time? HOME BUTTON > Other Settings > Wrench (system * settings) > Date/Time...
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What is the best date format for us to use?
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The best date format for us to use is “Year. Month. Day”...
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What type of memory cards do the Vixia HF-R300 cameras use?
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What type of memory cards do the Vixia HF-R300 cameras use? SD XC Memory Cards (Class 6 at minimum - Class 10 ideal) * ...
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Inserting the SD Card Make sure the power to the camera is off. * Open the SD Card Slot carefully. * Insert the SD Card at a 45° angle with the SD Card * label facing the LCD Screen.
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Format and Bitrate for Recording We want the cameras to record in the highest quality * possible. That is AVCHD (Audio Video Codec for High Definition) with a bitrate of 24Mbps (twenty four megabits per second). The letter code for 24Mbps on the camera is MXP – think of it as “MaXimum Picture quality”.
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Which setup menu has the most frequently used shooting functions?
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Which setup menu has the most frequently used shooting functions?
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the Focus Manually...
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the White Balance...
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the White Balance...
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the Exposure...
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the Frame Rate...
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In Manual Mode – You Can Set the Frame Rate...
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Remember: When You Get a Vixia Camera… 1. Make Sure You Have an SD Card In Camera 2. Open the Lens 3. Turn on the Power 4. Press the Home Button 5. Adjust Your Settings 6. Start Recording (5 seconds before/after shot) 7. Hold the LCD Screen with 2-3 Fingers Behind It.
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