Pre-Recording Function - Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual

NOTES
• You can also add to the playlist (
you want to watch and arrange their playback order.
• When the memory is initialized, music files will be erased as well.
• Use the supplied software Music Transfer Utility to transfer music files
from the supplied Music Data CD-ROM to the camcorder. For details,
refer to the 'Music Transfer Utility Software Guide' (PDF file).
• Video snapshot is deactivated if the camcorder is switched to playback
mode or if the camera mode dial is set to
• The Music Data CD-ROM includes also extra music tracks that
were not pre-installed in the built-in memory.
• Transfer music files to the same memory that contains the video
snapshot scenes you want to play back.
• When music files are transferred to the built-in memory (
to a memory card after repeatedly recording and deleting recordings
(fragmented memory), the movies and background music track may not
be played back correctly. In such case, we recommend saving your
recordings on a computer (
transferring the music files and only then writing the video files back to
the camcorder.
• If the USB cable is disconnected while transferring music files to the
camcorder, it may not be possible to correctly play back those music
tracks. Delete the music tracks from the camcorder, and transfer the
music files again.

Pre-recording Function

The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press
START/STOP
, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni-
ties. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start
recording.
1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.
2 Select ( ) [
• appears.
• Press
START/STOP
3 Press
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Video
Pre REC] and press
again to turn pre-recording off.
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Pre REC
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