Basic Shooting And Playback; Basic Recording; Shooting Video - Canon Vixia HFR40 Instruction Manual

Basic Shooting and Playback

This chapter covers how to easily record video and photos in
mode, play them back, and how to use other basic func-
tions. To enjoy full access to menus and more advanced func-
tions, refer to Advanced Shooting (A 60) and Advanced
Playback and Editing (A 92).

Basic Recording

Shooting Video

With mode, you can take great-looking videos by letting the cam-
corder automatically adjust settings based on the recording situation.
Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
• Before you begin recording, make a test recording first to check that
the camcorder is operating correctly.
1 Open the LCD panel to turn
on the camcorder.
• 6/4 By default,
movies are recorded in the
built-in memory. You can
select the memory that will
be used to record movies
(A 63).
• You can also press
2 Slide the lens cover switch
down.
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