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How to plug it in and charge it. Located in the back, left corner under the handle strap...
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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?
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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Inserting the SD Card Insert SD Card towards the lens...
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Initializing (formatting) the SD Card Initializing the card will wipe the memory...
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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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Monitoring the Audio If you hear a buzzing sound, you need to go into the Setup Menu and set the output from AV (which includes a video signal) to Headphone.
In Manual Mode – You Can Set the White Balance White balance tells the camera what white looks like so that all of the other colors show up correctly.
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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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What are on screen markers and why are they important to use? On screen markers * give the operator a horizontal line for leveling a shot and/ or a gridline to assist with the Rule of Thirds.
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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.