Recording Video and Photo
s
36
To record video
4 Pre
ss
the REC button to begin recording.
• During recording,
Ü
(in red) will appear on the screen. Additionally, if the handle unit is attached to the
camcorder, the tally lamp will illuminate.
• You can also press the REC button on the handle unit.
5 Pre
ss
the REC button again to
s
top recording.
•
Ü
will change to
Ñ
(in white) and the clip will be recorded on the card selected for recording clips. The tally
lamp will also go out.
To ta
k
e photo
s
4 During record
s
tandby mode, touch [PHOTO].
• By default, the [
Photo] function is assigned to the onscreen assignable button, but you can change
the assigned function if necessary (
A
92).
• A green
g
icon will appear at the bottom of the screen. Also, at the upper right of the screen,
{Ð
will
appear with the icon of the card selected for recording photos.
When you have fini
s
hed recording
1 Set the lens barrier switch to CLOSED to close the lens barrier.
2 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off.
3 Set the power switch to OFF.
4 Close the LCD panel and return the viewfinder to its retracted position.
IMPORTANT
• Be sure to save your recordings regularly (
A
119), especially after making important recordings. Canon shall
not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.
NOTES
NOTES
• The REC button on the handle unit has a lock lever to prevent accidental operation. Set the lock lever to
C
in
cases such as when you do not want a recording inadvertently paused or do not plan to use this REC button.
Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the REC button again.
• You can have the custom picture settings in use saved with the recorded XF-AVC clips (
A
• The maximum continuous recording time of a single clip is 6 hours. After that, a new clip will be created
automatically and recording will continue as a separate clip.
• When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such case, use the viewfinder or
adjust the brightness of the screen (
A
22).
• A video recording will be saved as separate clips in the following cases:
- When the camcorder switches to the other SD card while recording video due to the relay recording function
(
A
33).
- When recording clips on an SDHC card, the video (stream) file in the clip will be split approximately every
4 GB. Playback with the camcorder will be continuous.
After saving the separate split clips to a computer, you can use
MP4 Join Tool
to join the files and save them
as a single clip (
A
• Recording photos:
- Photos are recorded as JPG files. Photos can be recorded only in record standby mode.
- Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated.
• When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCD panel and
use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (
A
22).
Summary of Contents for XA70
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Page 16: ...Names of Parts 16 ...
Page 90: ...Using the Optional GP E2 GPS Receiver 90 ...
Page 110: ...Clip and Photo Operations 110 ...
Page 118: ...Audio Output 118 ...