Canon camcorder VIXIA HF G10 User Manual

Onscreen Displays and Data Code
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Onscreen Displays and Data Code
You can turn most onscreen displays on or off.
Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence:
,  mode:
• All displays on
• Most displays off
1
,  mode2:
• Only data code on
• All displays on
1Pressing  h will turn off most of the icons and displays that 
appear automatically but will not remove control buttons ([FUNC.], 
[PHOTO], etc.) and onscreen displays that were turned on manually 
(for example,...

Faders
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Faders
The camcorder offers two professional looking transition effects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. You 
have the option to activate the fader only one time or every time you start or stop recording.
1 Open the fader selection screen.
[FUNC.]  [O Faders]
2 Touch the desired fader and then touch [ a].
• You can preview the transition effect on the screen.
• The icon of the selected fader appears in green.
To  f a d e  i n / o u t
Press  g  in record pause mode ( M) to start recording with a...

Custom Button and Dial
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Custo mization
Custom Button and Dial
You can assign to f and CUSTOM dial one of several frequently used functions. You can then 
adjust the selected function using  f and CUSTOM dial, without having to access the menu. 
1 Open the [Custom Key/Dial] screen.
[FUNC.]  [MENU]   6  [Custom Key/Dial]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [ a].
Options
( Default value)
NOTES
• You can press and hold  f instead of the procedure above to display a quick menu of the 
options. Use the...

Assignable Buttons
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Assignable Buttons
The camcorder conveniently features 2 buttons to which you can assign various functions. By 
assigning often used functions, you can quickly access them with a single press of a button.
Changing the Assigned Function
1 Open the selection screen for the desired assignable button.
[FUNC.]  [MENU]   6   [Assign Button 1] or [Assign Button 2]
2 Select the desired option and then touch [ a].
Options
( Default value for assignable button 1,  default value for assignable...

Saving and Loading Menu Settings
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Saving and Loading Menu Settings
After you adjust the cinema-look filters and other settings in the FUNC. panel and setup menus, you 
can save those settings on a memory card. 
Saving Menu Settings to a Memory Card
Menu settings must be saved to memory card Y. If the memory card already has menu settings on it, 
they will be overwritten.
1 Insert a memory card into memory card slot  Y.
2 Open the [Backup Menu Settings 7 ] screen.
[FUNC.]  [MENU]  6   [Backup Menu...

Playing Back Video
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Playback
Playing Back Video
1Press S.
• You can also press and hold  B on the wireless 
controller for more than 2 seconds to switch between 
shooting and playback mode.
2 Open the date index screen, if it is not displayed.
[ b ]  [1  Date]
3 Look for the scene you want to play back. 
• Move the zoom lever toward  Q to show 15 scenes 
per page; move it toward P  to show 6 scenes per page.
Operating modes:
AMemory being read.
B Recording date.
C Division line between recording...

Playing Back Video
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4 Touch the desired scene to play it back.
• Playback will start from the scene selected and continue until the end of the last scene in the index screen.
• Touch the screen to display the playback controls. During playback, the playback controls will  disappear automatically after a few seconds without operation. In playback pause, touch the 
screen again to hide the playback controls.
During playback:
AJump to the beginning of the scene. Double-tap to jump to the previous scene.
B...

Playing Back Video
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Adjusting the volume
1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls.
2 Touch [ ], drag your finger along the [Speaker Volume]* bar to adjust the volume and touch [ f].
* When  6   [AV/Headphones] is set to [ J Headphones], adjust the [Headphone Volume] bar 
instead.
During playback pause: 
IMPORTANT
• Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so  may result in permanent data loss.
- Do not open the double...

Playing Back Video
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3D Flip View
Touch [ ] in the date index screen to switch to 3D Flip View. This convenient way of displaying 
scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip through a large number of 
recordings.ARecording date.
B Drag your finger left to go to the next date with recordings.
C Drag your finger up and down to browse through the scenes recorded in the 
displayed date.
D Drag your finger right to go to th e previous date with recordings.
E Return to the date...

The Index Selection Screen: Selecting the Content to Play Back
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The Index Selection Screen: Selecting the Content to Play Back
From the index selection screen you can select the content you want to play back (original scenes by 
date or by story, or photos, for example). You can also select the memory from which you want to play 
back your recordings.
In any index screen, touch [b]. 
During single photo view, touch the screen once to display the controls then touch [ Q] to open the 
[Photos] index...