Canon Hf G20 Owners Manual

Charging the Battery Pack
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To remove the battery pack
1Slide d  in the direction of the arrow and 
hold it pressed down.
2 Slide the battery pack and then pull it out.
IMPORTANT
• Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the compact power adapter. After  pressing  P to turn off the camcorder, important data is updated in the memory. Be sure to 
wait until the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goes out.
• Do not connect to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal or to the compact power adapter any...

Preparing the Camcorder
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Preparing the Camcorder
This section covers the basic preparations for the camcorder such as attaching the lens hood, 
adjusting the grip belt and adjusting the viewfinder and LCD screen. When attaching the lens hood, 
grip belt and straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder.
Attaching the Lens Hood
Attach the lens hood to protect the lens and reduce the 
amount of stray light that may hit the lens. Remove the lens 
cap before attaching the lens hood.
Place the lens hood on...

Preparing the Camcorder
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• If you wear glasses, you may find the viewfinder easier to use if you flip back the outer edge of the eye cup toward 
the camcorder body.
NOTES
• Make sure you keep the eye cup attached when using the camcorder.
• For details about how to take care of the viewfinder, refer to  Handling Precautions (A 165), 
Cleaning  (A 168).
Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Screen
Rotating the LCD Panel
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
• You can rotate the panel 90 degrees...

Preparing the Camcorder
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LCD Backlight
When recording in bright places it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. Turn on the LCD backlight to 
make it brighter.
With the camcorder on, hold D pressed down for more 
than 2 seconds.
• Repeat this action to switch the LCD backlight between off 
(normal) and on (bright).
NOTES
• Adjusting the brightness does not affect the brightness of the recordings.
• Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
• You can further...

Preparing the Camcorder
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Attaching an optional shoulder strap
Pass the ends of the shoulder strap through the strap mount on the grip belt and adjust the length of 
the strap.
Wireless Controller
First, insert the supplied CR2025 lithium button battery into the wireless controller.
1 Press the tab in the direction of the arrow and pull out the battery holder.
2 Place the lithium button battery with the + side facing  up.
3 Insert the battery holder.
To use the wireless controller
Point the wireless...

Preparing the Camcorder
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Using a Tripod
You can mount the camcorder on a tripod but do not use tripods 
with mounting screws longer than 6.5 mm (0.26 in.) as this may 
cause damage to the camcorder.
COPY  

Basic Operation of the Camcorder
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Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Using the Touch Screen
The control buttons and menu items that appear on the touch screen change dynamically depending 
on the operating mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you 
have all the controls at your fingertips. You can also use the supplied stylus pen for a more precise 
operation.
To u c h
Press firmly on an element displayed on the touch screen.
Used to start playing back a scene in...

Basic Operation of the Camcorder
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Operating Modes
Recording
In recording mode, the camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the position of the mode switch.
Playback
Press the camera/play button T to switch the camcorder 
between camera (recording) mode and playback mode. You can 
press  T  when the camcorder is off to turn it on directly in 
playback mode.
NOTES
• When switching to a playback mode, the memory selected for playback will be the same currently  used for recording.
• You can also press...

Basic Operation of the Camcorder
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Using the Menus
Many of the camcorder’s functions can be adjusted from the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. For 
details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists 
( A 138).
FUNC. Panel
The FUNC. panel shows a convenient overview of frequently used shooting functions. Touch [FUNC.] 
to access the FUNC. panel and then touch the function you want to set or adjust. 
You may need to drag your finger up and down the screen to...

Basic Operation of the Camcorder
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Setup Menus
* In   mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most menu settings will be reset to default values.
1  or   mode only: Touch [FUNC.]
2 Touch [MENU] to open the setup menus.
• You can also press  M on the wireless controller.
3 Touch the tab of the desired menu.
4 Drag your finger up and down to bring the setting you 
want to change into the orange selection bar.
• Menu items not available appear grayed out.
• You can touch any menu item on the screen to...