Quick Start
— When the LCD is
flipped open, the camcorder
is ready to record.
QUICK START
Don’t miss any more great shots while
waiting for your camcorder to power up!
Canon’s Quick Start feature puts your camcorder in standby
mode, considerably reducing power consumption to
preserve battery life. Opening the LCD screen powers the
camcorder up in under a second,
allowing you to capture
more great footage.
INTELLIGENT LITHIUM-ION
BATTERY
The Intelligent Lithium-ion battery accurately indicates
remaining battery time down to the minute. No more guess-
ing about how much recording time you have left.
RGB PRIMARY COLOR FILTER
Both video footage and photos benefit
from an RGB Primary Color Filter. The filter
separates light into its red, green and blue
color components. The resulting images are vibrant with
vivid, true-to-life color that takes all your video and
photos to the next level.
PROGRAM AE MODE
Program AE Mode automatically optimizes
exposure for vastly different conditions and
subjects. These modes make it easy to get the best possible
image quality and include Program, Portrait, Low Light, Night
Scene, Snow, Beach, Surface, Underwater, Sunset, Spotlight
and Fireworks.
RGB
Primary
Color Filter
Program
AE
Quick
Start
Intelligent
Li-Ion
Batteries
PRE-RECORD
Pre-Record greatly increases your ability to
capture the most precious moments before
they’re gone forever. With the Pre-Record feature,
the camcorder actually begins recording three seconds
before you press the record button, compensating for the
time it takes you to react to a video-worthy moment.
CUSTOM KEY AND DIAL
Assign commonly used functions to
the Custom Key button on the camcorder for
quick and easy access.
Custom
Key
and Dial
Pre-
Record
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Canon Digital Video Technology
SELECTABLE
FRAME RATES
Native 24p Mode
– allows 24 frames per
second to be captured and recorded — a big
advantage for serious filmmaking work.
24
p Cinema Mode
*
– a combination of two
features that can be used independently
or together. The first feature offers a video
frame rate of 24p, while the second adjusts
the color and tonal characteristics to evoke
the look and feel of a big-screen movie.
30p Progressive Mode*
– once exclusive to pro-level cam-
corders, this mode delivers clarity to fast-action subjects like
news and sports, and is the perfect frame rate for clips
intended to be posted on the Web.
24p Cinema Mode
—
For a classic cinematic effect.
Native 24p Mode
—
For a professional film look.
30p Progressive Mode
—
Great for fast action
subjects.
30p
Progressive
24p
Cinema Mode
Instant
AF
Native
24p
Mode
ADVANCED PHOTO
FEATURES
Inside select VIXIA High Definition
camcorders lives a Canon digital camera. With resolution up
to 8.0-megapixels, photos from your camcorder are beautiful-
ly detailed. And Canon’s advanced technology makes it easy.
9-point AiAF brings off-center subjects into sharp focus. A
built-in flash ensures superior photos indoors and in low light.
The histogram display gives you the brightness information
you need to make adjustments on successive shots.
9
-point
AiAF
Histogram
Display
* Records in 60i.
