Canon Vixia HFS10 High Definition Camcorder Quick Start Guide ‐ UB Media Lab ©2009
Some material from Canon Vixia HFS10 User Manual PUB. DIM‐0909‐000
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Fine Tuning:
Press Set and Toggle
▲
up to reveal menu choices then toggle to your selections
and press Set. You control the sub‐menus by toggling
left and
right to make
selections.
1.
Turns the mini video light on and off. Use sparingly. It’s better to light with a
light kit. But this light is great for kicking a bit of light into shadows.
2.
Focus. After selecting focus, press set. Then Press Set again to switch
between Automatic Focus A and Manual Focus M. Within Manual focus,
toggle
left and
right to adjust focus. Note: set the Custom Button to
Focus and you don’t have to worry about menus while you’re shooting.
3.
Mic Level. After selecting Mic, press set. Then Press Set again to switch
between automatic Mic Levels A and Manual Mic Levels M. Within Manual
Mic Levels, toggle
left and
right to adjust your level. Your objective is
to keep the levels as close to ‐12db as possible.
4.
Face Detection. You can use the camera to automatically detect a person’s
face and adjust the focus accordingly. After selecting face detection, press set.
Then Press Set again to switch between Automatic Face detection A and
Manual face detection M. Within face detection, toggle
left and
right to
adjust framing.
