Canon VIXIA HF G20 Quick Start Guide
Step 1 Charge Battery
- Connect power cord to power adapter
- Plug cord into electrical outlet
- Connect power adapter to DC IN terminal
ON/OFF (CHG) indicator lights red in color while battery is charging
Charging is complete when the indicator is extinguished

Step 2 Insert Memory Card
- Make sure the camera is off.
- Open memory card slot cover.
- Insert the memory card(s) into the slot(s) with the label facing the front of the camera.
- Close the card slot cover.

Step 3 Record in AUTO mode
- Set the lens barrier switch to OPEN.
- Set the mode switch to AUTO
- Press POWER button to turn camera on
- Press the START/STOP button to begin recording
- Press the START/STOP button again to pause/stop recording

Step 4 Playback
- Press the CAMERA/PLAY button to access video

- Look for the scene you want to play back
- Touch the desired scene to play it back
Step 5 Saving movies to a computer
- Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.
- Open the desired movie index screen.
- Use the provided USB cable to connect the camcorder to a computer.
- On camcorder LCD screen touch [All (for PC only)].
- Use the computer to open the camcorder folder and copy the file(s) to your computer.

Step 6 Delete video
- Play back the scene to be deleted
- Touch the screen to display the playback controls and touch pause

- Touch Edit
- Touch Delete
- Touch Yes
- Touch OK