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VIXIA HF G20

Canon VIXIA HF G20 Quick Start Guide

Step 1  Charge Battery

  1. Connect power cord to power adapter
  2. Plug cord into electrical outlet
  3. 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

Connecting power adapter to camera and electrical outlet

 

Step 2  Insert Memory Card

  1. Make sure the camera is off.
  2. Open memory card slot cover.
  3. Insert the memory card(s) into the slot(s) with the label facing the front of the camera.
  4. Close the card slot cover.

Inserting memory card into camera

 

 

Step 3  Record in AUTO mode

  1. Set the lens barrier switch to OPEN.
  2. Set the mode switch to AUTO
  3. Press POWER button to turn camera on
  4. Press the START/STOP button to begin recording
  5. Press the START/STOP button again to pause/stop recording

Mode switch and START/STOP record button on VIXIA G20

 

Step 4  Playback

  1. Press the CAMERA/PLAY button to access video Canon camera/play symbol
  2. Look for the scene you want to play back
  3. Touch the desired scene to play it back

 

Step 5 Saving movies to a computer

  1. Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.
  2. Open the desired movie index screen.
  3. Use the provided USB cable to connect the camcorder to a computer.
  4. On camcorder LCD screen touch [All (for PC only)].
  5. Use the computer to open the camcorder folder and copy the file(s) to your computer.

Drawing of USB cable and USB ports

 

Step 6  Delete video

  1. Play back the scene to be deleted
  2. Touch the screen to display the playback controls and touch pause VIXIA pause symbol
  3. Touch Edit
  4. Touch Delete
  5. Touch Yes
  6. Touch OK