Canon VIXIA HF M30 User Manual

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Video
1 Activate the pre-recording function.
• d appears.
• Repeat, selecting [B Off], to turn off pre-recording.
2Press g.
The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before
g was pressed.
NOTES
• While pre-recording is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notifi-
cation sounds.
• The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing
g if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having
turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.
- Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 minutes.
- Pressing S or z.
- Changing the position of the mode switch.
- Changing the camcorder's operating mode.
- Closing the LCD panel to set the camcorder to standby mode.
- Changing any of the setup menu settings or changing the following
settings in the FUNC. panel: [Rec. Programs], [White Balance], [AGC
Limit], [Digital Effects] or [Image Stabilizer].
Face Detection
The camcorder automatically detects people’s faces and uses this
information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho-
tos.
[FUNC.] 8 [d Pre REC] 8 [A On] 8 [a]
Operating modes:

Canon VIXIA HF M30 Specifications

General

Digital zoom	300 x
Optical zoom	15 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	4.1 - 61.5 mm
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	39.5 - 592.5 mm
Sensor type	CMOS
Total megapixels	2.99 MP
Optical sensor size	1/4 \
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Camera shutter speed	1/2000 - 1/500 s
Internal memory	8000 MB
Power consumption (typical)	3.5 W
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	320 g