Canon VIXIA HF R42 User Manual

82  Advanced Shooting
NOTES
• When you use [E] and [F] to adjust the focus manually, you can touch
inside the frame to automatically focus on that spot.
Pre-Recording
The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press
Y, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni-
ties. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start
recording.
Operating modes:
* Pre-recording is always activated in mode.
1 Activate the pre-recording function.
• z will appear on the screen.
• Repeat, selecting [OFF], to turn off pre-recording.
2Press Y.
The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before
Y was pressed.
NOTES
• The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing
Y 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.
- Changing the operating mode.
- Activating video snapshot.
- Touching the [Ä White Balance] or [R Faders] control button in the
[ Main Functions] panel.
- Opening the [ Other Settings] menus.
*
SCN
> [z Pre REC] > [ON] > [X]
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Canon VIXIA HF R42 Specifications

General

Sensor Type	CMOS
Optical Zoom	32x
LCD Screen Resolution	230, 000 dots
Focus System	Instant AF
Recording Media	SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card
Video Recording Format	AVCHD, MP4
Maximum Video Resolution	1920 x 1080
Built-in Memory	8 GB
Built-in Wi-Fi	Yes
Speaker	Built-in speaker
HDMI Output	Yes
Effective Pixels	3.28 MP
LCD Screen Size	3.0 inches
LCD Screen Type	Touchscreen
Image Stabilization	Optical Image Stabilization
Frame Rate	24p, 30p
Microphone	Built-in microphone
Weight	8.5 oz.