Canon VIXIA HF R500 User Manual

72  Advanced Shooting
2Press Y.
The camcorder records for a few seconds (the blue frame serves as a
visual progress bar) and then automatically returns to recording
standby mode.
NOTES
• You can change the length of the video snapshot scene with the 1 >
p > [Video Snapshot Length] setting.
• Any of the following actions will deactivate video snapshot.
- Turning off the camcorder.
- Pressing ].
- Changing the movie format (AVCHD/MP4), video quality or frame rate.
Face Detection and Tracking
The camcorder automatically detects people’s faces and uses this
information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho-
tos. You can use tracking to tell the camcorder to track and optimize
settings for a different person. You can also use tracking to always
keep in focus other moving subjects, such as pets or moving vehicles.
Operating modes:
* Face detection and tracking are always activated in and modes.
POINTS TO CHECK
• When the shooting mode is set to , select a Special Scene mode
other than [J Night Scene], [N Low Light] or [P Fireworks].
• By default, face detection and tracking are activated so you can skip
step 1 in the following procedure. If the function was turned off, perform
the following procedure starting from step 1.
1 Activate face detection and tracking.
*
*
SCN
SCN
0 > [1 Other Settings] > p >
[Face Detection & Tracking] > [i On }] > [X]
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Canon VIXIA HF R500 Specifications

General

Sensor type	CMOS
Total megapixels	3.28 MP
Optical sensor size	1/4.85 \
Effective megapixels (image)	2.07 MP
Digital zoom	1140 x
Optical zoom	32 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	2.8 - 89.6 mm
Interchangeable lens	No
Image stabilizer type	Hybrid Image Stabilization (HIS)
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	32.5 - 1853 mm
Camcorder media type	Memory card
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Internal storage capacity	- GB
Focus adjustment	Auto
Normal focusing range	0.0001 - 1 m
Scene modes	Beach, Children, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Light exposure modes	Auto, Manual
Built-in light	-
Shutter speed (photo)	0.002 s
Shutter speed (video)	0.0005 s
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Viewfinder type	Not available
Photo effects	Black&White, Sepia, Vivid
Camcorder type	Handheld camcorder
Minimum illumination	0.4 lx
Product color	Black
Video resolutions	1280 x 720, 1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Video formats supported	AVCHD, MPEG4
Maximum video resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC
Maximum image resolution	- pixels
Audio formats supported	AAC, AC3
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out	0
Battery capacity	- mAh
Battery life (max)	- h
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 85 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	116 mm
Width	53 mm
Height	57 mm
Weight	235 g