Canon VIXIA HF S30 User Manual

68  Video
Pre-Recording
The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press
g, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni-
ties. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start
recording.
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.
- Setting 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 Effect] or [Image Stabilizer].
Operating modes:
[FUNC.] 8 [d Pre REC] 8 [A On] 8 [a]
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Canon VIXIA HF S30 Specifications

General

Sensor type	CMOS
Total megapixels	8.59 MP
Optical sensor size	1/2.6 \
Effective megapixels (image)	6.01 MP
Filter size	58 mm
Digital zoom	200 x
Optical zoom	10 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	6.4 - 64 mm
Image stabilizer type	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	43.5 - 435 mm
Aperture range (F-F)	1.8 - 3
Power consumption (typical)	4 W
Flash memory	32 GB
Memory slots	2
Camcorder media type	Memory card
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Focus adjustment	Auto
Closest focusing distance	0.01 m
Scene modes	Beach, Night, Portrait, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Light exposure modes	Auto, Manual
Shutter speed (photo)	1/500 s
Shutter speed (video)	1/2000 s
Display diagonal	3.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	922000 pixels
3D	No
Image processor	DIGIC DV III
Minimum illumination	0.3 lx
Supported aspect ratios	4:3, 16:9
Viewfinder resolution	123000 pixels
Viewfinder screen size	0.27 \
Product color	Black
Capture modes	FXP, LP, MXP, SP, XP
Video formats supported	H.264, MPEG4
Maximum video resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC
Maximum image resolution	- pixels
Still image resolution(s)	3264 x 1840
Audio system	Dolby Digital 2.0
Audio formats supported	AC3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	148 mm
Width	75 mm
Height	74 mm
Weight	470 g