Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Instructions
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Preparations
- 3. Recording
- Recording Video and Photos
- Adjusting Camera and Recording Settings
- Video Recording Configuration: Video Format, System Frequency, Resolution and Frame Rate
- Proxy Clips
- Sub Recording Clips
- Shutter Speed
- ISO Speed/Gain
- ND Filter
- Aperture
- White Balance
- Zoom
- Focus
- Image Stabilization
- Onscreen Markers, Zebra Patterns and False Color
- Setting the Time Code
- Synchronizing with an External Device
- Recording Audio
- Audio Format for MP4 Clips
- Recording Audio Using the Second Card Recording Functions
- Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camera
- Selecting the Audio Input Source for Audio Channels
- Adjusting the Audio Recording Level
- Advanced Audio Input Settings
- Monitoring the Audio with Headphones
- Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
- Video Scopes
- Adding Marks to Clips in CAMERA Mode
- Using Metadata
- Special Recording Modes
- Infrared Recording
- Using the RC-V100 Remote Controller
- Recording Remotely Using an NU Protocol Compatible Device
- Web Camera Function
- 4. Customization
- 5. Playback
- 6. External Connections
- 7. Network Functions
- 8. Additional Information
Working with Files on a Computer
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Working with Files on a Computer
Canon offers software applications as free downloads that allow you to save on a computer/smartphone files
recorded with the camera.
Saving Files
Use Canon XF Utility to save and organize XF-AVC clips and other recorded files on a computer. You can use the
Canon XF plugins to easily use XF-AVC clips directly from Avid non-linear editing (NLE) software. The software
and plugins are available as free downloads from your local Canon website. Check the download page for the
system requirements and latest information.
You will find detailed instructions about installing and uninstalling the software in the "Read This First" file
(Install-XF Utility.pdf) included in the compressed file you will download from the website. For details about using
the software, refer to the instruction manual (PDF file) that is installed with the software.
Canon XF Utility (for Windows/macOS): Software application that allows you to save clips on a computer,
check, play back and organize clips and grab still frames from clips.
Canon XF Plugin for Avid Media Access (for Windows/macOS): Plugin that allows you to easily import clips
from a card or a local folder in the computer to the compatible version of Avid Media Composer (an NLE
application compatible with Avid Media Access), directly from within the application.
Saving MP4 Clips
Make sure to save clips recorded with this camera to a computer. To do so, you will need a card reader
connected to a computer or a computer with an SD card slot. For details on transferring files from the SD card,
refer to the computer’s instruction manual or OS’s help modules.
Under certain circumstances, clips may be split and recorded as separate files. Using MP4 Join Tool you can join
the split files of and save them as a single seamless clip.
Transferring Files to a Computer
1 Insert an SD card with the desired clips into the SD card slot of the computer or card reader connected to the
computer.
2 Follow the OS’s onscreen instructions.
3 Copy the clips on the SD card to the computer.
• Recordings on the SD card are located in folders named "XXX_mmdd" under the "DCIM" folder, where XXX
is the folder number (100 to 999) and mmdd stands for the recording date (A 38).
Joining Clips Split by the Camera
Use MP4 Join Tool to join MP4 clips split by the camera in the following cases.
• When the camera switches to the other SD card while recording video due to the relay recording function
(A 35).
• The video (stream) file in the clip will be split approximately every 4 GB.
MP4 Join Tool is available as a free download (for Windows or macOS) from your local Canon website. Check
the download page for the system requirements and latest information.
You will find detailed instructions about installing and uninstalling the software in the "Read This First" file (Install-
MP4 Join Tool.pdf) included in the compressed file you download. For details about using the software, refer to
the instruction manual (PDF file) that is installed with the software.