Instruction manual

7
Exciting Features and New Functions
High-Definition Video
Your camcorder’s high-definition image
sensor (HD CMOS) captures video at a
resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
2
. Videos
are then recorded in the memory in high
definition, using AVCHD specifications
3
.
With your new HD camcorder, capturing
the special moments in your life with
amazing image quality and in lifelike vibrant colors is easy and fun!
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Memory
Pre-recording
( 59)
You can record in the built-in
memory or on commercially
available memory cards ( 37).
When pre-recording is activated,
the camcorder starts recording
video continuously into a
temporary 3-second memory.
When you press the
button, the scene recorded will
have started 3 seconds before you
started shooting.
1
1,080
lines
START/STOP
1
“Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition video
composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
2
Video is recorded at this resolution only when the recording mode is set to FXP
mode. In other recording modes, the picture is recorded at 1,440 x 1,080 pixels.
3
AVCHD is a standard for recording high-definition video. With AVCHD specifica-
tions, the video signal is recorded using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression and
the audio signal is recorded in Dolby Digital.
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