VIXIA HF G21 Instruction Manual
Appendix: Menu Options Lists
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[LCD Brightness]: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen.
• Changing the brightness of the LCD screen does not affect the brightness of your recordings or the
brightness of the playback image on a TV.
[LCD Backlight]/[Viewfinder Backlight]: Sets the screen to one of three brightness levels (for the LCD
screen) or two brightness levels (for the viewfinder).
• Changing the brightness of the screen does not affect the brightness of your recordings or the
brightness of the playback image on a TV.
•Using the [H Bright] setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
[LCD Mirror Image]: When this setting is set to [i On], this function reverses the image on the screen
horizontally when you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees toward the subject. In other words, the
screen will show a mirror image of the subject.
[Notification Sounds]: A beep will accompany some of the camcorder's operations.
• While pre-recording (A 80) is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notification sounds.
[Powered IS Button]: Determines the operation mode of the assignable button set to [È Powered IS]
(A 53).
[Î Press and Hold]: Powered IS will be activated while you hold the button pressed down.
[Ï Toggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will turn the Powered IS function on and off.
[Set WB Priority]: Convenient for times when you need to use a particular white balance setting
frequently. You can press an assignable button set to [Ä WB Priority] to switch between the current
white balance and the white balance setting selected for [Set WB Priority].
[Focus Ring Direction]: Changes the direction the focus/zoom ring needs to be turned. This setting
affects the focus/zoom ring only when using it to adjust the focus (when the focus/zoom ring switch is
set to FOCUS).
[Focus Ring Response]: Selects the sensitivity of the response when operating the focus/zoom ring.
This setting affects the focus/zoom ring only when using it to adjust the focus (when the focus/zoom
ring switch is set to FOCUS).
[Focus Preset Speed]: Determines the speed at which the focus changes to the preset position.
[Auto Power Off]: In order to save power when the camcorder is powered by a battery pack, it will
automatically shut off if left without any operation for 5 minutes.
• Approximately 30 seconds before the camcorder shuts off, [Auto Power Off] will appear.
[Battery Info]: When you are using a battery pack that is compatible with Intelligent System, this option
displays a screen where you can verify the battery charge (as a percentage) and the remaining
recording time ( mode) or playback time ( mode).
• If the battery pack is exhausted, the battery information may not be displayed.
[HDMI Time Code]: When set to [i On], the HDMI signal output from the camcorder includes the
camcorder's time code.
[HDMI Status]: Displays a screen where you can verify the standard of the output signal from the HDMI
OUT terminal.
[Output Onscreen Displays]: When set to [i On], the camcorder’s onscreen displays will appear also
on the screen of a TV or monitor connected to the camcorder.