Cannon HG20 Saving and Backing Up Your Recordings, Backing Up Your Recordings on a Computer

External Connections

Saving and Backing Up

Your Recordings

Backing Up Your Recordings on a Computer

Movies recorded with this camcorder are saved on the hard disk or memory card. Because space is limited, make sure to back up your movies onto a computer on a regular basis.

PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE

With the software supplied on the PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE CD-ROM you can select scenes and back them up on your computer's hard disk. If necessary, backup video files previously saved on a computer can be restored back to the camcorder. ImageMixer 3 offers also many options for organizing your video library, editing video and more.

For details about installing the software refer to PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE Installation Guide.

Saving your Recordings without a Computer

The following options are also available:

•Use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner to create high-definition (AVCHD) discs of your movies and Photo DVDs of your photos ( 80).

•Connect the camcorder to an external recording device (DVD or HDD recorder, VCR, etc.) to save standard-

definition copies of your movies ( 84).

IMPORTANT

When the camcorder is connected to a computer: Do not access, change or delete any of the camcorder’s folders or files directly from the computer as this may result in permanent data loss. Always back up your recordings to the computer and restore the backup files to the camcorder using only the supplied software, ImageMixer 3.

Authoring High-Definition (AVCHD) Discs and Photo DVDs

You can connect the camcorder to the optional DW-100 DVD Burner to create high-definition DVD discs (AVCHD specifications). This way, you can preserve your video recordings in the highest video quality available. You can also create Photo DVDs from your photos that you can play back with most standard DVD players.

Refer to this section along with the relevant sections in the instruction manual of the DW-100.

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