Recording Video

1Remaining battery time

• The icon shows a rough estimate of the remaining charge as a percentage of the full charge of the battery

pack. When a battery pack compatible with Intelligent System is used, the remaining recording/playback

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time of the battery pack is displayed, in minutes, next to the icon.

è é ê ë ì(in red).

When ìis displayed, replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

Depending on the conditions under which the camcorder and the battery pack are used, the actual battery charge may not be indicated accurately.

2 SD card status/available recording time

The following indicates the SD card status.

2/3Can record on SD card

4/5No SD card or cannot record on SD card

The SD card selected for recording is indicated with a Ðmark.

14 Recording operation

ÜREC

Recording

STBY

Record pause

ÜPRE REC

Pre-recording (after pressing the START/STOP button)

PRE REC STBY

Pre-recording (before pressing the START/STOP button)

• When double slot recording (A41) is activated, the 4icon will appear to the left of the operation indicator.

CINEMA Preset

[~Camera Setup]

You can easily set the camcorder to use a number of preset picture-

 

related settings especially designed with professional cinematography

[/CINEMA Locked]

and motion picture production in mind. When you use the CINEMA preset

 

settings, the camcorder will use the advanced Canon Log gamma

[Off]

(A97) that makes full use of the new image sensor to achieve an

 

amazing dynamic range. On the other hand, other custom picture settings

 

 

will not be available.

 

1 Open the [/CINEMA Locked] submenu.

 

[~Camera Setup] >[/CINEMA Locked]

 

2 Select [On] and then press the joystick.

 

All picture-related settings will be set according to the CINEMA preset values.

[/LOCKED] appears on the left of the screen.

NOTES

When Canon Log gamma is used, the image displayed on the screen will appear darker than usual. You can use the view assistance function (A97) to display an image that approximates the one that would be obtained using a normal gamma setting.