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Canon HG20 User Manual

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[Focus Priority]: When the focus priority is activated, the camcorder records a photo only
after the focus has been adjusted automatically. You can also select which AF frames to
use.
[

AiAF Frames]: One or more AF frames out of the nine frames available are

automatically selected and the focus is fixed on them.
[

Center Frame]: A single focusing frame appears in the center of the screen and the

focus is automatically fixed on it.
[

Off]: No AF frame will appear and the photo will be recorded immediately after you

press .
• When the recording mode is set to [

Fireworks], focus priority is automatically set to

[

Off].

[Image Stabilizer]: The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full
telephoto.
• The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcorder

shake.

• We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [

Off] when using a tripod.

[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder
automatically uses slow shutter speeds to
obtain brighter recordings in places with
insufficient lighting.

• The setting will not change even if

you set the camcorder to

mode.

• In

mode, set the flash mode to

(flash off).

• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [

Off].

• If

(camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing the camcorder, for

example, by mounting it on a tripod.

[Wind Screen]: The camcorder automatically reduces the background sound of wind
when recording outdoors.
• Some low-frequency sounds will be suppressed along with the sound of wind. When

recording in surroundings unaffected by wind or if you want to record low-frequency
sounds, we recommend setting the wind screen to [

Off

].

[Microphone Attenuator]: Helps prevent audio distortions in due to high audio recording
levels.
• Set the microphone attenuator to [

On] when the audio recording level (

51 ) is set

correctly but the audio still sounds distorted. When the microphone attenuator is
activated,

appears on the screen.

PHOTO

Operating mode

Shutter speed used

mode

As low as 1/25

mode

with [

PF25] frame rate

As low as 1/12

mode

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