Canon HF G25 Quick Guide

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HD Camcorder

Quick Guide

Important Usage Instructions

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COPYRIGHT WARNING:
Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of copyright
owners and be contrary to copyright laws.

CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE,
USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.

CAUTION:

DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing.

The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. The Mains plug shall remain readily
operable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident.

CA-570 identification plate is located on the bottom.

European Union (and EEA) only.

point, e.g., on an authorized one-for-one basis when you buy a new similar product
or to an authorized collection site for recycling waste electrical and electronic
equipment (EEE) and batteries and accumulators. Improper handling of this type of
waste could have a possible impact on the environment and human health due to
potentially hazardous substances that are generally associated with EEE. Your
cooperation in the correct disposal of this product will contribute to the effective
usage of natural resources.
For more information about the recycling of this product, please contact your local
city office, waste authority, approved scheme or your household waste disposal
service or visit www.canon-europe.com/environment.
(EEA: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

These symbols indicate that this product is not to be disposed of
with your household waste, according to the WEEE Directive
(2002/96/EC), the Battery Directive (2006/66/EC) and/or your
national laws implementing those Directives.
This product should be handed over to a designated collection

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Important Note About the Memory

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• Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or

flashing. Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss or damage to
the memory.

- Do not open the double memory card slot cover.

- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.

- Do not change the operating mode - do not press the U button and

do not change the position of the mode switch.

Trademark Acknowledgements

• SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.

• Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered tradema rks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.

• Apple and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• “x.v.Color” and the “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks.

• HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface a re
trademarks or registered tradema rks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United
States and other countries.

• “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation
and Sony Corporation.

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.

• Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their
respective companies.

• This device incorporates exFAT technology licensed from Microsoft.

• “Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition video
composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).

• ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY

• This product is licensed under AT&T patents for the MPEG-4 standard and may be used for encodin g

MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO
INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER
APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA,
L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

MPEG-4 compliant video and/or decoding MPEG -4 compliant video that was encoded onl y (1) for a
personal and non-commercial purpose or (2) by a video provider licensed under the AT&T patents to
provide MPEG-4 compliant video. No license i s granted or implied for any other use for MPEG -4 standard.

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Package contents

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• CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) [1]

• BP-808 Battery Pack

• WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button battery)

•Stylus Pen [2]

• HTC-100/S High Speed HDMI Cable [3]

• STV-250N Stereo Video Cable [4]

• IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable

• Lens hood with lens barrier

• Lens cap

•2 software CD-ROMs

- PIXELA's VideoBrowser CD-ROM*

Software for saving, managing, editing and playing back your movies.
Additionally, using VideoBrowser you can transfer to a memory card
connected to a computer music files that can be used as background
music during playback.

- : LEGRIA CD-ROM

Contains the full-version Instruction Manual of the camcorder (PDF file).
See the explanation on next page.

* The CD-ROM includes the instruction manual of the software (PDF file). A

printed Startup Guide for PIXELA’s software is also supplied. Refer to this
Startup Guide for details about the supplied software.

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Table of Contents

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04 Package contents

07 Onscreen Icons and Displays

12 Charging the Battery Pack

14 Basic Preparations

18 Setting the Date/Time and Language

20 Using a Memory Card

22 Shooting Video and Taking Photos

28 Playing Back Movies and Viewing Photos

31 Playback on a TV Screen

34 Saving and Sharing Your Recordings

35 Abridged Specifications

About the Camcorder’s PDF Instruction Manual

This guide will get you started and show you how to use the most basic
functions of your camcorder to shoot video, take photos and play back your
recordings (using the camcorder or connecting it to your TV). To learn more
about the more advanced functions of your camcorder, to read important
handling precautions and to consult the troubleshooting section if an error
message is displayed, be sure to read the full-version Instruction Manual
(PDF file*). In this Quick Guide, the ; mark indicates reference page
numbers in the PDF file.

* Adobe® Reader® 6 or later is required to view the PDF Instruction Manual.

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Installing the camcorder’s Instruction Manual (PDF file)

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1 Turn on the computer.

2 Insert the LEGRIA CD-ROM into the computer’s disc drive.

3 Windows: Open the drive into which you inserted the CD-ROM

using Windows Explorer.
Mac OS: Use Finder and click the CD-ROM icon.

4 Click/Double-click the Disc_Setup icon .

5 In the installer panel, click [Instruction Manual of the

Camcorder] and select your language.

6 When the installation is complete, click [OK], then [Exit].

The installer will save the camcorder’s Instruction Manual (PDF file) on
the computer and will create a shortcut icon on the desktop for easy
access.

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introduction

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Onscreen Icons and Displays

Recording movies (using Story Creator)

1 Control button [FUNC.] - Open the FUNC. panel (; 28)
2 Smart AUTO (A 24)
3 Face detection frame (; 49)
4 Touch & Track frame: Touch a moving subject on the screen to keep it

clearly in focus at all times. (; 51)

5 Control button [PHOTO] - Take a photo (A 22)
6 Control button [ë] - Return to the list of story scenes (; 99)
7 Memory operation (; 153)
8 Intelligent IS (A 24)
9 Remaining battery time

- If the icon appears in yellow
or red, the battery pack is
almost empty. Replace
with a fully charged battery pack.

- When the camcorder is off, press
status of a battery pack. The Intelligent System will display the charge
status (as a percentage) and the remaining recording time (in minutes)
for 5 seconds. If the battery pack is exhausted, the battery information
may not be displayed.

Aq Zoom (A 23)
Aa Recording mode (A 27)
As Current story scene (; 99)
Ad Recommended scene length (; 99)

100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

B to display the charge

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Onscreen Icons and Displays

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Af Control button: Last FUNC. panel function used ([Ò Decoration] in this

case)
Decoration: Add a fun personal touch using stamps, drawings, image mix
and more. (; 103)

, Recording movies

n Manual mode CINEMA mode

Ag Recording program: Recording programs allow you to change various

picture-related settings to your preference, or to use a special scene
recording program to apply the camcorder settings most appropriate for
a variety of situations. (; 57, 64)

Ah Exposure compensation: Correct the exposure manually for a picture darker/

brighter than the one obtained using the automatic exposure set by the
camcorder. (; 60)

Aj Gain (during the [n Manual Exposure] recording program) (; 59);

AGC (automatic gain control) limit (; 56)

= Instant AF/? Medium AF/@ Normal AF (; 48); MF

Ak

Manual focus (; 47)

Al Face detection: You can have the camcorder automatically detect people’s

Sq White balance: Change the setting so different lighting conditions do not

faces and use this information to adjust the focus and set the best
exposure and color control settings for beautiful videos and photos.
(; 49); ~ Autofocus only for faces (; 50)

affect the colors in your recordings and white objects look truly white.
(; 62)

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Sa Audio level indicator: Manually adjust the audio recording level. (; 69)
Ss x.v.Color: The camcorder uses a color space with an extended gamut to

achieve deeper colors, closer to real life. (; 145)

Sd While recording/during playback: Scene counter (hours : minutes :

seconds)

Sf Double slot recording (; 35)
Sg Remote sensor off (; 148)
Sh Image stabilizer: The stabilizer will compensate for varying degrees of

camcorder shake so you can get beautiful, steady recordings.
(; 55)

Sj Digital tele-converter (; 54)
Sk Frame rate (; 46)
Sl Remaining recording time

6/7 On the memory card; & In the built-in memory
(/)Relay recording (; 34)

- When there is no more free space on the memory, [
memory) or [
be displayed in red and recording will stop.

Dq Image effects: Fine-tune the brightness, sharpness, color and contrast of

your recordings. (; 66)

Da Backlight correction (; 61)
Ds Microphone attenuator: Use the attenuator to avoid audio distortions when

the sound is too loud. (; 142)

Dd Audio scene select (; 68)
Df Headphone output (; 73)
Dg Peaking (; 48)
Dh Zebra pattern (; 59)
Dj Level marker: Display onscreen markers to check your composition and

make sure horizontal or vertical lines do not appear crooked in your
recordings. (; 142)

Dk Conversion lens (Tele-converter shown) (; 142)
Dl Fader (; 83)
Fq Auto wind screen: Wind screen automatically removes the background

sound of wind when recording outdoors. You may want to turn it off when
recording indoors in very quiet surroundings. (; 71)

6End] (memory card 2) or [7End] (memory card 3) will

& End] (built-in

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Fa Built-in microphone directionality (; 70); Directionality of the

optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone (; 75)

Fs Mini advanced shoe (; 74)
Fd External audio input (; 72)
Ff Control button - Last FUNC. panel function used ([ZOOM] in this case)
Fg Aperture value (; 57, 59)
Fh Shutter speed (; 57, 59)
Fj ND filter (; 142)
Fk Control button [FILTER 1] - Cinema-look filters: Use cinema-look filters to

create unique movies with distinctive looks. (; 101)

Fl mode (; 101)
Gq Self timer (; 67)
Ga Pre-recording: The camcorder will start recording video 3 seconds before

you press Y, so you do not miss important shooting
opportunities. (; 81)

Playing movies (during playback)

Gs Playback control buttons (A 29)
Gd External audio input: Connect your portable audio player to use your favorite

Gf Eye-Fi Wireless Communication: Using an Eye-Fi card you can upload you

Gg Scene number

music as background music during playback. (; 111)

recordings wirelessly. Important restrictions apply so be sure to refer to
Using an Eye-Fi card (; 136).

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Gh Data code: In addition to the date and time of recording, you can choose

to display information related to the camcorder settings like the shutter
speed or aperture value used. (; 82, 143)

Gj Volume and background music balance controls (; 88, 111)

Viewing photos

Gk Control button [MENU] - Open the setup menus (; 29, 141)
Gl Control button [Edit] - Open the Edit panel (; 140)
Hq Current photo / Total number of photos
Ha File number (; 145)
Hs Control button [h] - Photo jump (; 121)
Hd Control button

use your favorite background music. (; 122)

Hf Control button [f] - Return to the [Photos] index screen (; 120)

[Ð] - Slideshow: Play back a slideshow of your photos and

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Charging the Battery Pack

The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the
compact power adapter. When you use the compact power adapter, the
power of the battery pack will not be consumed. Charge the battery pack
before use.

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Connect the compact power
adapter.

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1 Connect to the adapter.
2 Plug into a power outlet.

Connect the camcorder.

Plug into the DC IN terminal.

2

Insert the battery pack.

3

1 Press softly into the battery attachment

unit.

2 Slide forward until it clicks in place.

Charging will start when the
camcorder is turned off.

Indicator off
(camcorder turned off)

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Red indicator on
(charging)

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Indicator off
(battery pack fully charged)