Introduction14Thank you for purchasing the Canon VIXIA HG21/VIXIA HG20. Please read thismanual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference.Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to Troubleshooting ( 101).Conventions Used in this Manual• IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation.• NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.• POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions or requirements regarding the functiondescribed.• : Reference page number within this manual.• : Text that applies only to the model shown in the icon.• The following terms are used in this manual:“Screen” refers to the LCD and the viewfinder screen ( only).“Hard disk” and “HDD” are used interchangeably to refer to the camcorder's built-in hard disk drive.“Media” is used to refer collectively to either the built-in hard disk or an externalmemory card.• The photos included in this manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera.Unless indicated otherwise, illustrations and menu icons refer to the .About this ManualTo complete some operations you will need to refer also to other instructionmanuals. This will be indicated with the following icons:Refer to the “Digital Video Software” instruction manual, included as aPDF file in the supplied DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk CD-ROM.Refer to the instruction manual of the optional DW-100 DVD Burner.DVSDDW-100COPYDownloaded From VideoCamera-Manual.com Manuals
