Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

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Recording Clips and Photos35When you have finished recording1 Set the lens barrier switch to CLOSED to close the lens barrier.2 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off.3 Set the power switch to OFF.4 Close the LCD panel and return the viewfinder to its retracted position.IMPORTANT• Be sure to save your recordings regularly (A 100), especially after making important recordings.Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.NOTES• The START/STOP button on the handle unit has a lock lever to prevent accidental operation. Set thelock lever to C in cases such as when you do not want a recording inadvertently paused or do notplan to use this START/STOP button. Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of theSTART/STOP button again.• You can set > [3 Recording Setup] > [Rec Command] and [HDMI Time Code] to[i On] to use the camcorder’s START/STOP button to control also the recording operation of acompatible external recorder connected to the SDI OUT terminal (s only) or HDMI OUTterminal.• The maximum continuous recording time of a single clip is 6 hours. After that, a new clip will becreated automatically and recording will continue as a separate clip.• About mode: When the camcorder is in mode, it will automatically adjust settings suchas focus, exposure (aperture, shutter speed and gain) and white balance, depending on the scenebeing shot. Additionally, when a subject's face is detected, the camcorder will automatically keepthe subject in focus and optimize the exposure.• A video recording will be saved as separate clips in the following cases:- When the camcorder switches to the other SD card while recording video due to the relayrecording function (A 32).- The video (stream) file in the clip will be split approximately every 4 GB. Playback with thecamcorder will be continuous.After saving the separate split clips to a computer, you can use the MP4 Join Tool to join the filesand save them as a single clip (A 100).• Photos are recorded as JPG files. The camcorder can take photos during record standby mode.• Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated.• When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such case, use theviewfinder or adjust the brightness of the screen (A 108).• When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCDpanel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A 20).