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Canon XA20-XA25 manual

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    XA20-XA25 and Vix ia HF G30 Remote Opera tion Via the Wi -Fi Remote App[...]

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    You can operate the camcorder remotel y via Wi-Fi Remote, a Web browser app lication that can be accessed using the Web browser*1 of devices compat ible with Wi-Fi networks* 2. The Wi-Fi Rem ote application lets you monitor the i mage through li ve view, start and stop r ecording, and re motely control the shooting m ode, exposure, whit e balance, [...]

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    2. Touch [ ]. 3. Touch [ ]. 4. Touch [ ].[...]

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    5. Drag your finger up and down bring [Wi-Fi] int o the orange sele ction bar, and th en to uch the button. 6. Touch [Smartphone Connection]. 7. Touch the ca mcorder's password.[...]

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    8. Enter an 8-charact er password and touch [OK]. NOTE After setting th e camcorder's passw ord, it will not be displayed on the screen for you to chec k. Please make a note of your password s o that you do not forget it. To ch ange the passwor d, perform the procedure above again . REFERENCE Using the virtual k eyboard When you need t o enter[...]

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    9.Touch [ ] and then touch [ ]. Operating the Camcorder Remotely 1. Camcorder: T ouch [ ].[...]

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    2. Camcorder: T ouch [ Wi-Fi Remote ]. 3.Camcorder: Touch [ ON ]. 4.The camcorders SSID (network name) and the URL to be ent ered in the Web br owser will appear and the camcorder will b e ready to c onnect with the devic e.[...]

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    5. Connect the ca mcorder with the device. 5-1. iOS/Android de vice: Activat e Wi-Fi in the settings screen. - The network na mes of detected acc ess points will ap pear. 5-2. iOS/Android de vice: Touch the access p oint with the same SS ID displayed in s tep 4. 5-3. iOS/Android de vice: Enter the ca mcorders passwo rd set previously. - If you have[...]

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    Wi -Fi Remote Onscree n Controls and Displa ys The Wi-Fi Remote app lication fea tures advanced cont rols for devices with larg er screens and basic controls for device s with smaller scre ens. For more d etails on each of the functions, ref er to the camcorder's instructi on manu al. Advanced controls[...]

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    When the recordin g program is set to [AV Aperture-Pri. AE]: 1 Screen selection t ab: Switch between advanc ed controls and basic controls. 12 Exposure compensati on value button 2 Recording progra m 13 White balance mode and setting buttons 3 Time code 14 Aperture button 4 Wi -Fi Remote conne ction status 15 Shutter speed 5 Operation 16 Gain 6 [ ][...]

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    mark above it. 9 SLOT SELECT (me mory card slot sele ction) button 20 IRIS (aperture adjustment) buttons 10 Exposure mode bu tton 21 FOCUS (focus adjustment) buttons 11 MF (manual focus) butt on 22 Live view image area Basic controls Use the basic contr ols when using the application on devices with smaller s creens. With th e basic controls, the f[...]

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    Remote Operation Using Wi-Fi Remote Recording movies Press [LIVE VIEW ON/OFF] to show the camcorders liv e view image on the Wi- Fi Remote screen. Press [START/STO P] to begin recording.  The recording operation indicator changes from [STBY ] to [ REC], the center of th e START/STOP butt on [ ] lights up in red  The time cod e display starts [...]

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    Adjusting the exposure compensati on value Touch . Press the exp osure compensation valu e button.  The exposure c ompensation screen will appear. Select the desired e xposure compensati on value.  The selected valu e will be disp layed on the Wi-Fi Remote scre en and will be appli ed to the camcorder.[...]

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    Adjusting the whit e balance Press the white bal ance mode button. If you selected [ K ]: Press the color temperature and then s elect the desir ed value from the lis t.  The selected valu e will be disp layed on the Wi-Fi Remote scre en and will be appli ed to the camcorder. If you selected [ 1 ] or [ 2 ]: Point the ca mcorder at a white object[...]

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    Press [ ].  If a custom whit e balance has not ye t been stored, [ ] will flash slowly. During the procedure , [ ] will flash quickly. When it st ops flashing, the pr ocedure is comple ted and the setting will b e applied to the camc order. Adjusting the apertur e Press the aperture button.  The available aper ture values will appear. Select [...]

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    [ + ] button: open the aperture in 1 /4-stop increments.  Onscreen displa ys will show the closest 1/3-stop aperture valu e.  The selected valu e will be disp layed on the Wi-Fi Remote scre en and will be appli ed to the camcorder. Adjusting the gain Press the gain but ton.  The available gain values will ap pear. Select the desired gai n [...]

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    Adjusting the shutt er speed Press the shutter speed button.  The available shutt er speed values will appear. Select the desired shu tter speed valu e.  The selected valu e will be disp layed on the Wi-Fi Remote scre en and will be appli ed to the camcorder. Adjusting the f ocus Touch MF. Press one of the focus controls to adjus t the focus [...]

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     Press one of the con trols on the [NEAR] sid e [ ], [ ], [ ] to focus closer, or one of th e controls on the [FA R] side [ ], [ ], [ ] to focus farther away.  There are three l evels of adjustmen t - [ ] / [ ] is the s mallest, [ ] / [ ] is mediu m, and [ ] / [ ] is the largest. Adjusting the zoo m Press one of the zoom controls t o adjust t[...]

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     There are three l evels of adjustmen t - [ ] / [ ] is the sl owest, [ ] / [ ] is medi um, and [ ] / [ ] is the fastest. NOTE  Depending on the n etwork setup and conditions, ther e may be a delay when usi ng live view and configuring settings.  When color bars are being disp layed, live view update s will stop.  When Wi-Fi rem ote is a[...]

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     When using the ca mcorders Wi-Fi functi ons, do not co ver the Wi-Fi antenna with your hand or other object. Coverin g it may interfere with wireless si gnals.  While using Wi-Fi fun ctions other than r emotely controllin g the camcorder usin g the Wi- Fi Remote application, d o not open the d ouble memory card slot cover.  Make sure the [...]