Canon VixiaHF M300

Operation

White Balance Step 1 – turn on camera Step 2 – Choose M mode (switch) Step 3 – touch FUNC Step 4 – Touch WB (white

balance) Step 5 – Drag your finger up on

the screen

White BalanceStep 6 – zoom into white cardStep 7 – touch SET WBStep 8 – When icon is finished

flashing, white balance is complete

Step 9 – touch the X in the upper right hand corner of screen to exit the menu.

FOCUS Step 1 – Touch FUNC Step 2 – Menu Step 3 – Touch FOCUS Step 4 – Touch MF (manual focus)

The dot next to MF will turn yellow.

Step 5 – Zoom in all the way on your subject’s eyes.

FOCUS

Step 6 – Touch either the mountains or the person shape to adjust your focus until subject is sharp and clear.

Adjust Aperture Step 1 – Touch FUNC Step 2 – Exposure Step 3 – touch Exposure A Step 4 – Touch M (activates

the manual exposure.) circle beside the M will turn yellow.

Adjust Aperture Step 5 – Slide the on screen f-

stops to a greater number to close down the aperture. (darken the image)

Slide the on screen f-stops to a smaller number to open the aperture. (brighten the image)

Adjust Aperture Step 6 – To return to

automatic, touch the M – it will gray out

Step 7 – X will exit this function and return to screen.

Manual Audio Step 1 – Touch FUNC Step 2 – Touch MIC. LEVEL Step 3 – Touch MANUAL Step 4 – Adust level

Manual Audio

You don’t want to be in red. Yellow is warning. Red – sound will be distorted.

Audio Level Indicator

Touch the Audio Level Indicator to turn it on. You will always know where your audio levels are.

Press X to exit this screen.

Playback Mode

Step 1 – Touch the tools (wrench)Touch AV/Headphones – choose either AV or Headphones

Playback ModeIf AV – then playback volume can be adjusted by:Touch the screen to activate displayTouch the audio meter and drag your finger to the right to make sound louder, or to the left to make sound softer.

Playback Mode

If in AV mode, you will not be able to hear sound in headphones.

Playback Mode

To have sound in headphones:Touch MENU,Choose Tools (wrench)Scroll to AV/HeadphonesChoose headphonesAdjust the same as for AV

Playback ModeChoose playback mode

Playback Video Touch ALL SCENES to see a

thumbnail of all clips. Drag your finger left or right to

view more clips Touch a clip to view Touch the screen to activate on

screen controls. Touch the control you want:

play, rewind, stop, fast forward.