Canon VIXIA HD Camcorder Digital Field Guide (Paperback)

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The exciting world of HD video is in your hands

Your Canon VIXIA HD camcorder delivers crisp video and still images with eye-catching, brilliant colors, enabling you to create amazing video works of art. To help you get all that your camcorder has to offer, this convenient, portable guide shows you how to use the various modes, settings, and features, but that's not all. It also provides an overview of videography fundamentals, then takes you into the field with advice on using sound and light to their best advantage, editing your footage, choosing useful accessories, and more.

• Master the settings for VIXIA HD camcorder models HF10, HF11, HF100, HG10, HG20, and HG21, as well as HV20, HV30, and HR10.

• Experiment with exposure settings, white balance, image effects, zoom speed, and audio recording levels

• Learn more about developing a story, manipulating depth of field, composing shots, and protecting yourself with releases

• Transfer and edit your footage with iMovie® '09 or Pixela ImageMixer

About the Author

Lonzell Watson is an Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Professional and the author of Final Cut Pro 6 For Digital Video Editors Only. His work as a videographer, writer, director, and producer has included national commercials and television programs for PBS, Fox Sports, the Outdoor Channel, and C-SPAN.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470392363
• ISBN-13: 978-0470392362
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,552 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must read for Vixia owners, June 29, 2009

By	David Navarro Jr. "Topeka Design" (Kansas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I talked my local library into ordering this book and I am certainly glad I did. The book is very informative, gave me great information I didn't know, and useful information on subjects I thought I already new well.

The information on lighting and manual settings for my HF11 were especially helpful. My only complaint is that for a given setting, the author does not cover the differences between the different camera UIs. So a little extra searching on my part to find the where the settings were on my camera was necessary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, June 19, 2009

By	K. M. Steinberg (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book for my HG20, and it delivers. This Guide should be shipped with the camera, because what good is knowing that a camera has a certain function if you don't know how to apply it to everyday shooting? This book does a great job showing you why and when you would use your camera's features. It also explains what the camera can't do very well, and gives you solutions. This book is also quite comprehensive on the functions of the cameras. My instruction manual is in the trash.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Useful, June 5, 2009

By	Shannon Johnson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this book to be the easiest way to learn my camera. The instruction manual that came with the camera gives insight into nothing. This book tackles features one at a time and delivers clear and concise explanations born from the authors own experience as a professional videographer. Canon should put this book in the box.