You just got your Canon VIXIA camera... now what do you do? Here are the first basic things that you should setup on your video camera. This follows the Canon VIXIA HFM500/50/52 and the HFG10/20 and similar models.

1. Basic Setup for the Canon VIXIA
Cameras (HFM500/G10/G20 & Similar)
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2. You Got Your Camera.... Now what?
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Step 1: Turn off your notification sounds
Canon VIXIA HFM50/500/52
& Similar
Canon VIXIA HFG10/ G20 &
Similar
1) Press Home
2) Touch Other
Settings
3) Touch the Wrench
Folder Tab and scroll to
“Notification Sounds”
4) Touch “Off” and exit
the menu by touching
the X
1) Touch FUNC.
2) Touch MENU
3) Touch the Wrench
Folder Tab and scroll to
“Notification Sounds”
4) Touch “Off” and exit
the menu by touching
the X

3. Change Your Recording Format
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Canon VIXIA HFM50/500/52
& Similar
Canon VIXIA HFG10/ G20 &
Similar
1) Press Home
1) Touch FUNC.
2) Touch Other
Settings
3) Touch the Film
Folder Tab and scroll
to “Recording Mode”
4) Touch “MXP” and
exit the menu by
touching the X
MXP is the highest recording
mode that you can be on!
2) Touch MENU
3) Touch the Film
Folder Tab and scroll to
“Recording Mode”
4) Touch “MXP” and
exit the menu by
touching the X

4. Choosing Your Recording Media
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This is if you have a camera with internal memory- HF M500/52
1st icon is Internal Memory
SD records to SDHC Card Slot
Relay Record - Allows you to go from your
internal memory to your card slot or from your
card slot to your internal.
1) Press HOME 2) Touch “Other Settings” 3) Touch the Film Folder Tab
and “Rec Media for Movies”

5. Choosing Your Recording Media
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This is if you have a camera with internal memory- HFG10/20 & Similar
1st icon is Internal Memory
A records to SDHC Card Slot A
B records to SDHC Card Slot B
Double Slot Rec- Records to both slots at the
same time for instant backup.
Relay Record - Allows you to go from your
internal to card slot A or B without loosing video.
You can set up Relay to go from one choice to
the next.

6. Initializing (format) Your SDHC Card
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REMEMBER: Only Initialize NEW CARDS or cards/internal memory when you want to
erase the ENTIRE memory of the card/ internal memory.
Canon VIXIA HFM50/500/52
& Similar
Canon VIXIA HFG10/ G20 &
Similar
1) Press Home
1) Touch FUNC.
2) Touch Other
Settings
3) Touch the Wrench
Folder Tab and scroll
to “Initialize”
4) Touch either built-in
Mem or Mem Card and
then touch initialize
2) Touch MENU
3) Touch the Wrench
Folder Tab and scroll to
“Initialize”
4) Touch either built-in
Mem, Mem Card A or
Mem Card B and then
touch initialize

7. THAT’S YOUR BASIC CAMERA
SETUP RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX
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