User manual CANON XL 1

[. . . ] iii System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii [Focus Assist] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 [Camera Control] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 [Control] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Selects the reference picture to be displayed. [Camera]: Displays a still image captured from the camcorder picture. [Play Viewer]: Displays the picture that appears in the [Play Viewer] ( 6-1). [Still Image File]: Displays a selected JPEG image. Refreshes the reference image when [Camera] is selected as a reference image. 3 Zebra Pattern You can display a zebra pattern on the preview. 1 · The mouse cursor will change to on the splitting preview image. By clicking on the preview image and dragging the mouse, you can reposition the displayed image. Click . · When the camcorder is set to EXT. CONT. mode, the zebra pattern will be displayed also in the camcorder screen. · Clicking cancels the zebra pattern to be displayed. · Clicking next to while displaying the zebra pattern on the preview lets you select the displayed zebra pattern level from the menu. · The zebra pattern on the preview will not be recorded. CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files 4-6 Camera and Picture Control [Focus Assist] The [Focus Assist] window displays a part of the camcorder picture as in its original size (100%). You can check the focus of the picture while the reduced size [Rec Viewer] is being used. [Camera Control] This window enables you to control the hard disk recording and set the camcorder settings. 1 2 1 3 1 Focus Preview cursor will change to 2 Displays a part of the camcorder picture as in its original size. When you are using a manual video lens and selecting [Manual], you cannot control the zoom function from CONSOLE. When the focus switch of the lens is set to AF, or when you are using a manual video lens, you cannot adjust the focus function from CONSOLE. 6 [EXP. LOCK] Click this button to lock the exposure. 7 [GAIN] You can adjust the gain level by clicking the scale. Placing the mouse cursor on the panel and right clicking the mouse turns the pointer to the right; left clicking the mouse turns the pointer to the left. The gain level can be set only when the AE mode is set to auto, Tv, Av or manual mode. When you are using XL2 and set the camcorder's frame rate to 24F or 30F (NTSC) or 25F (PAL) the camcorder's gain setting can only go up to +12dB even you set the CONSOLE's gain setting to +18dB. 5 [Option settings] Clicking displays the [Option settings] window. 8 [AE SHIFT] You can adjust the AE level by clicking the scale. Placing the mouse cursor on the panel and right clicking the mouse turns the pointer to the right; left clicking the mouse turns the pointer to the left. [AE SHIFT] can be adjusted only when AE mode is set to Auto, Tv or Av mode. 7 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Selects a frame rate. Selects a test tone when displaying the color bars. Selects a focus speed when operating by keyboard. Selects a zoom speed when operating by keyboard. Selects the aspect ratio when recording in DV. [. . . ] Removable disks or network drives cannot be selected as a video folder. Tr-2 Troubleshooting Recording will not start even when pressing the start/stop button on the camcorder. The start/stop button on the camcorder is locked. When using XL 1: If you connect 4 or more devices (including the connected computer and the XL 1 itself) by IEEE1394 or if the XL 1 and 1 or more other video devices are connected to the computer by IEEE1394, recording onto the hard disk cannot be started by pressing the camcorder's start/stop button. When using XL2: If the XL2 and 1 or more other devices are connected to the computer by IEEE1394, recording onto the hard disk cannot be started by pressing the camcorder's start/ stop button. [. . . ]