User manual CANON XL 1

[. . . ] iii System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii [Focus Assist] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 [Camera Control] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 [Control] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Selects the audio channel displayed on the audio level indicator and adjusts the monitor volume. Displays the zebra pattern ( 4-5) in the preview. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Audio Monitor Settings Audio Monitor Audio Level Indicator Zebra Pattern Split Color/Monochrome Interval Counter 9 Time Code 10 Recording Indicator 11 File Name Splits the preview ( 4-5). When [Interval recording] is selected, the remaining interval time is displayed. Displays the file name of the recording file. When the recording mode is set to HDV, the computer takes a few seconds to display the camcorder picture in the [Rec Viewer] window. CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files 4-2 Camera and Picture Control Overlaying Marker You can display the overlaying marker in the preview. The safety zone (90% and 80% of the preview image size), a center, a level and 8 types of aspect markers are predefined as the default markers. When splitting the preview image ( 4-5), the markers are not displayed. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [Aspect ratio] [Marker preview] [Coordinate of selected marker] [OK] [Up]/[Down] [Export] [Import] [Add] [Delete] Property 1 Marker List · Placing a check mark displays the marker on the preview. · or that appears next to a marker name indicates that the marker is a group marker which contains several markers in it. Clicking opens the group marker set and clicking closes the displayed marker set, displaying only the group name. Taking the upper left corner as a base point, the coordinate of the marker is displayed as a percentage. Quits the marker setting, and displays the selected marker in the marker preview. Color/Monochrome Switches over the preview to color and monochrome. 4 1 2 3 4 [Information] [Control] Finalize Start/Stop Recording 3 Displays the [Information] tab. When [Sequence] or [Frame] mode is selected in the [Option settings] window, you can finalize and save the recording file while recording. Starts/Stops recording onto the hard disk. CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files 4-7 Camera and Picture Control [Control] Tab When the camcorder is set to the Camera mode, you cannot control all settings on [Control] tab. Set the camcorder's recording program to EXT. CONT. 1 [WHITE BALANCE] You can adjust the white balance by clicking the indicated marks. 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 panel image differs depending on the camcorder you are connecting. 1 2 3 8 1 6 5 4 1 7 2 2 3 3 4 / Auto Preset 1-2 Automated adjustment of the white balance. Adjust the white balance to the preset setting. Custom White Balance While one of the presets is being selected, clicking on this button registers the white balance setting. For details about saving the white balance settings, refer to the camcorder instruction manual. You can enter a new value by clicking the Kelvin text box with the mouse and pressing the [Enter] key on the keyboard. Bright sunlight. 4 5 6 5 Indoor (3200K) Outdoor (5600K) 6 2 [IRIS] You can set an aperture value. 3 [SHUTTER] You can set the shutter speed. CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files 4-8 Camera and Picture Control 4 [ZOOM]/[FOCUS] You can control the zooming and focusing functions of the camcorder by moving the slider. [. . . ] There may be many file sets starting with "oem". 9 Close all windows and restart the computer. The [INF] folder contains numerous files that are critical to the computer's operation. If you delete the wrong file, you may be unable to restart Windows. · The Windows Notepad program will start and show the file contents. · When uninstalling the AV/C Camera Storage Subunit-WIA Driver, click each [oem*] file until you find the one that contains [; AV/C Camera Storage WIA driver] in its first line. When you have found the correct file, delete the file set. 1) Close the Notepad window. [. . . ]