Using The Nd Filter (For Appropriate Lenses) - Canon XL1 Instruction Manual

Using the ND Filter (for appropriate lenses)

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On bright days or when recording very bright scenes, despite the iris being at its smallest aperture, blurring
of the image may occur. In such cases, using an ND filter should remove this problem. The 16× zoom lens
XL comes with a built-in ND filter.
The ND FILTER switch is located on the body of the XL lens.
Slide the ND FILTER switch to ON to use the filter.
• ND is shown continuously in the display while the ND filter is switched on.
When the camera is set to the Easy or Auto Recording programs (and the XL lens is attached):
- ND ON flashes in the viewfinder to advise you to switch the ND filter on.
- ND ON with the "ON" flashing advises you to fit an external ND filter or that the light conditions are still
too bright, despite having switched the ND filter on.
- ND OFF with the "OFF" flashing warns you that the ND filter is no longer suitable for the current
conditions. Set the ND FILTER switch to OFF.
Note:
• Make sure you reset the white balance, if you were using a manual white balance before you turned the
ND filter on.
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ND FILTER
OFF ON