Canon XA11 Instruction Manual page 38

Recording Movies and Photos
NOTES
• The START/STOP button on the handle unit has a lock lever to prevent accidental operation. Set the
lock lever to C in cases such as when you do not want a recording inadvertently paused or do not
plan to use this START/STOP button. Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the
START/STOP button again.
• When you set the [FUNC.]
use the HD/SD-SDI terminal (o only) or HDMI OUT terminal to connect the camcorder to a
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device capable of receiving recording commands through a connection via the HD/SD-SDI terminal
(o only) or HDMI OUT terminal, if you start or stop recording with the camcorder, the
connected device will also start or stop recording. (When [Rec Command] is set to [i On], video
snapshot will not be available.)
• When the camcorder switches form recording on one memory card to another during relay
recording, the video will be recorded as two separate relay scenes. With the software Data Import
Utility, you can join relay scenes recorded on different memory cards as a single scene and save it
on a computer (A 110).
• For scenes with a long recording time, the video (stream) file in a scene will be split approximately
every 4 GB. Even in such case, playback will be continuous. With the software Data Import Utility,
you can join such split files into a single scene and save it on a computer (A 110).
• When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such cases, you can
adjust the brightness of the LCD screen with the [FUNC.]
setting. Alternatively, you can also use the viewfinder (A 20).
• Photos are recorded as JPG files. During
while recording a movie or during record standby mode. For the approximate number of photos that
can be taken, refer to
• Photos cannot be recorded during slow & fast motion recording mode or when [FUNC.]
Effects] [Looks] is set to [Highlight Priority].
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• You can capture a photo from a scene during playback (A 97).
• When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCD
panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A 20).
[MENU]
> > q
Reference Tables
(A 152).
[Rec Command] setting to [i On] and you
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[MENU]
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and modes, the camcorder can take photos
[LCD Brightness]
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