Table Of Contents - Canon XA10 User Manual

Table of contents

1 Introduction 11
About this Manual 11
Conventions Used in this Manual 11
Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 13
Names of Parts 15
2 Preparations 22
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Charging the Battery Pack 22
Preparing the Camcorder 24
Attaching the Microphone Holder
Unit 24
Attaching the Handle Unit 24
Attaching the Lens Hood 25
Using the Viewfinder 25
Adjusting the Position and Brightness of
the LCD Screen 26
Wireless Controller 28
Using a Tripod 29
Basic Operation of the Camcorder 30
Using the Touch Screen 30
Operating Modes 31
Using the Menus 32
First Time Settings 34
Setting the Date and Time 34
Changing the Language 34
Changing the Time Zone 35
Using a Memory Card 36
Memory Cards Compatible for Use with
the Camcorder 36
Inserting and Removing a Memory
Card 37
Selecting the Memory for the
Recordings 38
Relay Recording 38
Double Slot Recording 39
Initializing the Memory 40
3 Recording 41
Recording Movies and Photos 41
Preparing to Record 41
Recording in AUTO Mode 42
Recording in y (Manual) Mode 46
Quick Start Function 48
Selecting the Video Quality (Recording
Mode) 49
Selecting the Frame Rate 50
Focus Adjustment 51
Manual Focus 51
Autofocus 52
Face Detection 53
Touch & Track 55
Zooming 56
Using the Zoom Lever, Handle Zoom
Rocker or Wireless Controller 56
Using the Touch Screen's Zoom
Controls 58
Soft Zoom Control 58
Digital Tele-Converter 59
Advanced Image Stabilization 60
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 61
Automatic Exposure Recording
Programs 62
Exposure Adjustment 64
Using the Manual Exposure Recording
Program 64
Exposure Compensation 65
White Balance 67
Special Scene Recording Programs 69
Image Effects 71
Self Timer 72
Recording Audio 73
Using the Built-in Microphone or an
External Microphone Connected to the
MIC Terminal 73
Using Line Input or an External
Microphone Connected to an XLR
Terminal 74
Audio Recording Level 76
Using the Built-in Microphone or
Microphone Connected to the MIC
Terminal 76
Using a Microphone or Audio Source
Connected to an XLR Terminal 77
Built-In Microphone Directionality 78
Audio Equalizer 79
Audio Mix 80
Using Headphones 81
Using a Zoom Remote Controller 82
Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 83