Canon XL1SA Instruction Manual page 77

Other playback modes
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Playback Pause
To view the video as a still picture press the PAUSE a button. To resume normal playback, press it again,
or press the PLAY e button. The camera automatically goes into stop mode after about five minutes'
playback pause.
Edit Search
When the camera is in playback pause, you can use edit search to play the tape forwards or backwards to
find the point where you want to start or restart editing.
Press and hold the edit search + and – buttons (the REC SEARCH buttons) during playback, while you
check the picture in the viewfinder.
• The + button plays the recording forwards and the – button plays it backwards.
Release the button when you find the point where you want to start editing.
• The camera returns to playback pause.
Fast Forward Playback
To play back the recording at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the FF 1 button during
normal playback or press and hold the FF 1 button during normal fast forward.
Rewind Playback
For reverse playback at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the REW ` button during normal
playback or press and hold the REW ` button during normal rewind.
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