Canon GL1 How To Use

Digital video camera

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How to use the Canon GL1 Digital Video Camera

Connecting Power:

• Pull the eye piece out, then tilt it up

• Lineup power plug and slide it down until it clicks

• To remove the plug, press the release button just under the eye piece, slid the plug up and out

Inserting a blank tape (power must be present but camera can be "Off"):

• Push the open lever up toward the front of the camera and at the same time pull the cover out from the

camera

• Push the green "Eject" button, the tape holder will come up and open

• Insert tape with the label facing away from the camera

• Push the tape holder in toward the camera but NOT DOWN

• The tape holder will go down on its own

• After the tape holder is down, close the cover

Page 1 How to use the Canon GL1 Digital Video Camera Connecting Power: • Pull the eye piece out, then tilt it up • Lineup power plug and slide it down until it clicks • To remove the plug, press the release button just under the eye piece, slid the plug up and out Inserting a blank tape (power must be present but camera can be “Off”):...
Page 2 To record: • Remove lens cap • Open LCD monitor on the side • Slide the power switch forward to “Camera” (see #1 below) • Make sure camera is in “Standby” mode and not “Lock” mode, on the back of the camera (see #2 below) •...
Page 3 Hooking the camera up to a VCR for coping: • Connect power to the camera (see above) • Insert the tape you want to copy (see above) • Connect the video out cable to the camera, under the flap on the back of the camera near the big red record button •...