Canon XA10 Quick Manual

Canon XA10 Quick Guide
Quick Instructions
[1] Charge the Battery Pack.
[2] Insert a SD card into slot B.
[3] Connect Headphones.
[4] Select The Operating Mode.
[5] Check your Mic/Audio Input Switch.
[6] Turn on the Camera.
[7] Load/Set Your Menu Settings.
[8] Press START/STOP to Start Recording.
[9] Adjust Audio Levels.
[10] Press START/STOP to Stop/Pause.
[1] Charging the Battery Pack
1] Connect the power cord to the
compact power adapter.
2] Plug the power cord into a power
out let.
3] Connect the power adapter to the
camcorder' s DC IN terminal.
[2] Insert SD Card into slot B [2] Insert S S S D Card into slo D
Memory card must be in the Memory card must be in the
UNLOCK posit UNLOCK posit UNLOCK position to record new tion to record new tion to record new
files to the ca files to the card. 8GB (or ard. 8GB (or
more) SD, SDHC or SDXC HC or SDXC
class 10 or UHS class 1 HS class 1
memory cards prefered. s prefered.
1] With camcorder off. order off.
2] Open the slot cover. slot cover.
3] Insert the memory card memory car a a d d d d
straight into memory slot B. nto memory slot B.
4] Gently close the cover. se the cover.
Removing a Memory Card Memory Card
Push card in and it will eject. and it will eject.
Using the Touch Screen Touch Screen
Buttons and menus change depending on menus change depending on
operating mode and task. de and task.
Touch
Press on the touch screen firmly. You touch screen firmly. You
may not be able to perform touch opera- b f
tions correctly......
- Using your fingernails or hard-tipped
objects such as ballpoint pens.
- Operating the touch screen with wet Of
gloved hands.
Drag
While applying pressure, swipe your finger
up and down or left and right across the
screen. Used to scroll menus, browse and
adjust controls button and sliders.
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4] Attach the battery pack. Press
the battery pack softly into the battery pack softly into the
battery attachment unit and battery attachment unit and slide y
it toward until it clicks in pla it toward until it clicks in place.
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[3] Using Headphones [3] Using
Connect the 3.5mm minijack to the Connect th
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[4] Operating Mode [4] Operati
AUTO AUTO
M (full acces M (full acces M (full access)
CINEMA (cine CINEMA (cinematic filters)
[5] Mic/A [5] Mic/Audio Input
Set the sw Set the switch to
"INT" to u "INT" to use the INT to u
Built-In Microphone Directionality Built-In Micropho B
Set the audio input Set the audio input switch in the handle to
[INT] adjust the dire [INT] adjust the direclionality direclionality.
OPEN: [FUNC.] > [MENU] > OPEN: [FUNC.] > [M
[Built -in Mic Directionality] [Built -in Mic
h Select the desired option & touch [X].
[Monaural] Mono. Emphasizes sound coming
from the front.
[Norm] Default - Stereo. Between [Wide] and
[Monaural] settings in reach.
[Wide] Stereo. For ambient sounds over a
large area-adds to the sense of presence.
[Zoom] Stereo. Sound linked to the zoom
position. The larger the subject appears
on the screen, the louder and more
focused the sound will be.
5] Charge battery with the
camcorder turned off. The
red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator
will stop blinking when the
battery pack is attery pack is
fully charged. ully charged.
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AV OUT/ terminal to
verify your audio levels
while recording.
Set headphone
volume level to 8.
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put
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Media Pool Settings
>AF Mode:
Instant AF
Focus Assistance:
On
Built-in Mic Freq:
Normal
Built-in Mic Directionality:
Normal
XLR Rec Channel:
CH1
>Rec Media:
Memory Card B
Recording Mode:
MXP
Frame Rate:
24P
>AV/Headphones:
Headphones
Custom Key/Dial:
Exposure
Assign Button 1:
AF/MF
Assign Button 2:
WB
Set WB Priority:
Auto
Power Saving Mode:
Off
Date Format:
Y.M.D.
[6] [6] Power On
Turn the camera on
[7] Load/Set You Menu Settings
Insert a SD card with settings into slot B.
OPEN: [FUNC.] > [MENU] >
(Backup Menu Settings B]
Select [load] and then touch [Yes] the
screen will restart.
[8] START/STOP to Begin Recording
[9] Adjust Audio Levels
[FUNC.] > [ Mic Level] > ....
[M Manual] - adjust using arrows
[A Automatic] - automatic levels
[10] START/STOP to Stop/Pause
Selecting the Frame Rate
Number of frames/fields per second that
will be recorded.
OPEN: [FUNC.] > [MENU] >
[Frame Rate]
Select the desired option & touch [X].
Progressive Option: - Recommended option
[24P] 24 fps (frames per second), Progres-
sive. Using this frame rate will achieve a
cinematic look.
Other Options:
[60i] 60 fps. Standard interlaced field rate.
[PF30] progressive/interlaced
hybrid.
[PF24] progressive/interlaced
hybrid.
jtyler 2013.10.30
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