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Canon XA10 User Manual

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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

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

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