Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XL2 Canon
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X L2 Digital V ideo Camer a The ultimate 3CCD D V camer a system for crea tive f ilm-making..
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No more limit s. Cano n’ s XL2 is more than j ust a success o r to the popu lar XL 1 s – it ’ s a revol ution in d ig it al vi deo camera freedom.
T echnology that pushe s the possibilitie s. PROG RE SSI VE S CAN 3CCD The XL 2’s s uperb image qualit y is larg ely due to it s t hree highly sensi tive 1 / 3" pr ogre ssi ve C CD sensor s.
PRO -QUA LIT Y 1 6: 9 Wi th t his ne w r ecor ding mo de, the XL 2 c an ma xi mize t he c apt ur ed inf orm ati on t o d eli ver a professiona l quality 1 6: 9 aspec t ratio. Even though its CC D s ensor s ar e s tandar d 4:3 size , the qualit y o f it s 1 6 : 9 mode is e qual to that of a true 1 6: 9 CC D s ensor.
NE W 20X L - SER IES ZOOM LENS Developed exclusively for the XL 2, t he XL 5 .4- 1 08mm L IS lens is composed of 1 2 lens elements in 1 0 groups, deliverin g a f oc a l length r an ge of 4 1 .
SUP ERR A NGE OP TICA L IM AGE ST A BILIZE R Using Canon’s unique V ari-Angle Prism (V AP) technology , the SuperRa nge system not only uses a gy ro sensor to minimi se vibrati on bu t su bsequentl y ana lyses the image once it’s re ceive d by the CC D.
T he XL2 can sho ot foo tage in a way that co mes re ma rk abl y c los e t o th e lo ok and fe el o f ac tu al 35m m fi lm. S imp ly sh oot in 25p mode and a dju st th e fol low ing fun ctio ns acc ordi ng to yo ur cre ativ e dire ctio n. GA MMA Se t the Gamma mode to either Vid eo / Nor mal or Cinema .
Chr oma : This is used to deter mine the chro ma sa turat ion o f the det ect ed sk in co lour ar ea t hat i s es sent ial for distinguishing bet ween vibrant and pale sk in c olour s. Once again t he det ect ed s kin area is s hown with a zebr a pa tte rn.
1. White Balance of an indoor scene set to Indoor mode 2. W hite Balance of an indoor scene set to Outdoor mode 3. White Balance of an outdoor scene set to Outdoor mode 4. White Balance of an outdoor scene set to Indoor mode Set ting the brightnes s of each shot manually is easil y do ne thr ough three separ ate parame ter con trols on the XL 2.
T he power of pre set s. Not on ly does the XL 2 g ive you a h uge a moun t of ma nua l control over y our shooti ng pa r a meters – it c o mes with a num ber of preset shoo ting prog r a ms an d modes that a llow y ou to focus o n achie ving yo ur creative visio n.
T he sound of ar tistic freedom. FOUR CH ANNE L DI GITAL AU DIO The XL 2 records in digital stereo sou nd. Sel ect fro m 1 6 bit audio ( 2 c hannels, 48 K hz ) or 1 2 bit (4 channels, 32 Khz) and from Line or Mic leve l audio sour ces to ensure an accur ate impedan ce ma tch.
CEN TR E M ARK ER Whe n tur ned on, the c entr e mar ker appe ars as a small white cr oss in t he middle of t he LC D to help posi tion your shot s. ZEBR A P A T T ERN Helps you avoid over-exp osing a sho t by highlighting overex pose d ar eas wit h a diagonal zebr a pat ter n on the LCD.
Fu l ly prepared for a ny thi ng . The XL 2 is th e per fect camera fo r so man y shooti ng app lication s because of it s wi dely ada ptable fu nctiona lit y . From sim ple h and held sh ot s to comp licated mu lti- camera setup s , the XL2 c a n han dle it a ll with consisten c y a nd ex ceptiona lly h igh-performa nce.
LCD / F ULL Y ADJUS T AB LE VIE WFI NDER The XL 2’s v iew find er ( E VF ) is fully adjus table ( lef t, right , fo r wards and back ward s) wi th a 20 0,0 00 pixel, 2" LCD that display s 8 6 % o f the shoo ting scene . This high-r eso lution scr een can be adapte d t o vi ew Pr o-Quality 1 6 : 9 (shown in let terbox f ormat on the E VF ).
T he map to freedom . A. Panel B. Panel C. Panel LEF T SIDE 2 0 3 5 34 3 6 38 3 7 2 2 2 4 2 5 30 3 3 31 3 2 1 6 1 8 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 9 24. White Balance set button 25. Stand-by button 26. Audio monitor on/off switch 27 . Audio level meter and manual audio level indicators 28.
D. Panel E. Panels RI GHT SIDE TOP BACK 5 2 51 50 44 7 3 4 5 46 4 7 63 5 3 55 5 7 54 5 6 59 60 6 2 58 7 4 75 7 6 7 7 TOP 53. Record 54. Fast forward 55. Play 56. Rewind 57 . Stop 58. Pause 59. T op section lock button 60. Handle zoom lever 61. Handle record/pause button 62.
Expand your reper toire. The creative possibi lities a re v i r tual ly end less wit h th e X L2’ s wide rang e of i n-box a nd option al accessories .
RE COR DIN G S ECT ION GE NER A L Fo rma t Min iDV Re cor ding Me tho d Two r ota tin g he ads , hel ica l sc an a zimu th re cor din g Co nsum er d igit al VCR SD s pec ifi cat ion s Co mpli es w it h PAL sys te m ( 625 line s, 50 f iel ds) Tape S pee d Ap prox .
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