Canon XA10 Handbuch

BASIC SETUP OF THE CAMERA

• attach battery, insert SD card(s)

• turn on the camera, set recording mode switch to Manual.

• open up the LCD screen to setup the camera

*in Auto and Cinema mode, access to functions is limited, so you need to be in

Manual mode to format and record on the SD card, adjust exposure, focus and

audio levels

RECORDING ON THE SD CARD

•touch FUNC > MENU

•touch the ﬁlm tab

• > Rec Media for Movies

• > touch A or B then the X tab to quit this menu.

•

* you can only import video recorded on the SD card video into Final Cut

FORMATTING THE SD CARD

•touch FUNC > MENU

•touch the wrench tab

•Initialize ( internal memory or SD card )

• select Initialize

• select Complete Initialization, the Yes

• touch OK then the X tab to quit this menu

* formatting the SD card in the camera will ensure that you will have enough room

and that the card will be properly formatted.

CANON XA-10 BASIC SETUP!page 1

SETTING THE RECORDING MODE

•touch FUNC > MENU

•touch the ﬁlm tab

• > Recording Mode

• choose the recommended format : SP

• then touch the X tab to quit

*the higher the

recording quality,

the larger the ﬁle.

Final Cut Pro will

convert 1440 x

1080 resolution to

1920 x 1080 - so

you will have full

HD and more

room to record on

the SD card.

SETTING THE FRAME RATE

•touch FUNC > MENU

•touch the ﬁlm tab

• touch Frame Rate, then the recommended frame rate: PF 30

•touch the X tab to quit

*Final Cut will convert 60i to 30 frame rate as it is the standard for editing, so

recording at 60i will just waste room on the SD card - the ﬁles will be twice a big.

CANON XA-10 BASIC SETUP!page 2

ADVANCED SETUP OF THE CAMERA

SETTING THE AUTO EXPOSURE

• Touch FUNC > Rec. Programs

• Touch P : auto adjust aperture + shutter speed

SETTING UP THE FOCUS

• Manual Focus ( critical focus )

•press the MF/AF button on the side of the LCD screen to switch to manual focus

• Zoom in on the subject’s eyes

• Use the focus ring to adjust

• Zoom out to the desired framing

• Face Detection ( by default, turned on )!

•Touch & Track

PLAYING BACK + DELETING VIDEO

•press then

• look for the scene you want

• use the Zoom lever ( W ) to show 15 scenes or (T) to

show 6.

• Touch the scene you wish to play back

• Touch the screen to show playback controls

• TO DELETE A SCENE: Pause > Edit > Delete > YES > OK

CANON XA-10 BASIC SETUP!page 3

AUDIO SETUP OF THE CAMERA

ACTIVATING THE HEADPHONE PLUG

• Touch FUNC > MENU

•Touch the wrench tab

•Touch AV/Headphones > Headphones, then

• plug in your headphones

•MENU > touch Volume then to adjust.

SETTING THE XLR CHANNEL TO RECORD STEREO

•Touch FUNC > MENU

•Touch the camera tab

•touch XLR Rec Channel /

• touch the X tab to quit.

*recording in stereo ( 1 mic going to both channels 1 & 2 )

will give the voice more presence and depth.!

Note: if you are using 2 external mics you must change the

XLR REC channel to CH1 > CH1 so that the 2nd plug will work.

SETTING UP THE EXTERNAL MIC

• set audio input switch to EXT .

• plug a mic into an CH1 XLR .

• set input to MIC +48v: this provides power to the mic

***WARNING: if using a wireless mic, set the input switch

to MIC. Using the MIC +48v will cause interference.***

ADJUSTING THE MIC LEVELS

• have your subject speak in a normal voice

• adjust the dials so the audio meter levels goes a little

past -20db ( ideal level is -18db ) when the sound is the

loudest.

CANON XA-10 BASIC SETUP!page 4

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