Canon XL2 Instruction Manual

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Manual focus
1. Lenses equipped with autofocus function: Slide the focus selector on the\
 lens to M.
2. Zoom into telephoto.
3. Rotate the focus ring to adjust the focus.
4. Operate the zoom to reframe the subject.
If you focus manually then leave the camcorder with the power turned on, you may lose focus on your
subject. This possible slight shift in focus is due to a rise in tempera\
ture in the camcorder interior and lens.
Check the focus before resuming shooting.
Temporary Autofocus...

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Focus Preset (Lenses Equipped with the Focus Preset Function)
This function enables a focus setting to be memorized and to return to the focus setting instantly. You
can also select the speed with which the camcorder returns to the preset focus setting.
Presetting the Focus
1. Set the focus selector to M.
”MF“ appears.
2. Set the POSITION PRESET switch to FOCUS.
3. Adjust the focus with the focus ring.
4. Move the POSITION PRESET ON/SET switch to SET.
”MF“ and the focus preset speed appear in...

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With the 20×L IS Lens: Press the ND filter unlock button and turn the ND filter operating
ring.
When the camcorder is set to Easy Recording or Auto mode, following disp\
lays appear:
* If you have no external ND filter available, use the Tv mode and set a high shutter speed, o\
r use the Av
mode and set a small aperture value.
❍ Turning on/off the ND filter changes the aperture setting. Readjust the aperture in Av mode as
required.
❍ Depending on the scene, the color may change when...

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Select from standard 60i, 30p or 24p mode. Furthermore, images captured \
in 24p mode can be 2:3
pulldown-converted or 2:3:3:2 pulldown-converted.
60i Mode
Records in 60 fps interlace mode, same as TV signals.
30p Mode
Records in 30 fps progressive mode and outputs
signals converted into 60 fps interlace.
24p Mode
Records in 24 fps progressive mode like movie film cameras, creating a cine-like picture.
24p 2:3 Mode
Signals are converted into 60 fps interlace using the
2:3 pulldown method. This 24p...

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Selecting the Frame Rate
Set the FRAME RATE switch to the desired position.
The selected frame rate appears.
❍The frame rate does not change when you operate the FRAME RATE switch during recording. It
changes once you pause recording.
❍ In 24p mode, the shutter speeds in Low Light mode will be the same as in\
 the Easy Recording
mode. Slow shutter speeds are not available.
Selecting the 24p Pulldown Mode
Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Select [24p MODE SEL], select a\
 setting...

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The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD, retaining image quality an\
d providing a larger
horizontal angle of view.
Set the ASPECT RATIO switch to 16:9.
The screen changes to the “letterbox” format.
❍If you play back a 16:9 recording on a normal TV, the image appears horizontally squeezed.
❍ If you connect the camcorder to a TV with an S (S1) terminal or Video ID-1 system, recordings
made in the 16:9 mode will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.
❍ The aspect ratio does not change...

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Selecting the Frame Setting
In 60i and 30p mode, you can select between drop frame or non-drop frame time code.
Drop frame time code synchronizes the time code of 30 fps with the actua\
l frame rate of NTSC video,
which is 29.97 fps, by skipping numbers. The non-drop frame time code counts every single video
frame. Use the drop frame time code for actual running time, and the non\
-drop time code for editing.
Open the menu and select [TIME CODE]. Select [FRAME SETTNG], select a se\
tting...

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❍When setting the free-run time code, the time code starts to run when you press the MENU
button in the middle of the setting, or when you press the SET dial afte\
r setting the last digits.
❍ To reset the time code to [00:00:00:00], select [RESET] in step 2.
❍ In 24p mode, the frame of the time code is set in multiples of 5. When y\
ou change to 24p from
60i/30p, the starting point will automatically become a multiple number of 5. 
❍ When you mix drop frame and non-drop frame time codes, the time...

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The user bit display works on the hexadecimal system that consists of a \
mixture of eight numbers or
letters. There are sixteen possible characters, numbers 0 to 9 and lette\
rs A to F.
This is useful for labeling tapes.
1. Open the menu and select [VCR SETUP] and [USR BIT DATA].
The user bit set/reset options appear.
2. Select [SET].
The first part of the display flashes.
3. Turn the SET dial to select the number/alphabet and press the SET dial.
• The next part of the display starts...

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You can set the audio mode to 16 bit or 12 bit. With 12 bit, you can select to record on two channels,
leaving two channels free for adding sound later (12bit CH        ), o\
r to record on four channels
simultaneously (12bit CH        ,        ).
The sampling frequency in 16 bit is 48 kHz and in 12 bit 32 kHz. The 16 \
bit mode provides higher sound
quality.
Audio dubbing cannot be performed with this camcorder.
16bit
12bit CH 
The channels next to channel 1 and 2 will not
be used.
12bit CH       ,...