Canon XA11 User manual

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1. Insert battery pack.
2. Set the on switch into the CAMERA position
3. Insert 1 or 2 SD cards into the slots.
4. If you need to format your SD card(s), press
the FUNC. button on the camera or on the
touchscreen, then press the MENU button on
the touchscreen to access the Menu Options.
From there, select the second submenu tab (the
film and gear icon) and scroll down to select
Initialize SD option. WARNING: initializing
your SD card will erase its contents, so
make sure you don’t need anything on
there before formatting!
5. Set the camera mode switch to M (manual).
6. Set the lens barrier switch to open.
7. Press the red record button to begin filming.
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GETTING STARTED
STEP BY STEP
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1. Set Audio Scene to STD (standard).
2. Set Mic Level to A (auto), though there
are situations in which you may want to
switch to manual.
3. Set Image Stabilizer to OFF.
4. Set Image Effects to OFF.
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1. Set Rec. Programs to M (manual).
2. Set BLC Always On to OFF.
3. Set White Balance to AWB (auto white
balance).
4. Set Focus to MF (manual focus). Here
you can also enable/disable the Peak
function, which will put an outline around
objects that are in focus. Tap on the
wrench icon button to change the color
of the peak lines.
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FUNCTION (FUNC.) OPTIONS
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1. Set Movie Format to MP4 (AVCHD
also works if you are familiar with using
the Media Browser in Adobe Premiere to
import media).
2. Set Recording Mode to 24 Mbps.
3. Set Frame Rate to 29.97P (or 23.98P if
you prefer that look).
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1. Set AF Mode to AF.
2. Set Focus Assistance to OFF.
3. Set Face Detection & Tracking to OFF.
4. Set ND Filter to OFF.
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MENU OPTIONS
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Quick Start Guide
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AUDIO
Microphone
Control Panel
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Microphone
Mounts
Microphone
XLR Inputs
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1. This switch selects between the
camera’s built in internal
microphone (OFF) and external
microphone XLR inputs (ON).
2. Use an XLR connector to plug up to
2 external microphones into the
microphone inputs. Lav mics and
shotgun mics can both plug in here.
3. Selecting MIC is the most common
setting for most microphones
connected via XLR inputs (certain
microphones require an external
power supply - the MIC 48V setting
will make them work).
4. These switches select between
Automatic (A) and Manual (M)
input volume for their respective
microphone input.
5. If Manual (M) volume is selected,
these knobs will control the audio
input level.
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Headphone
Output Jack
Hidden A/V
Panel
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