Canon GL1 Instruction Manual

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Condensation may form on the camera when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place. Using the
camera while condensation is present can damage both the tape and the camera.
Condensation may become a problem:
Condensation
When the camera is taken from an air-conditioned room
to a warm, humid place
Protecting the camera from condensation
¥ Before you bring the camera to a warm or humid place where condensation is likely to be a problem,
unload the cassette and put the camera...

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Troubleshooting
Cause and/or what to do about it
¥ The camera is not switched on (p. 21, 28).
¥ The cassette is not loaded or is set for erasure
prevention (p. 19-20).
¥ The tape has reached the end.
¥ The battery pack is exhausted or not properly
attached (p. 16-17, 83).
¥ The function cannot be used in that recording
program (p. 48).
¥ The top controls are locked by the lock lever 
(p. 88).
¥ The camera was in record pause mode for more
than about five minutes (p. 21).
¥ The...

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Note:
¥ Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using
manual focus (see p. 58). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus,
and then point the camera at your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes Many subjects at
different distancesBehind glass
Without much
contrast (e.g. a white
wall)Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Night scenes Fast moving objects
Slanted...

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Cause and/or what to do about it
¥ The remote sensor mode is set to OFFBin
the menu (p. 37).
¥ The remote sensor modes of the wireless
controller and the camera itself are different 
(p. 37).
¥ The batteries are dead or not inserted.
¥ It is turned off (p. 38).
¥ This is unlikely, but may happen if you use the
camera in places where the air pressure is low, in
an airplane for example. The bubbles will
disappear a week or so after you return the
camera to normal atmospheric...

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Screen Displays
Record pause mode 
(p. 21)
Recording (p. 21)
Shows how much battery
power remains (p. 83).
The battery pack is
exhausted (p. 83).
No cassette is loaded, or it
is set for erasure
prevention (p. 19-20).
Remaining tape
(Green: more than 5 min.
Yellow: less than 5 min.
Red: final few secs).
...finally, it tells you when
you have completely run
out of tape.
The camera is ejecting the
tape (p. 19).
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The safety...

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Frame reverse playback 
(p. 29)
Playback pause (forward
and reverse) (p. 28)
Slow playback (forward
and reverse) (p. 29)
´2 playback (forward and
reverse) (p. 29)
´1 playback (forward and
reverse) (p. 29)
Photo Search (p. 67)
Date Search (p. 67)
Photo search is complete.
Zero set memory
(forward and reverse)
(p. 68)
Zero set memory
(p. 68)
A/V Insert Editing
(p. 79)
Audio...

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Volume level (p. 27)
Screen brightness (p. 26)
Gain (p. 56)
Audio output (p. 86)
Mix balance (p. 86)
Audio/visual insert 
(p. 79)
Audio dubbing (p. 81)
Microphone attenuator 
(p. 23, 31, 80)
Line audio attenuator
(p. 80)
Audio input (p. 81)
Microphone input (p. 81)
DV input (p. 75)
Condensation warning
(p. 91)
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Manual exposure display
(p. 57):
Exposure locked
Brighter than standard
exposure level
Darker than standard
exposure level...

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Refer to page 20.
Refer to page 91.
Appears as a warning to
protect the tape and also
when condensation is
detected. Remove the tape
as soon as possible after
the camera has displayed
the caution.
Refer to page 75.
Refer to page 75.
Appears when you try to
do audio dubbing or A/V
insert on a tape recorded in
LP mode. Refer to 
page 78, 80.
Appears when you try to
do audio dubbing on a tape
recorded in 16-bit audio or
12-bit, 4-channel mode.
Refer to page 80.
Appears when the...

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Specifications
GL1
Power Supply (rated): 7.2 V DC
Power Consumption (While recording with
the AF turned  on):
6.7 W (Using viewfinder), 
7.4 W (Using LCD screen)
Television system: 
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC
color signal
Video recording system: 
2 rotary heads, helical scanning system
DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD
system)
Digital component recording 
Audio recording system: PCM digital sound: 
16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch), 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Image sensor:3 CCD...

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Index

Abroad, Using the Camera, 90
Accessories, 6
Adapter, AC,  16
AE Programs, 48
AE Shift, 59
Analog Line-in, 76
Audio Dubbing, 80
Audio Mix, 86
Audio Mode, 53
Audio Output, 87
Audio Recording, 53
Audio/Video Terminal, 30
Auto, 49
Autofocus, 58
A/V Insert, 78
Av Recording Mode, 50
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Backup Battery, 84
Basic Recording, 21
Battery Pack, 6, 13, 17, 83
Beep, 23
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Cables, 6, 30
Cassettes, 6, 19
Charging the Battery Pack, 17
Choosing a Recording Program, 48
Cleaning the Camera,...