Canon GL1 Instruction Manual
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21 E Quick Overview Before you start recording To record Basic Recording 1 324 POWER OFF VCRCAMERASTANDBY LOCKSTANDBY LOCKSTART /STOP ¥ Attach a power source (p. 16). ¥ Load a cassette (p. 19). ¥ Fasten the grip belt (p. 82). ¥ Attach the lens hood (p. 15). ¥ Choose the display: viewfinder (p. 82) or LCD screen (p. 25). ¥ Adjust the viewfinder or the LCD screen. You may also want to charge the backup battery (p. 84) in order to set the date and time display (p. 39). To set the movie mode, refer to p....
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22 E Quick Overview You can record and play back a tape in SP (standard play) and LP (long play) modes. LP extends tape usage by 1.5 times. To switch to LP mode, select REC MODE from the camera or VCR menu, select LP and then close the menu (for instructions on how to use the menus, refer to page 35). When you have finished recording Changing the recording mode (SP/LP) ¥ Close the LCD panel. ¥ Unload the cassette. ¥ Turn the standby lever to LOCK. ¥ Slide the POWER switch to OFF. ¥ Disconnect the power...
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You can show/hide non-essential camera recording displays by pressing the DISPLAY/DATA CODE button. You cannot hide the following: ¥ Recording displays (REC, PAUSE etc.) ¥ Remaining battery power, flash information display ¥ Caution phrases (ÒCONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED,Ó etc.) To see a demonstration of the cameraÕs main features, before loading the cassette, go to the DEMO MODE option in the camera menu. Select the ON setting and close the menu. The demo also starts automatically if the power has...
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24 E Quick Overview Turn the digital zoom on by choosing D.ZOOM from the camera menu, to magnify the cameraÕs zoom range by up to 5 ´. Zooming Zoom in Zoom out T W ZOOMWT 40´/100´digital zoom Operate the zoom controls from either the side grip, the camera handle or the wireless controller. The cameraÕs 20 ´zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for each scene: ¥ Press the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle. ¥ Press it towards T to zoom in to telephoto. You can control the...
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25 E Quick Overview Using the LCD Screen Push the LCD panel open button and open the panel by pulling it away from the camera. This automatically switches the LCD screen on and the viewfinder off. When you close the LCD panel, the LCD screen automatically switches off and the viewfinder switches back on. Open the LCD screen First open out the LCD panel at a right angle (90¡) to the camera. Changing the angle of the LCD screen You can now choose the angle of the panel that suits you best by rotating it...
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26 E Quick Overview Adjusting the LCD screen Notes: ¥ The camera will remember your brightness setting even if you slide the POWER switch to OFF. ¥ The brightness of the LCD does not effect that of the recorded images or the viewfinder. About the LCD Screen The LCD screen built into this camcorder is a high precision product. However, small black dots or bright points of light (red, blue or green) may appear constantly on the LCD screen. This is not a malfunction of the LCD screen and they are not...
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The camcorder has a built-in speaker and a headphone terminal so you can review the sound track alongside the picture during playback. Use the speaker or headphones when viewing playback with the LCD screen, and use headphones when viewing with the viewfinder. The built-in speaker is monaural; use headphones for stereo sound. 27 E Quick Overview Built-in speaker and headphone terminal REC REC PAUSE EJECT Indicators that appear in the LCD display when ÒmirrorÓ is selected: Adjust the speaker and headphone...
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28 E Quick Overview Playing Back a Cassette POWER OFF VCRCAMERA You can use the LCD screen or the viewfinder for instant, on-the-spot playback. The camera also plays back the sound track via the built-in speaker (p. 27). ¥ When you play back a tape, you can close the LCD panel with its screen side facing up. ¥ When the LCD panel is closed, you can monitor the playback using the viewfinder. To play back your recordings on a TV, see p. 30. To use the wireless controller, see p. 36. Note: ¥ To avoid...
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29 E Quick Overview Special playback These can only be operated from the wireless controller (p. 36). Frame Advance To play back frame by frame, press the +/ae button repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame advance. Frame Reverse To play back in reverse frame by frame, press the Ð/ 4abutton repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame reverse. Slow Forward Playback To play back at about 1/5 normal speed, press the SLOWMbutton...
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30 E Quick Overview If your TV (or VCR) has an S-video input terminal Connections for Playback on a TV Screen You can connect the camera to a TV or VCR in order to play back your recordings. You will need to attach a power source to the camera (see p. 16). See your TV or VCR instruction manual for further details. A/V VIDEO S-VIDEO INPUT AUDIO L R S-150 S-video Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable DVIN/OUT IN/ OUT ¥ Use the S-150 S-video Cable to connect the S-video terminal d. Use the STV-250N Stereo...