Canon GL2 Instruction Manual

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The most important element in the scene does not necessarily have to be
centered. For a more interesting picture, try to position your subject slightly
to one side. Leave some space on the side of the frame that the subject is
facing or moving towards.
Do not cut off the top of the subject’s head, and do not cut people off at
the neck, hips or knees (move a little bit above or below).
Watch out for distracting objects in the background.
Instead of zooming while recording, try to choose...

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WZOOM
WT
T
W
Zooming
This camcorder is equipped with 20×optical zoom and 100×digital zoom. Optical zoom and digital
zoom can be operated from either the side grip, the camcorder handle or the wireless controller.
•Digital zoom cannot be used in CARD CAMERA mode.
Press the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle.
Press it towards T to zoom in to telephoto.
•The speed of the zoom controls on the camcorder can be changed in the CAMERA SET UP
submenu (grip zoom: variable, low,...

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Using the LCD Screen
Push the LCD panel OPEN button and open the panel by
pulling it away from the camcorder. 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.
First open out the LCD panel at a right angle (90°) to the
camcorder.
You can now choose the angle of the panel that suits
you best by rotating it backwards (up to 180°) and
forwards (up to 90°) about its...

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When you turn the LCD panel so that it faces into the
opposite direction, you can allow your subject to monitor
the screen, or you can monitor yourself while recording.
•You can choose the display style between reversed (LCD
MIRROR ON) or not (LCD MIRROR OFF) in the menu. You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen and the viewfinder independently.
1. Open the menu and select DISP. SET UP.
2. Select LCD BRIGHT or EVF BRIGHT and adjust the brightness.
•Pull the SELECT dial up to make...

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Indicators that appear on the LCD screen when MIRROR is turned on:
The audio level indicator will be displayed as follows:
On the LCD Screen:
Automatic Manual
On the Viewfinder:
Automatic Manual
   REC
   REC PAUSE
   EJECT TAPE CAMERA mode :
   No Card
   Recording to a
   memory card CARD CAMERA mode :
Recording to a memory card CARD CAMERA mode :
To turn the mirror mode off, open the menu and select DISP.SET UP.
Then select MIRROR, set it to OFF and close the menu.
•LCD MIRROR ON: The...

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With most camcorders, even the slightest hand movements will be noticeable during telephoto
recording. However, the GL2’s Optical Image Stabilizer allows you to obtain steady recordings even
at high magnification. Unlike electronic image stabilizers, it causes no loss of picture quality. The
Optical Image Stabilizer can compensate for a wide range of camcorder movement — you can
record stable images even if you are shooting from a moving car.
To turn the image stabilizer off, open the menu...

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On bright days or when recording very bright scenes, despite the iris being at its smallest aperture,
blurring of the image may occur. If this happens, using the ND filter should remove this problem.
Turn the ND filter on by pressing the ND FILTER ON/OFF button.
•ND is shown continuously in the display while the ND filter is turned on.
–ND ON flashes in the display to advise you to switch the ND filter on. (However it does not
appear in the Manual mode or during exposure lock.)
–ND ON with...

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You can record still images like photographs. The camcorder records the picture and sound to tape
for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.
Starting your shooting with a still image makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the
Photo Search function ( 93).
You can take a still image at any time during regular video recording, or you can put the camcorder
into record pause mode first, then take a still image.
Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still...

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2. Press the PHOTO button fully down to take the still image
•The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo” to the tape for
approximately 6 seconds. During this time the camcorder also records the sound, and the
display shows the still image.
•A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the still image. 
F
disappears from the display.
•The camcorder returns to record pause mode.
Notes:
•The camcorder automatically returns to record pause mode...

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The frame mode can be used when you wish to look at a video, scene by scene, free from field
slippage (the “flicker” that normally occurs when you pause a video). The vertical resolution of the
image is improved by 1.5×. During playback, pause the video at any time if you would like to view a
crystal clear still image in the display or on a connected TV screen. It is also possible to transfer your
favorite still pictures to a PC for image enhancement and print out.
Since the frame rate is...