Canon XA10 Study Manual

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UHM Media Lab CANON XA10 Camcorder2350 DOLE ST. KHET Studio B Director’s Phone: 956-3358WEB SITE: http://www.communications.hawaii.edu/mlab/about.htm FRONT DESK: 956-3355CANON XA10 CamcorderUHM Media Lab Study Guide 8/17/2011Page 5You will be recording to SD memory cards rather than thecamcorder’s internal memory. Use a memory card with a classrating of 4 or better for recording speed. Demonstrate how toload memory cards to use them with this camcorder.1) Turn the camcorder off. The ON/OFF (CHG) indicatormust be off with no green light.2) Open the LCD panel.3) Open the double memory card slot cover.4) Insert an SD memory card straight in, with the label facing the front of the camcorder,into slot “A” until you hear a click.5) You can put another card in the slot “B” if you wish.6) Close the slot cover.NOTE: ALWAYS TURN OFF THE CAMCORDER WHEN INSERTING OR REMOVING A MEMORYCARD. Also, when the ACCESS indicator light is flashing, do not disconnect power, turn off camcorder,or remove memory cards.NOTE: The camera has internal memory that can be used for recording, but any recordings on thismemory must be deleted before returning the camera to the Media Lab. The lab will not beresponsible for any recordings left in the camera when it is checked in!1. This camera comes with built-in microphones that are only good for ambient/backgroundsounds. For professional quality audio, we will plug in professional microphones.2. If the camera isn’t already setup with an external on camera shotgun microphone, attach itand plug it in to CH2 (audio channel 2). Connect the hand mic to an XLR cable and plug thatinto CH1. Plug in the headphones.3. Set the audio controls on the camera handle (seeillustration). The switch position for CH1 will be middle(MIC) for the hand mic and right (MIC+48) for the lavaliermic. Know the following terminology for our mics:SHOTGUN MIC: A condenser mic which requireselectrical power to work and has a narrow pickup patternwhich picks up sound best from the front.HAND MIC: A dynamic mic with a cone-shaped pickup pattern and picks up sound a bit betterfrom the front than from the sides.LAVALIER MIC: A condenser mic with an omnidirectional pickup pattern (picks up soundevenly from any direction).LINE LEVEL: A setting on the camera to match the strong electrical audio signal from a devicesuch as audio amplifier or DVD player.MIC LEVEL: A setting on the camera to match the weak electrical audio signal generated by amicrophone.DYNAMIC MIC: A microphone that generates its own weak electrical audio signal such as ahand mic.CONDENSER MIC: A microphone that needs electrical power to work. (The shotgun mic andthe lavalier mic are examples of condenser mics).SD MEMORY CARD INSTALLATIONSETTING UP AUDIO MICS