Canon XA25 Manual

CANON XA25 BASIC SETUP

BASIC SETUP OF THE CAMERA

• attach battery, insert SD card(s)

• turn on the camera, set recording mode switch

to MANUAL.

• open up the LCD screen to set up the camera

* in Auto and Cinema mode, access to

functions is limited. You need to be in

MANUAL mode to format and record on

the SD card, adjust exposure, focus and

control audio levels.

RECORDING ON THE SD CARD

• touch FUNC > MENU

• touch the lm tab

• > Recording Media

• > touch Mem. Card A or B

FUNC. panel in mode

* you can only import video recorded on the SD card video into Final Cut

FORMATTING THE SD CARD

• touch FUNC > MENU

• touch the lm tab

• Initialize SD

• Choose Mem. Card A or B > Initialize > Yes > Ok

*formatting the SD card in the camera will ensure that you will have enough room and that the

card will be properly formatted.

CANON XA25 BASIC SETUP

SETTING THE RECORDING MODE

• touch FUNC > MENU

• touch the lm tab

• >Movie Format

• choose the recommended format: AVCHD

• > Recording Mode

• choose the recommended format: 24 Mbps

LPCM

* the higher the record-

ing quality, the larger

the le. Final Cut Pro

will convert 1440 x 1080

resolution to 1920 x

1080 - so you will have

full HD and more room

to record on the SD

card.

SETTING CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE

• touch FUNC > WB White Balance

• touch

• point the camcorder at a white object, so it lls

the whole screen, and touch [Set WB].

• the camcorder will retain the custom white bal-

ance even if you turn it off.

CANON XA25 BASIC SETUP

AUDIO SETUP OF THE CAMERA

ACTIVATING THE HEADPHONE PLUG

• touch FUNC > MENU > touch the wrench tab

> touch Headphone Volume

• use headphones for playback or to check the

audio level while recording.

USE EXTERNAL MIC:

• plug mic into IMPUT 1

• turn on Ch1

• turn off Ch2

ADJUSTING THE MIC

LEVELS:’

• have your subject speak

in a normal voice

• adjust the dials so the

audio meter levels goes

a little past -20db (ideal

level is -18db) when the

sound is the loudest.

Connecting an External Microphone

USE WIRELESS MIC:

• plug wireless mic into

IMPUT 1

• turn on Ch1

• turn off Ch2

• set the input switch to

MIC. Using the MIC

+48v will cause interfer-

ence.

CANON XA25 BASIC SETUP

SETTING THE AUTO EXPOSURE

• touch FUNC > Rec. Programs

• touch [P] : auto adjust aperture + shutter speed

PLAY BACK VIDEO:

• ick to Media

• look for the scene you want

• touch the scene you wish to play back

DELETE A SCENE:

• touch pause > FUNC > Delete

• press [X] if you change your mind

AVAILABLE SPACE IN MEMORY:

• touch FUNC > MENU > lm tab

• touch Available Space in Memory

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