Canon - Canon XC15 - Quick Start Guide How to Properly Setup the Camera
Click the Quick Start Guide from Canon
Click the long form manual from Canon
Make sure your batteries are charged |  |
Battery release is under the hand grip | |
Slide the battery in and out the door that opens under the hand grip | |
Next we need to insert the SD cards in the card slot
The SD card is located behind a door under the camera LCD Touch Screen yes it is a touch screen!!
Push the card open lever to open the flap to insert the SD card
YOU will not be using the CF Fast card slot!! | |
Put in the SD Card into the SD card slot | |
Turn on the Camera by pressing the ON/OFF button | |
Make sure to the camera is set to the right setting for your project. If you are shooting photos (RTF318 Project #1) set the dial to the photo camera setting. If you are shooting video (RTF318 Projects #2 and #3) set the dial to the video camera setting.
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After selecting the proper setting, ensure that the camera is also set to M for Manual. NOT AUTOMATIC. This dial is located directly below the ON/OFF button. |
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Reset the Camera to Default settingsRemove custom settings from the previous user
Click on Menu on the handgrip
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Next use the touchscreen to press on the Wrench icon
then press on the 5 icon
then press on the Reset All option
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Reset All
Choose Yes | |
Set the date/time here > Press OK | |
Click on Menu again | |
Setup the Recording Mode
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Choose 23.98 / 35 Mbps then after the camera sets press the return arrow to get back to the menus | |
Next we need to format the SD card
NOTE: Make sure that the first thing you do when getting the camera from checkout or a group partner is format the SD card. This ensures that you don’t transfer over any unnecessary footage. HOWEVER, REMEMBER that formatting will erase EVERYTHING. Always ensure that you have everything properly backed up off the SD card before formatting it, returning the camera, or passing the camera off to a group partner. | |
Choose Memory Card | |
Press on Initialize | |
Press Yes to start erasing the card | |
Press OK when the card is erased successfully | |
How to setup the Microphone and Audio Input
The mic included in the case plug into Ch. 1 or Input 1 | |
On top of the camera
Lift the plastic lid over the audio controls
Set input 1 to M for manual
Leave in Mic +48V
Use the Dial to adjust audio input levels | |
More functions to check
Focus leave on M for manual
Disp - will turn overlays on and off on the viewfinder
Push AF this will auto focus the lens | |
To magnify the image to check focus press MAGN.
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On the touch screen press the FUNC button to access IRIS, Shutter and ISO
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Iris, Shutter, ISO press to adjust and then adjust the scale
Press WFM to toggle Waveform on and off | |
This dial will increase the IRIS manually while you are recording
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Remove the lens cap | |
Press the record button to start recording
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When finished recording power off the camera | |
Eject the SD card out of the camera and make a back up of all the data on the card to a hard drive |
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Every IMac in the lab has an SD Card Slot so you can use that or the Card Reader that is in your camera kit
the card will mount on the desktop | |
Copy the files off the card exactly as they are Both folders and paste them in a folder that is labeled describing the contents of your card Card_001 Card_002 Card_003 and so on The contents of the cards all have the same folder names so if you can't put them all in the same folder or else you will overwrite the previous card
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Once all the files are copied off the card Eject it
Load the files into you editing software is the next step | |