Canon XH A1S User Manual

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Recording
Using the XLR terminals
1. Connect a microphone to one of the XLR
terminals.
To supply a microphone with phantom power, set the
corresponding switch to ON. Make sure to
connect the microphone first, before turning the
phantom power on. Keep the microphone connected
when turning off the phantom power.
2. Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP].
Select [CH1 INPUT] or [CH2 INPUT], and
select a setting option.
• Select [XLR MIC] or [XLR LINE] for channel 1 or
channel 2.
• When using the XLR terminal to record to only one
channel, use the CH1 input terminal and set [CH1
INPUT] to [XLR MIC] or [XLR LINE].
3. From the [AUDIO SETUP] menu, select [XLR REC CH], select a setting option and
close the menu.
Select [CH1] to record on channel 1 the audio from the CH1 input terminal or [CH1/CH2] to record the
audio on both channels.
4. If necessary, turn on the microphone attenuator (20 dB) by setting the corresponding
switch to ATT.
The microphone attenuator will only be effective when the input is set to [XLR MIC].
5. If necessary, adjust the gain of the input signal. Open the menu and select [AUDIO
SETUP]. Select [XLR 1 TRIM] or [XLR 2 TRIM], depending on the audio input you want
to adjust. Select a setting option and close the menu.
The gain adjustment will only be effective when the input is set to [XLR MIC].
 When connecting a microphone that does not support phantom power, make sure to set the
corresponding switch to OFF. Otherwise the microphone may be damaged.
 When [XLR REC CH] is set to [CH1/CH2], audio from the CH2 input terminal will not be recorded.
Adjusting the Audio Recording Level
If the audio level is too high and the sound sounds
distorted, activate the microphone attenuator (12 dB for
the built-in microphone, 20 dB for an external
microphone), by setting the MIC ATT. switch (built-in
microphone/external microphone connected to the MIC
terminal) or the corresponding switch (external
microphone connected to the XLR terminal) to ATT.
switches
switches
MIC ATT.
switch
switches

Canon XH A1S Specifications

General

Digital zoom	0 x
Optical zoom	20 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	4.5 - 90 mm
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	32.5 - 650 mm
Sensor type	CCD
Total megapixels	1.67 MP
Optical sensor size	1/3 \
Effective megapixels (movie)	1.56 MP
Display diagonal	2.8 \
Display resolution (numeric)	207000 pixels
Maximum image resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	1920 x 1080
3D	No
Camcorder type	Shoulder camcorder
Minimum illumination	0.3 lx
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0
Camcorder tape type	HDV
Camcorder media type	Memory card, Videotape
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD, SDHC
Internal storage capacity	0 GB
Product color	Black
Built-in flash	-
Battery capacity	- mAh

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	394 mm
Width	163 mm
Height	192 mm
Weight	2135 g