Canon XH A1S User Manual

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Recording
White Balance
The camcorder uses an electronic white balance process to calibrate the picture for accurate color
display under different lighting conditions. In addition to the fully automated mode, white balance
modes include an indoor mode, an outdoor mode, a color temperature setting and two user-defined
custom preset values.
Selecting the Automatic White Balance
Set the AWB switch to ON.
Selecting One of the Preset Modes
1. Set the dial to a recording mode
other than .
2. Set the AWB switch to OFF and the WHITE
BAL. switch to PRE.
3. Set the WHITE BAL. PRESET switch to
or .
You can also fine-tune the preset / settings.
Press the WHITE BAL. button so the preset icon
starts flashing and the neutral value ±0 appears next
to it. Adjust the white balance with the dial to a
value between -9 and +9 and press the WHITE BAL.
button again.
White balance setting Use
AWB Automatic adjustment of white balance.
(outdoor) Bright sunlight (5,600 K).
(indoor) Incandescent light (3,200 K).
(color temperature) Setting depending on the hue of a specific lighting (2,000 - 15,000 K in 100 K increments).
Custom Preset A, B Custom preset (3,200 - 5,600 K).
AWB switch
WHITE BAL.
PRESET switch
AWB switch
WHITE BAL. button
WHITE BAL. switch

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