Canon XL1 3CCD Camcorder User Manual


 
Tips&Terminology
Thelineinhasahighresistanceandahighimpedance
Rifles
Agooddistancetoholdtheriflemicfromone’ssubjectisnomorethan1.5m
ShureMixer
Therounddialsonthemixerarecalledpots,whichisanabbreviationofpotentialitors
General
CCD=ChargeCoupleDevice:thisistemporaryinfostorageinthecamera
Thehighertheshutterspeed,thelesslightthatcomesthrough
Thegreatertheshutterspeed,themoredistincttheframesareforplayback.Manipulating
theshutterisusefulformanipulatingthedepthoffield.(Depthoffieldusedproperlymarks
thedifferencebetweenamateurvideomakersandprofessionals).
dB=theratioofunitsofnoise,whichismeasuredinDbs.
Byusingthisyoucanmakeyourscenelighter/darkerthanthelimit;thisisusefulat
night,likepumpingitupto12dBtolightenthescene(butit’snoisybecauseit’s
manufactured).
Usefultip:usestockingsbehindthelenstohelplighten(stretchthemoutacrossit).Use
varyingcoloursforvaryingeffects.