Canon XL1 3CCD Manual

A SERVICE OF

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Tips&Terminology 

• Theline‐inhasahighresistanceandahighimpedance

Rifles

• Agooddistancetoholdtheriflemicfromone’ssubjectisnomorethan1.5m

ShureMixer

• Therounddialsonthemixerarecalledpots,whichisanabbreviationofpotentialitors

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General

• CCD=ChargeCoupleDevice:thisistemporaryinfostorageinthecamera

• Thehighertheshutterspeed,thelesslightthatcomesthrough

• Thegreatertheshutterspeed,themoredistincttheframesareforplayback.Manipulating

theshutterisusefulformanipulatingthedepthoffield.(Depthoffieldusedproperlymarks

thedifferencebetweenamateurvideomakersandprofessionals).

• dB=theratioofunitsofnoise,whichismeasuredinDbs.

‐ Byusingthisyoucanmakeyourscenelighter/darkerthanthelimit;thisisusefulat

night,likepumpingitupto12dBtolightenthescene(butit’snoisybecauseit’s

manufactured).

‐ Usefultip:usestockingsbehindthelenstohelplighten(stretchthemoutacrossit).Use

varyingcoloursforvaryingeffects.

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