How to Use a Canon XH A1 Video Camera : How to Use the Shutter Priority Mode on a Canon XH A1

[breeza4life]

@krank2910 mate have you got an ND Filter. try first notching up the f-stop, if your still getting over-exposed images then put on the ND filter and adjust the f-stop according to that. that way you can keep your shutter speed at 1/25.

[good2gostar]

CAN I RECORD VIDEO USING (SD MEMORY CARD) WITH THIS CAMERA CANON XH A1S

[LucasProductions1001]

I love this camera



[wakaphwap]

138,597 videos!

[krank2910]

got a problem here. I'm from europe , so i use 25 fps . I 'm filming a normal sunny day from my windows with shutter 1/25 but i see all overexposed. To obtain good image i have to set shutter to 1/300 and more. Is normal? Why i'm forced to change shutter speed to have a normal exposure?

[nolifeATALL23]

does it have a fire wire port?

[DjayAleks]

@nolifeATALL23 ya

[smallblockfuelie]

@nolifeATALL23 Yes

[JoeWhiteFilms]

Does it have a firewire port?

[shazam75]

thankyou really helpful!

[razrox]

can i capture footage as 1280-720? ive had this camera for a year and havent figured that out yet

[mediacapture]

youtube.com/watch?v=xtzEB8i7zL­A

I'm selling an xha1 and sgpro on ebay. see the link.

[pieries]

i'm having trouble with the quality. After i record the footage, when i view it on my computer it looks quite grainy.

how can i improve the quality BEFORE and AFTER filming!

PLEASE HELP ME! i have an up coming event i need to film and i don't want to mess it up.

[uncutfilm]

@pieries Turn the AGC (Auto Gain Control) off your camera

[ruairi98]

@pieries there should be settings on the camera to change the resolution, he has a video about changing it to hd, i think the problem is that you're on 480p

[glenrob123]

@pieries Hi there, im guessing you may have already figured out how to remove the grainy quality of your footage as you left this comment 3 months ago lol. i had the same problem but was able to figure it out pretty quickly. there is a flick switch almost directly below the power dial called GAIN. you need to switch it to L (for low) in order to let less light into your camera but will remove the grain. then set your camera to A for auto and your laughing. hope this helps :)

[kybrik89]

If who that of foreign colleagues is going to to throw out such chamber, please don't do it. Present it to me, because I in Ukraine on it should work 5 years = (

[henrik3332]

on my old sony fx 1000 i could record in something called super slowmo, can you do it with the canon xh a1?

[gerodeo]

hi i use a canon xha1 canon high def ,ive made ten music videos in a year stop by my channel and check them out

[nencen]

this uses MiniDV ? or Memory Stick (AVCHD) ?

[Nevillingston]

great tutorial. I'm having troubles with my xha1. It will record with the remote, but not with the record button on top or on the right side.

basically the buttons on the camera won't record, but the remote (start/stop) works.

[gerodeo]

great tutorials,

im wondering if i want to shoot and then make the footage slow motion . is it wise to shoot in really bright light and increase the shutter speed to suit that. does this crisper movement mean that the slow mo will be cleaner what would you do.

im using the xha1.

[formaset]

Teach folks how to control IRIS instead which is the main mistake videographers make when shooting inside a room with the poorly lid subject is close to a huge bright window or against the sun. All you do is to read the room's exposure away from the strong light (point anywhere BUT the strong light) then press "exposure lock" and the room will not get dark when pointing the camera towards the bright source. Alternatively, you can control your IRIS ring as the lighing changes.

[formaset]

This is for a person who never touched a video camera before. That's the basic of the basic of the very basic.

[PornotheClownDOTcom]

Thanks for posting these tutorials.

I'll watch the rest before posting my next short. The last couple have been using this camera but very simply.

[dalmatianjaws]

Anyone seen XH-A1 footage with the Wide Converter on? I'm considering buying but want to see the benefits before I buy!

[icedjackm]

would you recomend this or the Xl2 i am making a surf video...!!!!! help!

[bouchandre]

this camera because the xl2 is not in hd

[TheUploader1]

I'm gonna buy this camera.....I wish ='( ='(

[Crell1]

These are great videos! I would only suggest that you number them next time.

Peace!

[trentsnpr]

Hey...I'm in the market for a quality video camera...I do alot of wildlife videography...any suggestions?

[abejadeluz]

thanks!

[venezolanaz]

thanks brother

[pagepigg3]

Hey, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS INFO. I just went to a videographers house and he went over all of this with me but this is so much easier to understand. Thanks. KEEP them coming and please do not read any of these negative responses. People are rude. I am grateful to you. JEN

[hanzakbar]

These days we see small camcorders which mentions 1080p. Now if Canon XH-A1 is 1080i, does those small tiny winny camcorders any better then Canon XH-A1

[skwsoldier]

The small ones are single chip...whereas the Canon is a 3 CCD camera, making the quality much better.

[hanzakbar]

Some Panasonic Small camcorders that costs £600 - £700 are also 3CCD

[eviltig]

I messed with the smaller 3ccd cameras and compared it in the same room low light with a sony FX1 and it seems that the bigger the chip the more light it will draw in. Smaller cameras have I think a 8th inch ccd while the bigger ones have a quarter inch ccd making low light better quality. Just a thought.

[hanzakbar]

in this sense the New Canon 5D mark II should be the best Camcorder out there isnt it?

as it has a 21 MP full frame CMOS sensor..

[eviltig]

Sorry meant to put 3-1/3" ccds as compared to a 1/8" ccd on the smaller cameras. its hard to believe but the diff is noticeable in low light.

I have never messed with the Canon 5d mark II but it looks cool and not 3 ccd, but the advancement of cmos now or in the future is getting close. Personaly I want to get a casio f1 just because it looks like it would be fun to play with at 60 frames a second burst shooting.

[hanzakbar]

Casio EX-F1 is a compact as it still has smaller sensor. you will still face the grainny video in low light..

the 5D mark II is quite special as it has quite a big sensor so in low light there will be no issues.

I do like the Ex-F1.. Nice camera

[DOBM]

I have all three, the Canon XH-G1, 5D MkII & Casio EX-F1. The XH-A1 is a 'proper' camcorder with a moveable LCD monitor, Focus & Zoom pull, XLR mike sockets and very editable recording format. I use the 5D MkII for 35mm type DOF. Both cameras great in low light if you know what you are doing. The EX-F1 is primarily as a trick camera for web output. It's sensor size is limiting. It's very high speed modes 600/1200fps require masses of light and video even at std frame rate is poor in low light.

[ImHomeAtLast]

@DOBM i will buy one from you... i dont want to pay full price since im still in highschool

[bytex2]

Menu->Signal setup

[afshit]

How did u get the 24f mode running?

Daniel

[hondaking230]

i think he just turned the main wheel when he turned it on to "Tv" than adjusted that little dial on the side down to 24... i think.

[DOBM]

You use Menu, Signal Setup and select 24F. This is NOT selected from the shutter speed wheel. i.e. the frame rate is independent of the shutter speed. e..g. You can have a frame rate of 24 fps and a shutter speed of 1/200 of a second.