Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
September 10th, 2015, 01:33 PM
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Re: Canon XA20 or HF G30 settings for weddings
I shoot all of my weddings at 1080/24P. Given how dark most receptions are, the slight drop in frame rate form 30 to 24 allows just a bit more light into each frame which is paramount to getting the...
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
October 7th, 2013, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Manfrotto 502 with Canon G30?
If you don't want to use the 502's long plate just grab one of the shorter 501 plates and they'll work fine with the 502 head. I use the 502 head and plate with my Canon HF G10 (which is almost...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
August 28th, 2012, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 25
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Re: Wasabi Batteries
Murphy's Law: Just as soon as I posted above about how great my experience with my four Wasabi BP-827 batteries has been, I had one partially malfunction on my this weekend! For some reason it no...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
August 20th, 2012, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,933
Re: Wasabi Batteries
I've purchased 4 of the Wasabi BP827's and have had ZERO problems with them, under heavy use week after week in a professional environment. They last forever, they accurately communicate with the...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
June 13th, 2012, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 52
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Re: Canon XA10
Count me in as another voice in favor of the XA10 for weddings! I have two of them and two HF G10's as well and love them all! I generally shoot DSLR for pre-ceremony and late reception (open...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
May 17th, 2012, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Oops, wrong audio setting
Probably nothing except for draining your XA10's battery a little prematurely. I've done exactly what you described a few times briefly and didn't seem to have an ill effects. Not that I recommend...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
December 26th, 2011, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: New battery XA10
Don't worry about the Wasabi's, they're great! I have four of them that I use constantly in my XA10's and HF G10's and they're rock solid and in every way as good as Canon batteries. Just stay away...
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
December 13th, 2011, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,260
Re: Is The HF-G10 vs. Canon 60D
Not sure how the Canon 60D is any cheaper... With a compable lens (18-200mm) to the G10's lens you'll be out $1499, and the G10 is around $1250-$1300 many places now.
Very different cameras,...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
November 7th, 2011, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,365
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
October 28th, 2011, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,434
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 20th, 2010, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,438
Saturation the Culprit?
I THINK the jaggies you're seeing are due to how the DV codec itself handles highly saturated colors, rather than a problem with your XL2 specifically (or with 24p or 60i specifically). If I...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
March 18th, 2010, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,956
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
November 11th, 2009, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,513
Considering that you're asking this question on...
Considering that you're asking this question on an XL2 forum, I'm sure the responses will be somewhat skewed in favor the camera. You might want to ask the question elsewhere to get a more unbiased...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 22nd, 2009, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 1
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Are you connected directly to your Mac via...
Are you connected directly to your Mac via Firewire, or is it running through an external Firewire hard drive's port? Canon cameras are well known to not "play nice" with Firewire especially if...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 16th, 2009, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 3
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Canon adapter
Canon also makes a 0.8X screw-on converter (similar to the Century one) called the RC-72 which can get you wider (although it works best if you're shooting 4:3 aspect... there's a bit of vignetting...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
September 23rd, 2009, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,669
Something Else
That second image of the tripod/tree shows that there's something else going on, other than the issue specifically with red lighting that I mentioned before. I agree that maybe it's something to do...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
September 22nd, 2009, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,669
It's the lighting
I don't think the issue is with how you're capturing, but rather it's with the lighting in the shot. I don't know the technical reasons behind it (color sampling maybe?) but in short DV cameras...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 21st, 2009, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,176
I generally run the head cleaning tape twice:...
I generally run the head cleaning tape twice: once in playback mode and once in record mode (assuming that the record head isn't cleaned otherwise). I only do this on rare occasion, maybe twice per...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 20th, 2009, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 2
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Left Eye No Problem
My right eye is lazy, so I shoot with my left eye 100% of the time with my XL2. No problems whatsoever, the viewfinder easily slides over far enough.
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
December 29th, 2008, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,551
If You're Brave
I'm glad to hear that my advice about the loose screw was helpful. =) The bad news is you'll definitely want to get that broken piece out of your camera body ASAP. I left my broken piece rattling...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
December 28th, 2008, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,551
XL2 Click
The clicking sound at startup is totally normal, it's the little mechanical AF drive in your camera body connecting with the 20X lens I believe.
I think the other problem you have is a missing...
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Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders
September 19th, 2008, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,580
Clarification About HMC150 at WEVA Expo
Sorry if I'm a little late to the party here (I rarely hit the forums), but FYI I also got a few minutes to play around with the AG-HMC150 at WEVA last month. I can clarify one thing for certain:...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
June 3rd, 2008, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,528
Avoid JVC Tapes
I agree with the other advice regarding using a head cleaner occasionally and sticking to one brand of tapes, however one caveat in my experience: don't use JVC tapes as your "one brand"! I had all...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 28th, 2008, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,665
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 5th, 2008, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,649
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