Canon GL1 GL1 Instruction Manual - Page 31

Tips for Making Better Videos - external microphone

Get Canon GL1 PDF manuals and user guides View all Canon GL1 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 31 highlights

Tips for Making Better Videos Holding the camera E For maximum stability, grip the camera in your right hand and keep your right elbow pressed against your body. If necessary support the camera with your left hand. With practice, you will be able to operate the controls by touch, without taking your eye off the action. Using a tripod To prevent any unwanted movement, you can mount the camera on a tripod, (or any flat surface at a suitable height) and operate it with the wireless controller. • When you are using a tripod, be careful not to leave the viewfinder exposed to bright sunlight or it may melt. (The light is concentrated by the viewfinder lens.) Change the angle of the viewfinder so that the sun doesn't shine into it. • Make sure that the fastening screw of the tripod is no longer than 1/4 inch (5.5 mm), or it will damage the camera. Sound recording For greater creative control, you can connect an external microphone to the MIC terminal. We recommend a microphone with a built-in power supply (condenser microphone). It is possible to connect almost any stereo microphone with a plug diameter of 3.5 mm. • Use the microphone attenuator with the built-in or an external microphone if you need to lower the volume level of the input audio. Monitor the level of the MIC input sound with headphones and if necessary, turn the attenuator on through the menu by selecting MIC ATT and setting it to ON. Quick Overview 31

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
31
E
Quick Overview
Tips for Making Better Videos
For maximum stability, grip the camera in your right hand and keep your right
elbow pressed against your body.
If necessary support the camera with your left hand. With practice, you will be
able to operate the controls by touch, without taking your eye off the action.
Holding the camera
Using a tripod
Sound recording
MIC
To prevent any unwanted movement, you can mount the camera on a tripod, (or
any flat surface at a suitable height) and operate it with the wireless controller.
•
When you are using a tripod, be careful not to leave the viewfinder exposed to
bright sunlight or it may melt. (The light is concentrated by the viewfinder
lens.) Change the angle of the viewfinder so that the sun doesn’t shine into it.
•
Make sure that the fastening screw of the tripod is no longer than 1/4 inch
(5.5 mm), or it will damage the camera.
For greater creative control, you can connect an external microphone to the MIC
terminal.
We recommend a microphone with a built-in power supply (condenser
microphone).
It is possible to connect almost any stereo microphone with a plug diameter of
3.5 mm.
•
Use the microphone attenuator with the built-in or an external microphone if
you need to lower the volume level of the input audio. Monitor the level of the
input sound with headphones and if necessary, turn the attenuator on through
the menu by selecting MIC ATT and setting it to ON.