Supporting Modes, Centre Marker, Zebra Pattern

More control for more creativity.

There are a number of auxiliary modes and functions that give you even more creative control and help make the XL2 a complete high-performance package.

1.Zebra Pattern

2.Clear Scan

CENTRE MARKER

When turned on, the centre marker appears as a small white cross in the middle of the LCD to help position your shots.

ZEBRA PATTERN

Helps you avoid over-exposing a shot by highlighting overexposed areas with a diagonal zebra pattern on the LCD. The level can be set to one of five steps in five percent increments from 80-100%.

CLEAR SCAN

Allows you to eliminate flickering when shooting CRT screens of a different frequency from the video camera

–especially PCs and televisions. This can only be used in Shutter Priority (Tv) or Manual mode.

CUSTOM KEYS

The XL2 has two Custom Keys on the main body that you can customise to use as shortcuts for a variety of camera functions – independently of any other menu settings. When

in Camera mode, choose from: Time Code, Index Recording, Zebra Pattern, VCR Stop, Onscreen, Handle Zoom Speed and Level Meter. When in VCR mode, you can select: Time Code, Onscreen, Data Code or Level Meter. The buttons have different profiles to allow for sightless operation during shooting.

SUPPORTING MODES

The XL2 has three additional functions that support your creative control.

INTERVAL SHOOTING

Allows continuous recording with intervals. There are 16 different combinations that can be achieved by selecting from four interval lengths

–30s, 1min, 5min, 10min – and four recording times – 0.5s, 1s, 1.5s, 2s.

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer on the XL2 can be set up to ten seconds, or as little as two seconds using the remote controller.

STANDBY

The dedicated Standby Switch / Power Save function is activated if recording is paused longer than five minutes.

In Power Save mode you can either choose to power down the whole camera or only the recording section, removing the recording heads from the tape.