Canon GL1 Tips for Making Better Videos, Holding the camera, Using a tripod, Sound recording

Tips for Making Better Videos

Holding the camera

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 input sound with headphones and if necessary, turn the attenuator on through the menu by selecting MIC ATT and setting it to ON.

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