setup telecamera Canon Vixia HF200

SETUP CANON VIXIA HF200

WHITE BALANCE

  • FUNC -> AWB -> custom WB
  • press SET in front a white paper

VOLUME AUDIO REC

  • joystick down -> select audio rec
  • joystick left - right
  • SET toggle automatic - manual
  • SET twice to return to automatic
  • always display audio indicator: FUNC -> Menu -> v3 -> audio level ON

EXPOSURE

  • joystick down -> select esposure
  • joystick left - right
  • SET toggle automatic - manual

FOCUS

  • joystick down -> select focus
  • joystick press SET toggle autofocus/manual focus AF/MF

SHUTTER SPEED

  • FUNC go on TV set 1/8 for "shutter effect"

REC FORMAT

  • AVCHD mpeg4 AVC/H264
  • MXP e FXP 1920x1080, XP+, SP, LP 1440x1080
  • use MXP (maximum quality) if you have a fast SD card

notes:

  • set ZOOM non-automatic but 1-3 is ok for interviews
  • set headphone as out in menu to use headphones
  • AF (autofocus) normal (no quick) and do not use MF (manual focus)
  • it can be used MIC attenuator in Menu
  • xv color OFF
  • recording frames: 60i
  • autoslow shutter: off

To use with Final Cut:

  • copy on disk the whole AVCHD folder
  • open FCP, settings Apple Prores 422
  • Log and Transfer, select the AVCHD folder
  • the files appears, choose IN and OUT and import
  • go get the files in FCP scratch folder and with Quicktime convert in DV PAL 4/3 CROP

Note from Berkley Univ:

Before logging clips, students should take a moment to change the Intermediate Codec setting. FCP uses two different codecs for logging AVCHD footage, Apple ProRes 422 and Apple Intermediate Codec. The ProRes codec is technically better, but takes up substantially more space. Since the desired output for all footage for the School of Journalism will be the Web, students should use Apple Intermediate Codec. This will help save storage on the drive.