Canon XA30 Manual

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CUSTOM Dial and Button
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CUSTOM Dial and Button
You can assign to C and the CUSTOM dial one of several frequently used functions. You can 
then adjust the selected function using C and the CUSTOM dial, without having to access the 
menu. 
1 Open the [CUSTOM Dial & Button] screen.
[FUNC.] 
>
 [MENU] 
>
 q 
>
 [CUSTOM Dial & Button]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [X].
Options
(

 Default value)
NOTES
• Instead of the procedure above, you can press and hold C to display a quick menu of the 
options. Use the CUSTOM dial to select an option and then press C.
Operating modes:
[
Tv/Av]
When you set the recording program to 
[‚ Shutter-Pri. AE] or [“ Aperture-Pri. AE], you can adjust 
the shutter speed or aperture value with the CUSTOM dial.
[
l
Manual Exposure]
When you set the recording program 
to [n Manual Exposure], repeatedly press C to toggle 
between the aperture value, shutter speed and gain. Next, 
use the CUSTOM dial to adjust the setting.
[
x AGC Limit]
Adjusts the AGC limit. Press C to 
display the current AGC limit value and then use the CUSTOM 
dial to adjust it.
[
y Exposure]

When using a recording program other than 
[Š Fireworks] or [n Manual Exposure], you can 
compensate the automatic exposure set by the camcorder. 
Press C to display the exposure compensation value 
and then use the CUSTOM dial to adjust it.
[
j Off]
Use this setting if you do not intend to use 
C or the CUSTOM dial.
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