Canon XC15 Manual
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Using Looks
Using Looks
The camcorder can shoot using looks—settings that affect the image-related characteristics of the picture.
The camcorder has several pre-installed looks available and you can even create your own user-defined look
based on one of the pre-installed looks. This function is available when the shooting mode is set to n, “, ‚,
or ’.
The camcorder has several pre-installed looks available and you can even create your own user-defined look
based on one of the pre-installed looks. This function is available when the shooting mode is set to n, “, ‚,
or ’.
Selecting a Pre-installed Look
1 Touch [FUNC.] and then touch
[Looks] (in
mode) or
[Looks] (in
mode).
2 Select the desired option and then touch [X].
• The selected icon will appear on the left side of the screen.
• For settings other than [
Canon Log], you can adjust the settings with the procedure below before
touching [X].
• Touching [WFM] will display the waveform monitor (A 83).
Options
(for clips)
Operating modes:
[
Standard]:
Standard profile for general video shooting situations.
[
Cinema EOS Std.]:
Reproduces the look of an EOS digital cinema camera when [Color Matrix] is set to
[Video].
[Video].
[
Neutral]:
Reproduces the look of an EOS digital cinema camera when [Color Matrix] is set to
[Neutral].
[Neutral].
[
Production Camera]: Reproduces the look of an EOS digital cinema camera when [Color Matrix] is set to
[Production Camera]. Uses the same gamma curve as that of [
Wide DR].
[
Color Matrix Off]:
Reproduces the look of an EOS digital cinema camera when [Color Matrix] is set to [Off].
[
Canon Log]:
Creates a picture with wide dynamic range that is suitable for processing in post-
production.
production.
[
EOS Std.]:
Approximates the look of an EOS digital SLR camera when the picture style is set to
[Standard] P.
[Standard] P.
[
Wide DR]:
Applies a gamma curve with a wide latitude and colors appropriate for the gamma curve.
[
–Highlight Priority]:
Creates a picture with a natural gradation in tones and reduces overexposure in bright
areas by not compressing highlights. When playing back a clip recorded with this setting,
we recommend increasing the monitor’s overall brightness.
areas by not compressing highlights. When playing back a clip recorded with this setting,
we recommend increasing the monitor’s overall brightness.
[
v User Setting 1],
[
v User Setting 2]: Allows you to create a customized look. Start with one of the pre-installed looks and
adjust the settings as necessary.