Canon XC15 Manual
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Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
You can have the camcorder generate and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal. The color bars
can be output from the HDMI OUT terminal while the audio reference signal can be output from the HDMI OUT
and × (headphone) terminals.
can be output from the HDMI OUT terminal while the audio reference signal can be output from the HDMI OUT
and × (headphone) terminals.
Recording Color Bars
The camcorder offers 3 types of color bars. For 4K clips, the color bars
will be recorded in 4K (3840x2160) but will be output from the HDMI OUT
terminal in HD (1920x1080).
will be recorded in 4K (3840x2160) but will be output from the HDMI OUT
terminal in HD (1920x1080).
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Open the [Color Bars] submenu.
[3 Recording Setup] > [3] > [Color Bars]
3 Select the type of color bars and then touch [X].
• The selected color bars appear on the screen and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP
button.
• Select [j Off] to turn off the color bars.
• Turning the camcorder off or changing the operating mode to playback mode will deactivate the color bars.
Recording an Audio Reference Signal
The camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color
bars.
bars.
1 Press the MENU button.
2 Open the [1 kHz Tone] submenu.
[3 Recording Setup] > [3] > [1 kHz Tone]
3 Select the desired level and then touch [X].
• Available levels are -12 dB, -18 dB and -20 dB.
• Select [j Off] to turn off the signal.
• The signal is output at the selected level and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP button.
Operating modes:
[3 Recording Setup]
[
3]
[Color Bars]
[j Off]
[3 Recording Setup]
[
3]
[1 kHz Tone]
[j Off]