Canon XH A1 - Manual (Page 27)

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Re
cording
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Screen Displays while Recording
Selecting the On-Screen Displays
You can select the amount of information shown on the screen from full, partial or no display. Repeatedly
pressing the DISP. button will cycle through the options in the following sequence.
* If [GUIDE INFO] is set to [D/T DISPLAY], the date and time will be displayed; if it is set to [CUSTOM KEYS], the
functions currently assigned to the custom keys will be displayed instead.
The camcorder’s on-screen displays will also appear on a connected external TV or monitor.
Time code
Indicates the recording time in hours, minutes,
seconds and frames.
Remaining tape
Indicates the remaining time of the tape in minutes.
“
END” will appear when the tape reaches the
end.
• When the time left is less than 15 seconds, the
remaining tape time may not appear.
• Depending on the tape, the indication may not be
displayed correctly.
Remaining battery charge
The battery symbol indicates the charge status of
the battery pack.
• “ ” starts flashing in red when the battery pack is
empty.
• When you attach an empty battery pack, the power may
turn off without displaying “ ”.
• The actual battery charge may not be indicated
accurately depending on the condition under which the
battery pack and camcorder are used.
Normal screen display
You can customize the icons and indicators to be displayed according to your personal preferences ( 86).
Center, level and grid markers, safety zone guides, date/time*
No display
Audio level indicator, zoom indicator, center, level and grid markers, aspect ratio guides, safety
zone guides, peaking/magnifying, recording program, EXP lock, ND filter, custom preset,
shutter speed, aperture, AE shift, gain, white balance, skin detail, Speedlite flash charge
indicator, warning, date/time (or custom key assignments)*