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*Please note that this was written in 2009 and although for the most part is still applicable, some things might be dated.
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'''Please note that this was written in 2009 and although for the most part is still applicable, some things might be dated.
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!Please note that this was written in 2009 and although for the most part is still applicable, some things might be dated.
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'''Post-Production in Final Cut Pro:'''\\
The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
* [[http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/support.html| Apple]] uses the media manager which creates a new project with the converted footage.
* [[http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/when_to_stay_native.html| Ken Stone]] has a tutorial which makes it possible to convert incrementally - which is better if you will be having multiple shoots for your project.
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'''Post-Production in Final Cut Pro:'''\\
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The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
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'''Post-Production in Final Cut Pro'''\\
The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
* [[http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/support.html| Apple]] uses the media manager which creates a new project with the converted footage.
The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
* [[http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/support.html| Apple]] uses the media manager which creates a new project with the converted footage.
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"'Post-Production in Final Cut Pro'''
The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
* [[http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/support.html|Apple]] uses the media manager which creates a new project with the converted footage.
* [[http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/when_to_stay_native.html| Ken Stone]] has a tutorial which makes it possible to convert incrementally - which is better if you will be having multiple shoots for your project.
The Xacti uses a codec that is not native to Final Cut Pro. If you are planning on doing a lot of effects, etc. it might save you a lot of rendering time to immediately export your footage into ProRes 422. There are two ways to do this:\\
* [[http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/support.html|Apple]] uses the media manager which creates a new project with the converted footage.
* [[http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/when_to_stay_native.html| Ken Stone]] has a tutorial which makes it possible to convert incrementally - which is better if you will be having multiple shoots for your project.
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* Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ\\
*16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
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* Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ
*16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.
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Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ\\
16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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* Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ\\
*16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
*16:9 aspect ratio.
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You will now be shooting at a 4:3 and get about 10.5 hours of recording time
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*Recording Menu #1/Movie/TV-SHQ/640x480
*16G card will provide over 10 hours of recording time
*4:3 (square) aspect ratio
*16G card will provide over 10 hours of recording time
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.\\ On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.\\
On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
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If you are just using the video for your blog or other online uses it might save you some time to shoot standard def & work with smaller files.
Recording Menu #1/Movie/TV-SHQ/640x480
You will now be shooting at a 4:3 (square) aspect ratio and get about 10.5 hours of recording time
Recording Menu #1/Movie/TV-SHQ/640x480
You will now be shooting at a 4:3 (square) aspect ratio and get about 10.5 hours of recording time
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
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For shooting those tiny projects (your arduino board, etc.) use super macro & a tripod\\
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For shooting those tiny projects (Arduino board, etc.) use super macro & a tripod\\
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If you are shooting a projection make sure the white balance is set to daylight (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
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If you are shooting a projection make sure the white balance is set to daylight (sun icon) otherwise everything will be blue!
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.\\ On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\ The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\
The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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* Recording menu #2\\
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it.\\
For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod\\
*Unordered list
Recording menu #3:\\
For you're shooting projectors make sure this is set to daylight balance (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
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Recording menu #3:\\
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* Focus: Recording menu #2\\
This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it.\\
For shooting those tiny projects (your arduino board, etc.) use super macro & a tripod\\
* White Balance: Recording menu #3:\\
If you are shooting a projection make sure the white balance is set to daylight (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it.\\
For shooting those tiny projects (your arduino board, etc.) use super macro & a tripod\\
* White Balance: Recording menu #3:\\
If you are shooting a projection make sure the white balance is set to daylight (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording.\\ The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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'''Audio:'''\\
'''Audio:'''\\
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Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod\\
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Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it.\\
For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod\\
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:\\
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'''Image:'''
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ
16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ
16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
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'''Image:'''\\
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:\\
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ\\
16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:\\
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ\\
16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. \\
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'''Other things you might want to double check:'''
Recording menu #2
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
Recording menu #3:
Recording menu #2
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
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'''Other things you might want to double check:'''\\
Recording menu #2\\
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod\\
Recording menu #3:\\
Recording menu #2\\
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod\\
Recording menu #3:\\
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!! HD Xacti Tips
These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.
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!!! HD Xacti Tips
These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:
These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:
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'''Other things you might want to double check:'''
Recording menu #2
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For you're shooting projectors make sure this is set to daylight balance (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
For you're shooting projectors make sure this is set to daylight balance (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
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Other things you might want to double check:
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**Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
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* Other things you might want to double check:
** Recording menu #2
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
**Recording menu #3:
** Recording menu #2
Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
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If you plan to record audio & want it to be of a decent quality you must use an external mic. There is a small cable that comes in the soft case. It will connect to a mini plug. On top of the camera is a hidden shoe if you want to just carry the camera & mic as a single device.
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If you plan to record audio & want it to be of a decent quality you must use an external mic. There is a small cable that comes in the soft case. It will connect to a mini plug. On top of the camera is a hidden shoe if you want to carry the camera & mic as a single device. The audio input is a bit funky so be sure to test your set-up before the big shoot.
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. If in doubt hit the menu button & go to option menu 3 to reset everything as a base to work from.
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance.
On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:
Menu/Option Menu #3/Reset
On a shared camera its always a good idea to set it to the factory default as a base:
Menu/Option Menu #3/Reset
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If you plan to record audio & want it to be of a decent quality you must use an external mic. There is a small cable that comes in the soft case. It will connect to a mini plug.
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If you plan to record audio & want it to be of a decent quality you must use an external mic. There is a small cable that comes in the soft case. It will connect to a mini plug. On top of the camera is a hidden shoe if you want to just carry the camera & mic as a single device.
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance
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These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance. If in doubt hit the menu button & go to option menu 3 to reset everything as a base to work from.
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16G cards will provide almost 3 hours of recording. The image will have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
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If you plan to use have audio
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If you plan to record audio & want it to be of a decent quality you must use an external mic. There is a small cable that comes in the soft case. It will connect to a mini plug.
Other things you might want to double check:
* Recording menu #2
**Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
*Recording menu #3:
**For you're shooting projectors make sure this is set to daylight balance (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
Other things you might want to double check:
* Recording menu #2
**Focus: This camera can be set for manual focus. Its not a great interface but some situations require it. For shooting those tiny projects use super macro - & use a tripod
*Recording menu #3:
**For you're shooting projectors make sure this is set to daylight balance (sun icon) otherwise you can probably leave it on auto.
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HD Xacti Tips
These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance
Image:
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ
Audio:
If you plan to use have audio
These are great little cameras but a few things will give you much better performance
Image:
Its a bit counter intuitive but the best image quality will come from setting the camera to the second option:
Recording Menu #1/Movie/Full-SHQ 1980x1080 30fps SHQ
Audio:
If you plan to use have audio