XC15 Instruction Manual

Using Looks

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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 ’.

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].

[ Neutral]: Reproduces the look of an EOS digital cinema camera when [Color Matrix] is set to

[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.

[ EOS Std.]: Approximates the look of an EOS digital SLR camera when the picture style is set to

[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.

[ 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.