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The Canon XL2. Puts the control of your vision in your hands, where
it belongs. You've got the power to manipulate the image just the
way you want. Start with white balance, shutter speeds and aperture
For Your
Creative Vision
gain. The XL2 is designed to deliver creative image control when you
want it, how you want it. The XL2: ready, willing and able.
XL2 Cine
Gamma
The gamma curve of the
image can be adjusted
independently for a "video
look" (Normal) or a "film
look" (Cine).
With increasing emphasis
placed on delivering the
cine look to video, the
XL2 offers you the ability
to customize your video
recordings using a num-
ber of variables, each one
can be adjusted inde-
pendently, giving precise
control over the "film-like"
appearence of your video.
control. Create a cine look, with control of all
the nuances, from gamma and knee to coring
and hue. Adjust the setup level, skin detail and
Knee (H/M/L)
Black
Color Matrix
The highlight area level is
Control the depth of black
You can change from a
adjustable (High, Middle,
in the dark areas of an
video (Normal) look to a
or Low) using the XL2's
image. You can emphasize
film (Cine) look.
knee circuit.
contrast in the video's dark
areas (by selecting "Stretch")
or deepen or enhance
the dark area
(by selecting
"Press").
Total Image Control
Master RGB Gain
Set Up Level
The Master RGB control offers 13
For professional fine tuning of
steps of adjustment to each of the
the image, the IRE setup level of
red, green and blue components
the XL2 can be adjusted in
of the video signal.
13 steps.
Vertical Detail
Sharpness
Coring
There are 2 settings:
Change the degree of
Helps decrease image
"Normal" for vertical
sharpness in the
"noise" by reducing fine
detail optimized for
image. Images that do
detail information that is
playback on an interlaced
not require a lot of
not a major contributor to
monitor, "Low" for a
detail can be softened,
the picture detail.
progressive scan monitor
such as imperfections
like a PC.
during close-ups.
Exposure Control & White Balance
Programmed Auto Exposure
Using AE Shift,
Modes provide automated,
you can add
advanced recording settings for
or subtract a
professional results in various
bit of expo-
shooting conditions. There are a
sure, making
variety of AE programs available:
slight adjust-
Auto, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-
ments to the image brightness to compen-
Priority, Full Manual, Spotlight,
sate for backlighting or for scenes that are
Low Light and Easy Recording.
being rendered slightly overexposed. With
AE Lock, you can hold the exposure at a
particular setting, preventing unplanned
exposure changes with a moving subject,
for instance.
Master Pedestal
Skin Detail
Gain
The Master Pedestal, which is
You can adjust hue, chroma, area,
The following video gain
the starting point of the gamma
and Y level to determine the skin
settings can be selected: -3,
curve, can be adjusted in 13 steps.
area and soften detail to reduce
0, +3, +6, +12, and +18 dB,
the appearance of skin imperfec-
as well as automatic adjust-
tions. A zebra pattern identifying
ment.
the skin area appears, which alter-
nates with the normal picture.
Noise Reduction
Color Gain
Color Phase
Remove video noise—non-
Adjustable in 13 steps,
Adjust the Color Phase of
picture artifacts such as
from off to oversaturated,
the image towards red or
those commonly found in
this adjustment will let you
green for exact control.
low-light images—without
shoot in black and white,
hurting image detail or
for example.
creating motion artifacts.
The XL2 offers you Automatic White
Balance (including a fully automated
mode, an indoor mode and an outdoor
mode), and manual white balancing. The
camera also gives you the option of set-
ting and saving up to three white balance
presets that
can be
reused for
non-sequen-
tial shooting.