Canon EOS C100 Basic Manual

Basic guide to Canon EOS C100 2017 This guide is designed to take you through the basic and essential functions of the Canon C100 camcorder. Battery insertion Have the camera in the off position. The power switch is on the upper left hand side of the body as you look at the back of the camera. The battery can onl ...

Turning camera on There are two modes. CAMERA for recording and MEDIA for playback. Turn the switch to CAMERA to switch on for recording or MEDIA for playback. The flip-out screen To open the LCD flip screen pull the bottom of the screen up and flip it over to the left. ...

Memory card There are two memory card slots, A and B. You can use A or B or both. A memory card is supplied with the camera. Check that it is inserted in the SD slot. This must always be returned with the camera to the stores. Insert or remove the memory card with the camera turned off. Menu and Joystick The 2 ...

In the menu select Other functions > Initialize Media > Select A or B and then press the joystick. Select OK and then press the joystick. Recorded Image Quality It is important that the video you record uses the correct settings. The settings can be found in the menu. Select Other Functions > System Frequency Cho ...

Shutter Speed You can change the shutter speed using the joystick, it appears as a fraction. Generally you will set this to 1/50 (180˚) unless there’s a desired effect you are trying to achieve by lowering it. Changing the shutter speed does changed your exposure but it will effect the movement in your image, ...

Focus Automatic – Only available on the Zoom lens Continuous AF With compatible lenses that camera can be put into (AF) auto focus mode. One-shot AF With the lens switch set to AF, using the ONE-SHOT AF, button 15, will focus the camera automatically. Manual – When using Zoom or Prime Lens To manually focus t ...

One function which should never be left in automatic is the camera's white balance. To white balance the C100 press the WHITE BALANCE button. You can choose: Custom Preset Set a colour temperature using Kelvin (This is recommended) Auto Colour Temperature Setting Press the WB button The white balance mode will be ...

You can record sound using the built-in mics. A useful tip for the internal mic is the low cut feature. Select Audio Input > Int Mic Low Cut > Then LC1 or LC2. LC1 - Will remove low frequencies and let high frequencies through LC2 – Good to use in Windy conditions or connect external mics through the XLR inputs ...

Adjust the level controls if the audio is too loud or quiet. The audio level indicators on the flip-out screen should peek at 2/3rds of their full scale. Making and playing-back a test recording It is good practice to make a test recording to check that the camera works satisfactorily. Once you have made a test r ...