Canon GL1 How To Use

How to use the Canon GL1 Digital Video Camera
Connecting Power:
• Pull the eye piece out, then tilt it up
• Lineup power plug and slide it down until it clicks
• To remove the plug, press the release button just under the eye piece, slid the plug up and out
Inserting a blank tape (power must be present but camera can be “Off”):
• Push the open lever up toward the front of the camera and at the same time pull the cover out from the
camera
• Push the green “Eject” button, the tape holder will come up and open
• Insert tape with the label facing away from the camera
• Push the tape holder in toward the camera but NOT DOWN
• The tape holder will go down on its own
• After the tape holder is down, close the cover

Canon GL1 Specifications

General

Type	Camcorder
Optical Zoom	20x
Digital Zoom	100x
Image Stabilization	Optical
Viewfinder	Color
LCD Screen	2.5-inch color LCD
Recording Media	MiniDV Tape
Weight	1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
Image Sensor	3CCD
Microphone	Stereo
Interface	IEEE 1394 (FireWire), S-Video, Composite
Video Resolution	720x480 (NTSC)
Audio Recording	12-bit/16-bit PCM
Lens	Canon 20x optical zoom lens
Effective Pixels	270, 000 (per CCD)