CANON XA25 BASIC SETUP
BASIC SETUP OF THE CAMERA
• attach battery, insert SD card(s)
• turn on the camera, set recording mode switch
to MANUAL.
• open up the LCD screen to set up the camera
* in Auto and Cinema mode, access to
functions is limited. You need to be in
MANUAL mode to format and record on
the SD card, adjust exposure, focus and
control audio levels.
RECORDING ON THE SD CARD
• touch FUNC > MENU
• touch the lm tab
• > Recording Media
• > touch Mem. Card A or B
FUNC. panel in mode
* you can only import video recorded on the SD card video into Final Cut
FORMATTING THE SD CARD
• touch FUNC > MENU
• touch the lm tab
• Initialize SD
• Choose Mem. Card A or B > Initialize > Yes > Ok
*formatting the SD card in the camera will ensure that you will have enough room and that the
card will be properly formatted.