The LCD Display on a Canon XH A1

"Now I'm going to talk about the LCD screen. This has actually been up in some of the previous clips but we haven't gone over it yet. On the XH A1, it kind of has a unique LCD screen. Most camcorders, it's right here and it folds out, but the XH A1 it's up here on the top. There's a little release button right here, and all you do is move it over to release it and it pops open your LCD screen. It swings out and then up. It's kind of a unique position of an LCD screen and I really like it that it's a little bit higher because other camera's it's going to be down here. Just like most other cameras, you can swing it all the way around so whoever is on camera can see it. But, most of the time, your going to be up here and you can adjust the angle to however you need it. Just like the viewfinder, if we go into our menu, and then into our display setup, you can go and adjust your LCD setup. Like I said with the viewfinder, the only thing I would probably adjust would be the sharpness. Adjust it up to help me get a better focus. But, I don't want to mess with these other things because I want to be seeing what the camera sees on my LCD, or as close as I can get to it. That being said, also be wary that when your LCD is at an angle, typically the more of an angle you get, the brighter things start to look. Make sure that you're getting the best picture you can off the most accurate representation. Things get at an angle and then they look a little bit different and you don't want to set your picture based on that. One other thing on the LCD. We have a couple options here. You can turn it to be black and white if you wanted to do that for any reason. Maybe, if in post production you were going to turn the film black and white, then you can get an idea what it looks like on your viewfinder. Then, you can also turn the LCD and the viewfinder on at the same time by activating this option right here. Basically, when you open the LCD screen, the viewfinder turns off. So, if you want both on all the time, you would need to turn this on. That's just a little bit about the LCD screen on the XH A1. A very unique LCD screen."