How to Record in HD with a Canon XH A1

"Now I want to talk about setting up your signal standard, your aspect ratio, and your frame rate. Basically, this is are you recording to HD or not HD? HD, high definition footage on your XH A1 means 10 ADI. That's the standard it records in. You also have the option to record through Standard definition which is 4 ADI. If you have a reason to record in the standard definition, go ahead go for it. But, you bought a high definition camera, so I'm assuming you want to be recording in HD. Let me show you how to set that up. You want to hit your menu button and then the very first option is where you want to go, 'Signal Setup'. We want to switch down here, we have 'Signal standard HD', which is what I'm on right now. So, I click this I can actually see my options. Here are the options 'HD', which is 10 ADI like I said, 'SD' which stands for standard definition and you can record that in 16:9 which means wide screen which is what the video you're watching now looks like, and then 'SD4:3' which is a more of a square picture, the same aspect ratio that older tube tv's are in. So, set that up. I want to stay HD, of course. The next option you have is your frame rate. Here are your options. You have '6DI' which is basically sixty frames interlaced which is your basic video. Then you have 'thirty frames' which is thirty frames progressive which also looks a lot like video. Then you have 'twenty-four frames' progressive which gives a more film look. Play around with these frame rates. Basically, twenty-four gives you, essentially like I said more film look, but it can also cause problems of, when you pan the camera you get a little bit of stuttering. If you don't like that, maybe switch to 30F, thirty frames and then you get a more video look, but that stutter is gone. That's basically it. I shoot in twenty-four frames because I just think it's a little bit better. But, it's kind of like, up to you and get that setup. That's setting your signal standard, and your frame rate on your XH A1."