Posted by Bill Farnsworth on 10/12/06 23:49

<mv@movingvision.co.uk> wrote
>
> First manually white balance both cameras at the same time off a
> standard white, or similar, fully lit by the main source of light.
> If the colour looks different to the XL1s on the XL2 it's most
> likely to be a simple warm/cold red or blue bias. Go into the XL2
> menu and find the item that adjusts this bias until it matches the
> XL1s. They have different CCD's The XL2 has 4x3 Mega Pixel CCD's
> ostensibly allowing an ersatz true anamorphic 16x9 image without
> losing the 25% of resolution the XL1s does when in wide screen mode.
> --
> John Lubran

Excellent advice John.
I would add that checking the cameras at the same time on one monitor,
switching between the A and B input would be a good simple field
check.

Bill F.
www.billfarnsworthvideo.com

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