Posted by CaveDweller on 09/08/07 18:11

After having used a Betacam for several years, I bought a Digital-8 Sony for
vacation and home use. What a shitload of buttons. It was as confusing as
Chinese Arithemetic. I can only suggest you settle in with the user manual and
a practice tape and go to town.

You have to learn how to make iron before you can bend it.

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:34:14 -0700, Chris Jemmett <ccjemmett@rogers.com> wrote:

>I have been using the Canon XH A1 for a few months now. It is such a
>step up from the old camera that I am often lost trying to learn about
>all of the options and features that are on it. The manual assumes you
>know what all of the buttons are for and can do.
>
>This ng has been a good short cut to time saving advice before and
>here I am, cap in hand again.
>
>I hope to find instruction on the camera or a more universal
>instruction book for the pro/pro-sumer family of cameras that would
>allow me to learn the basics of comparable Sony, Panasonic etc cameras
>as well.
>
>Any help or advice would be appreciated.

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