Link to user manual
No you can't turn off this feature
Nathan Petersen
June 17th, 2005, 04:03 PM
Is there away to turn the auto power off off. I dont think there is, just thought I'd ask, thanks.
Don Palomaki
June 17th, 2005, 08:47 PM
Not on the original XL1. It will drop into STANDBY from PAUSE if there is a tape in the transport after around 5 minutes. If there is NOT a tape in the camcorder it will not not drop into STANDBY but will remain operating as a camera.
Xander Christ
June 17th, 2005, 09:25 PM
Canon suggests that the only way to keep the XI from shutting off is to use the AC adapter as the power source, not the battery. I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it's true.
Don Palomaki
June 18th, 2005, 07:33 AM
True - in that when using the battery, the camcorder will shut down when the battery runs out of available charge. However, using the A/C adapter does not prevent the XL1 from going into standby if a tape is in the camcorder.
Nathan Petersen
June 18th, 2005, 04:52 PM
Canon suggests that the only way to keep the XI from shutting off is to use the AC adapter as the power source, not the battery. I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it's true.
No it still does it with the AC adapter, Im not even using the battery. It makes no sense to have the auto power off when shooting indoors while using the AC adapter, its just stupid.
Don Palomaki
June 19th, 2005, 05:59 AM
Again, the key point is having a tape in the XL1. After about 5 minuts it goes into Standby mode (not the same as turning the power off with the dial). This is a carryover from pure consumer camcorders - to save battery and reduce damage to tape and head wear from a camcorder left in pause mode for a long time.
Pro users complained, so the XL1s had an option to disable this feature so that only the tape transport (VCR portion) is turned off after 5 minutes, the camera head continues to run.
link to above thread
