Hi you all I bought a GL2 used typ deal no manual that I can pack along on trips with me, is there a place to get the actual manual instaed of the downloadable kind????

Have you tried calling Canon service?

Anyway, chances are it will be cheaper to download it and print it out. You can print double sided, and since you only need it in one language it will only be 158 pages instead of the 320 page bilingual stock manual.

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Fred

Thanks for the reply, no I have not talk to Canon I didn't even think of it, I did not think to print double sided. so thanks so much this is a great site I find it very usefull I'm going to make a DVD on gold prospecting metal detecting there will be shot where there will be lots of white quarzts rocks very bright setting this my frist camcorder so its all alittle greek to me at this point just order the new imac with lots of ram and a exturnal hard drive 1T bite hope to make a great movie to sell big hopes big dreams I might frist have learn how to spell
Tim G

I think you've made a great choice for a camcorder for your project. The GL2 produces excellent footage, and in addition to the complete manual controls, there are some very useful auto exposure modes for special situations like the quartz field.

Do you have some money for a tripod and some audio equipment? Be sure to think of audio. If you're going to sell your product, the audio has to be better than you can get with the camera's built in microphone.

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Fred

As of now I just got a $79.00 Slik U9000 seems light waight and fairly smooth in the head any suggustion? I went out today up in the local hills and set up a shot came home and hooked it up to the tv and relized with me 10' from the camera all I could hear was the wind like you said I will need some good audio stuff what are those mic called that I see pined on peoples shirts ? and can you make a suggestion on which I should buy, all these things to buy what fun! Dose it hurt my GL2 to rewine and view them on the GL2?? Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Tim G

I had a U9000 and didn't like it. It suffered from "stiction," a little jump that you get (and you can see in the video) when you first start a pan because the head is slightly stuck in its rest position. Yours may be okay. But if you can return it, for the same money you can get a Velbon Videomate 607, which most people like for the money.

The mics you're talking about are called lavaliere or "lav" mics. They can be wired mics with long cables or wireless mics that come with a body pack transmitter and a receiver that attaches to the camera. You'll certainly need a lav at ten feet outside.

Playing tapes on the GL2 is not a problem, but rewinding should be avoided. You can get a tape rewinder for about $25.

B&H's online catalog is a good place to look at all this stuff. bhphotovideo.com.

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Fred

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BUY SOMETHING YOU CAN PRINT FOR ALMOST FREEEEEEEEEE