Actually there is no other consumer camcorder in the market today that can be configured in so many ways like the Canon XH A1 / XH G1. But it can be very annoying to set the parameters in the menu.
There is a great optional software-tool from Canon ("console") that lets the user set every parameter on a PC in a very intuitive way. But if you only rented the cam for a few days, you probably won´t afford the 430 Euros for the console-program (that is useless without the cam). The free demo version is very limited and will not let you load or save any preset-files from your camcorder...
XH-Tuner is a freeware-application, that lets you set up your Canon XH-A1 / XH-G1 from your computer. You can modify every parameter that can be saved in a CFG-File on a common Windows PC.
System Requirements
You need a simple Windows PC with any SD-card reader/writer. You also need the Microsoft .NET-Framework 2.0 installed on your system, that is likely already there. If not, you can download it here. We only tested our software with Windows XP SP2, but it should run on other .NET-platforms also (even with Win98/ME).
XH Tuner will probably only work with the XH A1 and the XH G1 Models from Canon. We tested it only with the A1.
Installation
If .NET-Framework 2.0 is installed on your system, simply download our software and run the .exe
Licence
XH-Tuner is freeware and is provided “as is” without any guarantees. Use it at your own risk. You may not redistribute the program without our written permission. The only distribution channel (at the moment) is slashCAM, where you will always find the newest Version. If you want to have an own distribution deal, write to rudi- nosp@m- slashcam.de .
