Canon XA11 Quick Start Manual Download Page 4

Quick Start Guide 

CANON XA11

AUDIO

Microphone 

Control Panel

3

4

5

Microphone 

Mounts

Microphone 

XLR Inputs

2

1. This switch selects between the 

camera’s built in 

internal 

microphone (OFF) 

and 

external 

microphone XLR inputs (ON)

2. Use an 

XLR connector

 to plug up to 

2 external microphones into the 

microphone inputs

Lav mics 

and 

shotgun mics

 can both plug in here. 

3. Selecting 

MIC

 is the most common 

setting for most microphones 

connected via XLR inputs (certain 

microphones require an external 

power supply - the 

MIC 48V 

setting 

will make them work). 

4. These switches select between 

Automatic (A)

 and 

Manual (M)

 

input 

volume

 for their respective 

microphone input.  

5. If 

Manual (M) volume

 is selected, 

these knobs will control the audio 

input level.

1

Headphone 

Output Jack

Hidden A/V 

Panel

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