- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | June 2013 |
The Canon XA25*1 and XA20, superiors to the XA10 (released in March 2011), incorporate a newly developed wide-angle 26.8 mm*2 20x optical zoom lens to support a variety of shooting needs.
The two camcorders combine Canon’s newly developed HD CMOS PRO sensor, which draws out the lens’s full optical performance, and the new DIGIC DV 4 imaging platform, which offers exceptional processing power. This combination makes possible a wide dynamic range and high-sensitivity performance with a minimum illumination rating of 1.2 lux (shutter speed: 1/30 second) for low-noise video even in dimly lit environments.
The XA25 and XA20 are Canon’s first video camcorders to incorporate a 3.5-inch capacitive touch-panel screen with an Organic EL (electroluminescent) display, delivering a clear, easy-to-operate screen interface similar to those used in mobile devices.
The Canon XA25 and XA20 support both the conventional AVCHD (max. bit rate: approx. 28 Mbps) video format as well as MP4 (max. bit rate: approx. 35 Mbps), which enables users to easily upload video to the Internet and transfer and copy files. In addition, the camcorders support 1080/60p*3 recording in both AVCHD and MP4 formats for the crisp capture of even fast moving subjects. When recording in MP4 mode at a bit rate of 3 Mbps, an FTP file transfer function allows video files to be quickly sent for time-efficient editing, which can be particularly useful in situations when speed is essential such as when broadcasting a breaking story soon after shooting.
*1 Compare the XA25 with the XA20, the XA25 comes with an SDI terminal.
*2 35 mm equivalent. When new Dynamic Mode is turned off
*3 Cinema-Look Filters cannot be used during 1080/60p recording. Also, AVCHD-to-MP4 and MP4-to-MP4 conversion, as well as simultaneous recording in AVCHD and MP4 formats are not supported
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| Recording System | [Movies] [AVCHD*1] Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch*2 [MP4] Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch)P |
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| [Photos] DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif Ver. 2.3 Image type: JPEG |
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*1 Compatible with AVCHD ver. 2.0 specifications. |
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| Recording Media | SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included); two memory card slots | |
| Maximum Recording Time | Commercially available 32 GB memory card | [AVCHD movies] 28 Mbps LPCM* and 28 Mbps*: 2 hr. 30 min. 24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min. 17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min. 5 Mbps: 12 hr. 15 min. * NTSC:59.94P / PAL:50.00P |
| [MP4 movies] 35 Mbps*: 2 hr. 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min. 17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min. 4 Mbps: 17 hr. 20 min. 3 Mbps: 22 hr. 55 min. * NTSC:59.94P / PAL:50.00P |
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| Commercially available 8 GB memory card | [AVCHD movies] 28 Mbps LPCM* and 28 Mbps*: 35 min. 24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. * NTSC:59.94P / PAL:50.00P |
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| [MP4 movies] 35 Mbps*: 30 min. 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. 4 Mbps: 4 hr. 20 min. 3 Mbps: 5 hr. 40 min. * NTSC:59.94P / PAL:50.00P |
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| OLED Touch Screen | 8.77 cm (3.5 in.), wide, TFT color, equivalent to 1,230,000 dots, 100% coverage, touch operation | |
| Viewfinder | 0.61 cm (0.24 in.), wide, color, equivalent to 1,560,000 dots, 100% coverage | |
| Lens | f=3.67-73.4 mm, F/1.8-2.8, 20x optical zoom, 8-bladed circular aperture 35 mm equivalent: 26.8 – 576 mm 28.8 – 576 mm (when Dynamic IS is activated) |
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| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance (2 settings), User-defined color temperature or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten | |
| Minimum Illumination | NTSC |
0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) 1.2 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/30) |
| PAL |
0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) 1.0 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/25) |
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| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer | |
| Terminals | ||
| HD/SD-SDI Terminal (XA25 only) |
BNC jack, output only, 0.8 Vp-p / 75 Ω, unbalanced HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M, Video: 1080i, 720P SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M, Video: 480i (NTSC) / 576i (PAL) Embedded audio, time code (VITC/LTC) |
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| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only | |
| USB Terminal | mini-B receptacle, Hi-Speed USB; output only | |
| AV OUT Terminal | ø 3.5 mm 4-pole minijack; output only Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced Audio: -10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
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| MIC Terminal | ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
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| Headphone Terminal | ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -29 dBV (16 Ω load, Max volume) / 100 Ω |
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| REMOTE Terminal | ø 2.5 mm stereo minijack; input only | |
| Power/Others | ||
| Operating temperature | approx. 0 – 40°C (32 – 104°F) | |
| Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) |
Camcorder only | approx. 109 x 84 x 182 mm (4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2 in.) |
| Camcorder with the lens hood attached | approx. 115 x 84 x 231 mm (4.5 x 3.3 x 9.1 in.) | |
| Camcorder with the lens hood and handle unit attached | approx. 131 x 180 x 231 mm (5.2 x 7.1 x 9.1 in.) | |
| Weight | XA25 : approx. 1160 g (2.6 lb), XA20 : approx. 1155 g (2.5 lb) (camcorder with lens hood and handle unit attached) |
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