- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | December 2015 |
Canon’s XA35 and XA30*1 succeed the XA25 and XA20 (launched in June 2013), which have proven track records across a variety of shooting applications, from the capturing of news footage and other broadcasting content to the recording of documentaries and events.
In addition to maintaining the same basic performance as their predecessors, the XA35 and XA30 incorporate Canon’s newly developed HD CMOS PRO CMOS sensor to realize even higher levels of imaging performance. Featuring enhanced light-condensing efficiency, the new sensor makes possible an S/N ratio that has been improved by 3 dB and an approximately 40 percent reduction in noise compared with the XA25 and XA20. The two camcorders combine the HD CMOS PRO sensor with an impressive 20x optical zoom lens and Canon’s DIGIC DV 4 imaging platform to achieve smooth, high-quality video with minimal noise, even when shooting in dimly lit environments.
Enabling a wide range of imaging possibilities, the new Highlight Priority video-recording mode*2 makes possible the faithful imaging expression of visual characteristics that would otherwise be lost due to video compression, facilitating the capture of video that realistically conveys*3 such qualities as the three-dimensional feel of blue skies and clouds, the translucence of water and the luster of metals.
Furthermore, drawing from technologies employed in Canon’s Cinema EOS System lineup of professional digital cinematography products, the new Wide DR mode achieves a dynamic range that has been expanded to 600 percent from the predecessor’s 300 percent. The mode minimizes the occurrence of under- and over-exposed areas while making possible video with smooth color gradations, even when shooting in environments that tend to produce under- and over-exposed regions, such as those with drastic differences in lighting conditions.
*1 The XA35 adds an SDI terminal to the XA30 to facilitate the direct transfer of footage for broadcasting and other uses.
*2 New recording modes can be selected through the “Looks” tab, located within the “Image Effect” settings from the menu.
*3 When viewing video on a television, screen brightness should be increased for best results.
| [System] | |
| 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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| Maximum Recording Time (Commercially available 8 GB memory card) |
[AVCHD movies] 28 Mbps LPCM* and 28Mbps* : 35 min. 24 Mbps LPCM and 24Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. 5 Mbps: 3 hr. * NTSC: 59.94P / PAL: 50.00P |
| [MP4 movies] 35 Mbps*: 30 min. 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. 4M bps: 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) |
| 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 | BNC jack, output only, 0.8 Vp-p / 75 Ω, unbalanced |
| HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M Video: 1080i, 720P |
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| SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M Video: 480i (NTSC), 576i (PAL) |
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| AV OUT / Headphone Terminal | Ф 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 |
| USB Terminal | mini-B receptacle, Hi-Speed USB; output only |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only |
| MIC Terminal | Ф 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
| headphone Terminal | Φ3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -29 dBV (16 Ω load, Max volume) / 100 Ω |
| [Power/Others] | |
| Operating temperature | Approx. 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) |
| Dimensions [W x H x D] | 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 | XA35: Approx. 1,160 g (2.6 lb) XA30: Approx. 1,155 g (2.5 lb) * camcorder with lens hood, BP-820 Battery Pack, memory card, handle unit |