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Canon XA15 Camcorder
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During the annual NAB tech show, Japan’s own Canon announced they’re putting out two new professional-grade XA camcorders for the year – Their newest XA30 and XA35. These camcorders feature some of the latest video recording capabilities which should come as great news for most documentary producers or event shooters. Simply judging by their respective price tags, you can easily come to the conclusion these are aimed at professionals (for the most part), although enthusiasts shouldn’t face problems trying to make use of them the same. Note: At no extra cost to you, we may earn a commission for purchasesRead more
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCCDCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
N/A
Effective megapixels2.91 Mpx
N/A
N/A
14.2 Mpx
Total megapixels3.09 Mpx3.09 Mpx2.1 Mpx14.2 Mpx

Optics and focus

Optical zoom20.0 x20.0 x10.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom400.0 x400.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture1.81.8
N/A
2.8
Maximum aperture168
N/A
4.5
Focal length equiv28.8 - 57626.8 - 57642.9 - 42929 - 426
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)3.67 - 73.43.67 - 73.43 - 309.3 - 111.6
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualManual
N/A
Auto/Manual
Macro focus range0.010.01
N/A
N/A
Filter size2.28 in2.28 in1.46 in2.44 in
Normal focus range
N/A
0.6
N/A
0.01 - ∞
Auto focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyes
N/A
yes
DisplayLCDOLED
N/A
LCD
Display diagonal3.0 in3.5 in2.7 in3.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder typeElectronicHybrid
N/A
Electronic
Viewfinder screen size0.24 in0.24 in
N/A
0.39 in
Flip-out screenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Articulated LCD
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Resolution
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
HD typeFull HDFull HD
N/A
4K Ultra HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG4
AVCHD
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemNTSCNTSC
N/A
N/A
Maximum frame rate
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
59.94 fps

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Operating temperature0 - 405 - 45
N/A
0 - 40
Operating relative humidity0 - 850 - 60
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height7.09 in7.17 in2.64 in4.07 in
Width5.16 in4.29 in2.56 in4.75 in
Depth9.09 in3.31 in4.96 in10.8 in
Weight26.46 oz40.74 oz0.97 oz31.75 oz

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Headphone port
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Wi-Fi
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wi-Fi standards
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
PictBridge
N/A
no
N/A
no
Remote control
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

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