We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Canon XA30

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
User ratings:
48
3.8 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
8 %
Editorial reviews:
2
  1. See more
2 editorial reviews
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
Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.Read more
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • it features an amazing zoom range of 35mm
  • The app is free and easy to use
  • Great Stabilization Options The footage is already stable enough

Cons

  • The ire of the lens is very small to observe
  • There is a night mode feature but no night vision
  • Auto white balance function takes longer time

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 1/2.84 in
  • 8
  • 3.5 in
  • yes
  • 1920, 1080 px

Canon XA30 - Pros & Cons

Canon XA30

Pros

  • it features an amazing zoom range of 35mm
  • The app is free and easy to use
  • Great Stabilization Options The footage is already stable enough
  • solid and well-built
  • The electronic variable ND is nice
  • XF400 is pretty good in my view
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Nice picture quality and autofocusing seems great

Cons

  • The ire of the lens is very small to observe
  • There is a night mode feature but no night vision
  • Auto white balance function takes longer time
  • high range brightness because of compression
  • autofocus is unreliable for video
  • zero documentation on the topic
  • Quite a bit heavier/larger than the XA30
  • Canon has a very tedious process for changing camera settings
  • lack of a LOG shooting profile in the XF400

Canon - Video Reviews (9)

powered byYouTube

Canon XA30 - Full Specifications

Icon
Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in
Total megapixels3.09 Mpx
Icon
Optics and focus
Optical zoom20.0 x
Digital zoom400.0 x
Minimum aperture1.8
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv26.8 - 576
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)3.67 - 73.4
Focus adjustmentManual
Normal focus range0.6
Macro focus range0.01
Filter size2.28 in
Icon
Photography features
Camera shutter speed1.0 s
Light exposure modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Built-in flashno
3D supportno
Face detectionyes
Icon
Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Supported audio file formats
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
Wind filteryes
Icon
Dimensions
Height7.17 in
Width4.29 in
Depth3.31 in
Weight40.74 oz
Icon
Power
Power supply type
  • DC
  • Battery
Battery technologyLithium
Battery voltage7.4 V
AC adapter includedyes
Icon
Other features
GPSno
On Screen Display (OSD)yes
Icon
Image
White balance modes
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
  • Fluorescent H
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilizer typeHybrid
Icon
Screen and viewfinder
Built-in displayyes
DisplayOLED
Articulated LCDyes
Display diagonal3.5 in
Touchscreenyes
Viewfinder typeHybrid
Viewfinder screen size0.24 in
Flip-out screenyes
Icon
Videography features
Resolution
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
Maximum frame rate60.0 fps
Icon
Design
Colour of productBlack
Operating temperature5 - 45
Operating relative humidity0 - 60
Icon
Storage
Compatible memory cardsSDXC
Maximum memory card size128.0 GB
Memory slots2
Storage typesMemory card
Icon
Connectivity
HDMIyes
USB portyes
Headphone port3.5 mm
Microphone portyes
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeno
Remote controlyes

Canon XA30 - Q&A (1)

  • 0
    Votes
    cedric_waters
    over 2 years ago
    What is canon-xa30?
    kimberely
    about 2 years ago
    The XA30 Professional Camcorder features a Genuine Canon 20x HD Zoom Lens that provides a highly versatile zoom range with 35mm equivalent of 26.8–576mm, and a minimum object distance of just 23.6 inches (60cm) to help capture powerful recordings near and far.
    Helpful?
  • Don't see the answer you're looking for?

Canon XA30 Canon - Editorial Reviews (2)

Often compared with Canon XA30

Other Camcorders