Canon XA20

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Camera

• Sensor

  1/2.84 type HD CMOS Pro

• System

  Bayer pattern filter

• Total pixels per sensor

  Approx. 3.09 megapixels

• Effective pixels per sensor

  Approx. 2.91 megapixels (2136 x 1362)

• Minimum illumination

  Auto: 1.0 lux

  
  

  Slow Shutter: 0.1 lux

• Horizontal Resolution

  1000 TV lines or more (Full HD recording)

• Zoom ratio

  20x

• Focal length

  26.8 - 576mm (35mm equivalent / 28.8-576mm with Dynamic IS on)

• Minimum focus distance

  60cm (throughout zoom range);

  
  

  10mm (wide angle)

• ND filter

  Built-in gradation filter (Auto or Off)

• Zoom control

  Zoom rockers on body and handle;

  
  

  Selectable manual zoom/focus ring on lens;

  
  

  Selectable High Speed and Soft Zoom modes available.

• Zoom speed

  Variable (body rocker only) or Constant speed (body and handle rocker; Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings in each)

• Focus control

  MANUAL: Lens ring, Touchscreen OLED (touch Focus, Touch and Track), Focus Preset

  
  

  AUTO: Face Priority AF / Face Only AF / Instant AF / Medium AF / TV AF

• Iris control

  Custom dial; Touchscreen; Auto

• Aperture range

  f1.8 - f8

• Filter diameter

  58mm

• Lens elements/groups

  12/10

• Aperture blades

  8 Blade Circular Aperture

• Image stabilization system

  Optical lens shift system (angle & vector movement detection) + electronic stabilisation;

  
  

  4 modes: Intelligent (Auto), Dynamic, Standard, Powered

• Digital zoom

  Up to 400x;

  
  

  Built-in 2x Digital Teleconverter (cannot be used with Digital Zoom

• Type

  DIGIC DV 4

Recording

• Video storage media

  SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card (2 card slots);

  
  

  Dual Format recording, Double slot (simultaneous) recording and Relay (continuous) recording possible.¹

• Type

  Class 6 (or higher) cards recommended for 1080/50P recording;

  
  

  Class 4 (or higher) cards recommended for other Full HD recording

Capacity

• Recording time

  128GB SDXC card:

  
  

  10hrs 10mins (AVCHD max. quality)¹

  
  

  8hrs 00mins (MP4 max. quality)¹

  
  

  91hrs 55mins (MP4 lowest quality)¹

• Recording file format

  AVCHD Progressive (v2.0, high profile);

  
  

  MP4

• Recording format

  AVCHD (all modes variable bit rate, 4:2:0 colour sampling):

  
  

  1920x1080: 50p (28Mbps, linear PCM audio available);

  
  

  1920x1080: 50i/PF25 (24Mbps, 17Mbps);

  
  

  1440x1080: 50i/PF25 (5Mbps)

  
  

  MP4 (all modes variable bit rate, 4:2:0 colour sampling):

  
  

  1920x1080: 50p (35Mbps);

  
  

  1920x1080: 25P (24Mbps, 17Mbps);

  
  

  1280x720: 25P (4Mbps);

  
  

  640x360: 25P (3Mbps)

Recording frame rate

• Slow/Fast motion

  YES (MP4 HD mode only, 2x fast motion, 0.5x slow motion)

• Interval Record

  NO

• Frame Record

  NO

• Pre Record (cache record)

  YES (3 seconds)

• Scan Reverse

  NO

• HD->SD conversion

  YES (AVCHD to MP4)

• Internal Data Transfer

  MOVIE & STILLS: Yes (card to card)

• Photo storage media

  SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card

• Still quality

  During video recording or playback: 1920 x 1080/1280 x 720/640 x 360

System

• Type

  Capacitive Organic LED

• Size

  8.8cm (3.5"), 100% view

• Dots

  1.23 million-dot equivalent

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, backlight, OLED colour balance

• Adjustable

  YES (270 degree rotation about horizontal axis)

• Waveform Monitor

  NO

• Focus Assist

  Peaking; Magnifying

• Peaking

  YES

• Zebra

  YES (70% or 100% reference level)

• Markers

  ON/OFF (Level, Grid)

• Size

  0.61cm (0.24"), 100% view

• Dots

  1.56 million dots equivalent

• Adjustable

  YES (tiltable to 45 degrees)

• Correction lens

  + 2.0 to -5.5 diopter

• Audio in

  XLR inputs with 48V phantom power (x2), 3.5mm microphone input jack

• Headphone output

  3.5mm stereo jack

• Video monitor output

  NO

• HDMI

  YES (HDMI™ mini connector, output only, 1080/50p output possible)

• IEEE 1394 (Firewire)

  NO

• USB

  YES (Mini-B, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, output only)

• HD/SD-SDI output

  NO

• Time code

  YES (Superimposed on HDMI Output signal)

• Genlock

  NO

• Component out

  NO

• AV terminal

  3.5mm mini jack (output only for video and audio)

• DC input

  YES

• Remote Control Terminal

  2.5mm mini jack

• Colour Bars

  YES (SMPTE or EBU), with 1KHz Tone

• Tally lamp

  YES, in detachable handle

• Accessory shoe

  YES (cold shoe)

• Custom key

  YES (5 assignable buttons; select from 22 functions)

• Custom Dial

  YES (Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Manual Exposure, exposure compensation, AGC limit)

Shooting functions

• Exposure metering

  Centre-weighted average or segment evaluative (determined by shooting mode);

Exposure range

• Exposure compensation

  -3 to +3 EV (12 steps);

  
  

  Backlight Correction available (Auto or always on)

Zebra Pattern

• Auto Exposure mode

  Smart Auto, Face Detection AE;

  
  

  Manual control via Touch Exposure and Exposure Compensation functions.

• Push Auto Iris

  YES (via touchscreen)

Exposure Lock

• Auto Gain Control setting

  Auto / Manual

• Auto Gain Control limit

  0 to 24dB, 1dB increments (0 to 18dB in Cinema Mode)

• Gain setting

  0 to 24dB, 1dB increments (0 to 18dB in Cinema Mode)

• Control Modes

  Full Auto / Manual control (touchscreen LCD or control dial)

• Shutter speed

  1/6 to 1/2000 (depending on Scene Mode and frame rate)

• Clear Scan

  NO

• Infrared shooting mode

  YES (green or white)

• Built-in IR lamp

  YES, in detachable handle

• OIS Axis Shift

  NO

• Focal Length Guide

  NO

• Smart AUTO

  YES

• Program AE

  AUTO;

  
  

  M mode: P, Tv, Av, M (manual exposure), SCN (Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks);

  
  

  Cinema mode: P, Tv, Av, M

• Cinema Features

  Cinema-Look Filter (9 options, including customisable 'Cinema Standard')

• Image Effects

  Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Colour Depth

• Wireless LAN standards

  IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz band) / IEEE 802.11a/n (5GHz band)¹

• Supported Wi-Fi Functions

  Remote Operation; Movie Uploader (YouTube and Facebook)²; Playback (in browser); Media Server; FTP File Transfer

• Supported Browser for Remote Operation

  Internet Explorer 8 or later, Safari (iOS), Safari (MacOS), Android standard browser

• Remote Operation Control Features

  Aperture, Focus, WB, shutter Speed, Gain, Exposure Compensation, Shooting Mode, Slot select, Start/Stop Recording

Other information

• Live view image Resolution

  Camera setting mode: 680 x 383; Simplified setting: 284 x 160

• Authentication Systems

  Open/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

• Encryption

  WEP64, WEP128, TKIP, AES

• GPS Information (Optional Accessory)

  Latitude/Longtitude/Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

• Auto

  YES

• Preset

  6: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten (incandescent lamps or halogen bulbs), Fluorescent H (3-wavelength type fluorescent), Fluorescent (white fluorescent)

• Manual setting

  Set 1, Set 2, Colour Temperature (2,000–15,000 K, 100K steps)

• Countup system

  Regen/Rec Run/Free Run/Preset (Non-Drop Frame)

• Start value setting

  “00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable

• Recording

  AVCHD: Linear PCM¹ (2ch, 16 bit, 48 kHz) or Dolby Digital (AC-3 2ch, 48kHz)

  
  

  MP4: MPEG-2 AAC LC (2 ch)

• Control

  Audio controls include:

  
  

  Independent 2ch Line/Mic/Mic+48V input;

  
  

  Independent level control per channel (-∞ to +18 dB);

  
  

  Independent audio limiters (2 ch);

  
  

  Input mic trimming

Inpt MIC trimming

• Microphone attenuation

  Auto/On/Off (20dB)

• Microphone level meter

  YES

• Zoom Microphone

  YES (customisable frequency response and directivity)

Accessories

• Supplied

  Lens hood with barrier, Mic holder unit, Handle unit (HDU-1), Wireless Controller (WL-D89), Battery Pack BP-820, High Speed HDMI Cable (HTC100/S), Compact Power unit CA-570, AC Cable, Interface Cable (IFC-300PCU/S), Stereo Video Cable (STV-250N), Data Import Utility Ver2.0

• Optional

  Canon Battery Pack BP-820/BP-828

  
  

  Canon Compact Power Adapter CA-570,

  
  

  Canon Battery Charger CG-800E/CG-800B,

  
  

  Canon HDMI cable HTC-100,

  
  

  Canon Stereo Video Cable STV-250N,

  
  

  Canon Tele Converter TL-H58,

  
  

  Canon Wide Attachment WA-H58,

  
  

  Canon Wireless Microphone WM-V1,

  
  

  Canon Soft Carrying Case SC-2000,

  
  

  Canon PROTECT Filter 58 mm, Canon ND4-L Filter 58 mm, Canon ND8-L Filter 58 mm,

  
  

  Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2,

  
  

  Canon Battery Video Light VL-10Li/VL-10LiII (Model A/B only),

  
  

  Canon Battery Pack BP-900 series (for VL-10Li/VL-10LiII),

  
  

  Canon Compact Power Adapter CA-910/920/930 (for charging BP-900 series)

• Backup power supply

  Lithium coin battery (built-in)

• Power Consumption

  4.9W¹ (AVCHD) / 4.8W (MP4)¹

• Continuous Recording Time

  Supplied BP-820: Approx. 145 minutes¹

  
  

  Optional BP-828: Approx. 220 minutes¹

Miscellaneous

• Dimensions

  Approx. 109 x 84 x 182 mm (main body only)

  
  

  Approx. 131 x 180 x 231 mm (fully equipped)

• Detachable handle

  YES

• Weight (camera only)

  Approx. 765 g

• Weight (fully equipped)

  Approx. 1155 g

• Operating Temperature range

  -5ºC to +45ºC, 60% relative humidity