Canon XF205

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Camera

• Image Sensor

• Sensor

  1/2.84 type HD CMOS Pro

• Filter

  RGB Primary Colour filter (Bayer array)

• Total Pixels

  3.09 megapixels (2208 x 1398)

• Effective pixels per sensor

  2.91 megapixels (2136 x 1362)

Horizontal Resolution

• Lens

• Zoom ratio

  20 x Optical

• Focal length

  3.67 - 73.4mm (35mm equivalent: 28.8 - 576mm)¹

• Minimum focus distance

  60cm (throughout zoom range);

  
  

  10mm (Wide MACRO setting)

• ND filter

  Built-in gradation ND filter

• 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

  Zoom Rocker:

  
  

  Variable speed/Fixed speed (Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings available in each mode);

  
  

  Grip zoom:

  
  

  Fixed speed (Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings available in each mode)

  
  

  Zoom Ring: As operation speed

• Focus control

  Manual control via focus ring, automatic (Instant AF, Medium AF, TV AF, Face Detection AF, Face Only AF), Push AF

• Iris control

  Ring control; Full Auto

• Aperture range

  f1.8 - f16

• Filter diameter

  58mm

• Lens elements/groups

  12/10

• Aperture blades

  8 Blade Circular Aperture

• Image stabilization system

  Dynamic IS and Powered IS, 5 Axis image stabilisation

• Digital zoom/Teleconverter

  1.5x; 3x; 6x

• Image processor

• Type

  DIGIC DV 4

Recording

• Video storage media

  Type 1 Compact Flash memory cards (2 card slots);

  
  

  SD Card x 1

  
  

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

• Type

  UDMA4, 30MB/s or faster (40MB/s or faster for Fast/Slow recording);

  
  

  SD card Class 4 or higher, Class 6 & 10 recommended for 35Mbps MP4 recording

• Capacity

• Recording time

  128GB CF card: Up to 320 mins (1080/50i @ 50 Mbps)

  
  

  128GB SD Card: up to 8 Hours (MP4/50P @35Mbps)

• Recording file format

  Material eXchange Format (MXF) to CF card, MP4 to SD card

• Recording format

  MPEG-2 Long GOP

  
  

  50Mbps CBR (4:2:2) MPEG-2 422P@HL;

  
  

  35Mbps VBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@HL;

  
  

  25Mbps CBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@H14

  
  

  MP4: MPEG-4/AVC/H.264

  
  

  35/24/17/9/3 Mbps;

  
  

  All modes variable bit rate, 4:2:0 colour sampling

• Recording frame rate (PAL Mode)

  MXF

  
  

  50Mbps: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25p; 1280 x 720/50p, 25p;

  
  

  35Mbps: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25p; 1440 x 1080/50i; 1280 x 720/50p, 25p;

  
  

  25Mbps: 1440 x 1080/50i, 25p

  
  

  MP4:

  
  

  35/24Mbps 1920 x 1080: 50P/25P

  
  

  17Mbps 1280 x 720: 50P

  
  

  9 Mbps 1280 x 720: 25P

  
  

  3Mbps 640 x 360: 25P

• Slow/Fast motion

  YES (MXF recording only)

  
  

  720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps

  
  

  1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps

• Interval record

  YES MXF recording only. 2, 6 or 12 frames, 25 time intervals

• Frame record

  YES. 2, 6 or 12 frames

• Pre Record (cache record)

  YES (3 seconds)

• Scan Reverse

  YES. Vertical/horizontal/both

• Photo storage media

  SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card

• Still quality

  During video recording: 1920 x 1080 in 1920 x 1080 or 1440 x 1080 mode,

  
  

  1280 x 720; 1280 x 720 mode

  
  

  During playback: 1920x1080

System

• Panel

• Type

  Organic LED

• Size

  8.77cm (3.5") Organic EL (OLED)

• Dots

  1.23m (approx. equivalent)

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness

• Adjustable

  Yes

• Waveform Monitor

  Yes, selectable on/off; Line, Line and Spot,Field, RGB, YPbPr

• Focus Assist

  Peaking; Magnifying; Edge Monitor (using waveform display)

• Peaking

  Peaking 1, Peaking 2 (Colour, Gain, Frequency customisable for each)

• Zebra

  Level 1; Level 2; Both

  
  

  Output via HD-SDI or HDMI

• Markers

  On/Off (Aspect ratio, Safe area, Grid, Horizontal, Centre)

• EVF

• Size

  1.15cm (0.45")

• Dots

  1.23m (approx. equivalent)

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, backlight,

• Adjustable

  Vertical tilt, up to 68°

• Viewing Angle

  28.2º

• Correction lens

  + 2.0 to -5.5 diopter

• Inputs/Outputs

• Audio in

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

• Headphone output

  3.5mm stereo jack

• Video monitor output

  YES (BNC HD-SDI, output only)

• 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)

• 3G-HD/SD-SDI output

  YES, selectable (BNC, output only, embedded audio and time code)

• Time code

  YES (BNC, switchable input/output)

• Genlock

  YES (BNC, Sync in/out selectable)

• LAN

  YES, Ethernet (1000BASE-T supported)

• 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

• Misc

• Tally lamp

  YES (x2)

• Accessory shoe

  YES (cold shoe)

• Custom Button Assignment

  YES (13 assignable buttons; select from 28 functions)

• Rotating Side Grip

  Yes. 120° angle of rotation in 15º increments

• Custom Dial

  NO

Shooting Functions

• Exposure

• Exposure metering

  Standard (centre weighted), Spotlight, Backlight

Exposure range

• Exposure compensation

  -2 to +2 EV

• Auto Exposure mode

  Full Auto

• Push Auto Iris

  NO

• Auto Gain Control setting

  Full Auto/AGC Limit/Manual

• Auto Gain Control limit

  3dB, 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB,12dB,15dB,18dB, 21dB,24dB, 27dB,33dB

• Gain setting

  -6dB / -3dB / 0dB/ 3dB / 6dB/ 12dB / 18dB / 24dB / 27dB /33dB / TUNE (0.5 dB increments from 0 to 27 dB).27dB maximum in Auto mode

• Shutter speed

• Control Modes

  Full Auto / Manual control (Auto; Speed; Angle; Clear Scan (CS); Slow Shutter (SLS); IR Slow Shutter)

• Shutter speed

  1/18 to 1/2000 depending on frame rate

• Shutter Angle

  11.25º to 360º depending on frame rate

• Slow Shutter (SLS)

  1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25 (depending on frame rate)

• Clear Scan

  50i/p: 50 to 250.51Hz;

  
  

  25p: 25 to 250.51Hz

• Infrared

• Infrared shooting mode

  YES (green or white)

• Built-in IR lamp

  YES

• Custom Picture

• Stored Configurations

  9 (Including Wide DR)

• Storage Medium

  SD/SDHC memory card

• Gamma

  6 preset profiles

• Master Pedestal

  -50 to +50

• Master Black

  -50 to +50 for each of R,G,B

• Black Gamma

  Adjustable height, width and apex

• Low Key Saturation

  -50 to +50 adjusts colour saturation in low brightness area

• Knee

  Adjusts over exposure characteristic (Automatic, Slope, Point, Saturation)

• Sharpness

  Adjustment for Detail level, Detail frequency, Coring, HV balance, Detail limit, Knee Aperture, Level Depend, Ingredient Ratio

• Noise reduction

  Off, Automatic, On (1 to 12)

• Skin detail

  Effect Level (Low, Middle, High), Hue, Chroma, Area, Y Level

• Selective Noise Reduction

  Effect Level (Low, Middle, High), Hue, Chroma, Area, Y Level

• Colour matrix

  Normal 1 -4, Cine 1 - 2, Wide DR Matrix and Hue -18 - +18, Colour Gain -50 - +50

• White balance

  -50 to +50 white balance offset for R,G,B

• Colour correction

  Area selection / area revision of two areas

• Setup level

  -50 to +50 On/Off

• Clip 100% IRE

  Limits output to 100% after setup adjustment

• Wireless LAN standards

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

• Supported Wi-Fi Functions

  Rec start/stop, 3 speed focus control, 3 speed zoom control, WB mode/adjust,

  
  

  Iris, Shutter,Colour Temperature,Assign Button,ND Auto/Off

• 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

• 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)

• White balance

• Auto

  YES in Full Auto Mode

• Preset

  A, B, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten), Colour Temperature

• Time code

• Countup system

  Regen, RecRun, FreeRun, External, Hold

• Start value setting

  “00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable

• Audio

• Recording

  16-bit 4ch or 2ch (48 kHz) linear PCM

• Control

  Audio limiter, Auto/manual settings via control dials on handle

• Microphone attenuation

  YES

• Microphone level meter

  YES

Accessories

• Supplied

  Data Import Utility, Battery pack BP-955, DC cable DC-930, Compact power adapter CA-930, Wireless controller WL-D6000, Eyecup, Lens Hood with Barrier, Microphone Holder Unit, Mains Cable.

• Optional

  Wide Converter WA-H58, Teleconverter TL-H58, , BP-975, Tripod Adapter TA-100, Zoom Remote Control ZR-2000, Tripod Base TB-1, GPS Receiver GP-E2, Remote Controller RC-V100, Filter (58mm) Protect/ND8xL/ND4xL.

• Battery

Backup power supply

• Power Consumption

  MAX 8.4 W (approx.)

• Continuous Recording Time

  255 mins (MXF recording) 265 mins (MP4 recording) with supplied BP-955

Miscellaneous

• Dimensions

  Approx 160 x 201 x 353mm (including lens hood with barrier, Eye Cup

  
  

  and microphone holder)

• Weight (camera only)

  1560g (3.4 lb)

• Weight (fully equipped)

  1960g (4.3 lb)

• Operating Temperature range

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