Canon Canon Xa65 Video Camera

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CANON XA65 VIDEO CAMERA

CANON XA65 VIDEO CAMERA

A 1/2.3-Type CMOS 4K pro camcorder. With advanced autofocus, 20x optical zoom plus 5-axis stabilisation, 3G-SDI, HDMI out and UVC¹ Streaming, it’s a versatile workhorse.

SPECIFICATIONS

4K UHD / 25P

MP4 up to 150Mbps and XF-AVC up to 160Mbps

20X OPTICAL ZOOM

Wide-angle 29.3 – 601mm 4K zoom (35mm equivalent)

OVER SAMPLING HD PROCESSING

Uses the 4K UHD sensor to deliver superior Full HD images

OPTICAL IS

Advanced optical and dynamic image stabilisation over 5-axis

4-CHANNEL AUDIO

Linear PCM and 2 x XLR terminals plus built-in mic

TOUCH SCREEN

Easy focus point and camera control via 3.5-inch touch screen

DOUBLE SLOT

Dual slots for simultaneous or relay recording via SD card

INFRARED

Capture high-quality video in conditions with little to no ambient light with IR mode

USB-C

Video livestream output via Mac or PC¹ Also compatible with Canon’s GP-E2 GPS receiver

INFORMATION

BRAND

Canon

PRODUCT TYPE

Video Camera

PRODUCTION

Made In United Kingdom

SENSOR

1/2.3-type CMOS

FILTER

RGB Primary Colour Filter

TOTAL PIXELS

Approx. 21.14MP

SUBJECT ILLUMINATION RANGE

Approx. 0.3 lx to 100,000 lx

EFFECTIVE PIXELS PER SENSOR

Approx. 8.29 MP (3840 x 2160)

ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS

5 assignable Buttons

EXPOSURE LOCK

Yes

AUTO ISO / AUTO GAIN CONTROL SETTING

Auto / Manual

WAVE FORM MONITOR

No

FOCUS ASSIST

Peaking / Magnify

PEAKING

Selectable Peaking Colour: Red / Blue / Yellow

ZEBRA

70% or 100% reference level

MARKERS

Grid (white/grey), Level (white/grey), 4:3 (white/grey)

CORRECTION LENS

+2.0 to -5.5 dioptre

TALLY LAMP

Yes, in detachable Handle Unit

COLOUR BARS (PAL)

Yes. SMPTE, ARIB or EBU, with 1KHz Tone

ACCESSORY SHOE

Yes (cold shoe)

TYPE IMAGE PROCESSOR

DIGIC DV 6

MINIMUM ILLUMINATION (PAL)

-P (Program AE) Mode: Approx. 4.2 lx (shutter speed 1/25 sec with auto slow shutter On) -Low Light Mode: Approx. 0.3 lx (shutter speed 1/2 sec.)

COLOUR SAMPLING

YCC 4:2:0 8bit

INTERNAL RECORDING FORMAT (PAL)

- XF-AVC: 3840 x 2160 / 25.00P (160 Mbps) 1920 x 1080 / 50.00P, 50.00i, 25.00P (45 Mbps)
- MP4: 3840 x 2160 / 25.00P(150 Mbps)
1920 x 1080 / 50.00P, 25.00P (35, 17 Mbps)

DISPLAY TYPE

Capacitive LCD Touch Panel

SIZE

3.5-inch (8.8 cm) on the diagonal, Approx. 2,760,000 dots (1280 x RGB x 720)

AUDIO CONTROL

-Manual/Aut -Independent 2ch Line/Mic/Mic+48V input;
-Independent level control per channel (-∞ to +18 dB);
-Independent audio limiters (2 ch); -Input mic trimming

DIMENSIONS

- Approx. 109 x 84 x 182 mm (main body only)
- Approx. 131 x 180 x 231 mm
(Including lens hood, BP-820, mic holder unit, and handle unit)

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

Highlight AE, Normal, Exposure lock, Auto backlight compensation.

EXPOSURE METERING

- Center-weighted average metering
- AUTO, P, Av, Tv, Portrait, Sports, Low Light and IR modes
- Segment evaluative metering
- Night Scene, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight modes
- No metering in Fireworks mode: Exposure constant

AUTO GAIN CONTROL LIMIT

0 - 23dB (1dB increments)

SHUTTER SPEED

- Control Modes ; Auto, P, Tv, Manual
- Shutter Speed (PAL) : 1/6 - 1/2000 sec
(1/2 - 1/500 sec in Low Light mode)
- Clear Scan (PAL) ; No

PRESET

Daylight (Approx. 5,600K), Tungsten (Approx. 3,200K)

SLOW SHUTTER (SLS)

- 50.00P :
Auto slow shutter On: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/50 to 1/500 sec.
- 25.00P :
Auto slow shutter On: 1/12.5* to 1/500 sec. (*Display is 1/12)
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.

MANUAL SETTING

-Colour Temperature range: 2,000–15,000K -Default value for Set 1 and Set 2: 5,600K

STREAMING, WI-FI, & GPS SPECIFICATIONS

- Wi-Fi : No
- GPS Information (Optional Accessory) : Location (Latitude/Longitude/Altitude), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Satellite reception.
(requires the optional GPS Receiver GP-E2)

POWER SUPPLY (BATTERY)

Canon Battery Pack BP-820 (supplied), BP-828 (optional)Power Consumption

AUDIO

- Recording Format ; MPEG-2 AAC-LC (16-bit 2ch) / LPCM (16-bit 4ch)
- Reference Tone ; 1KHz, -12dB / -18dB / -20dB / Off
- Microphone Attenuation ; On/Off (20dB)
- Microphone Level Meter : Yes

OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE

0ºC to +40ºC, 85% relative humidity

POWER CONSUMPTION

- UHD:
- MP4, 150Mbps 25.00P : Approx. 4.5W
- XF-AVC,160Mbps 25.00P : Approx 4.5W
- Full HD:
- MP4, 35Mbps 50.00P : Approx. 4.6W
- XF-AVC, 45Mbps 50.00P : Approx. 4.6W

CUSTOM DIAL

-Iris -Shutter -Gain
-AGC Limit -Exposure Compensation -Off

INPUTS / OUTPUTS

-Headphone Output ; 3.5mm stereo mini jack ; HDMI Output
-HDMI^TM mini connector ;-USB ; Type-C : Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) equivalent. Point-to-point class and UVC supported. -SDI Output ; 3G-SDI
-Time Code : Rec Run / Free Run -Genlock ; No -LAN ; No -AV Terminal ; No
-DC Input ; USB-C -Remote Control Terminal : 2.5mm mini jack

EVF SIZE

0.36-inch (0.92 cm on the diagonal), Approx. 1,770,000 dots (1024 x RGB x 576)

AUDIO INPUT

-XLR 3-pin jack (x2) with 48V phantom power, Line and Mic options on detachable handle, -3.5mm microphone input jack (Supply Voltage 2.4V DC) -Built-in Mic

WEIGHT (BODY ONLY)

Approx. 750g

WEIGHT (ACCESSORIES)

Approx.1140g

RECORDING TIME

- UHD
- MP4: 150Mbps/25.00p: Max. 165 mins (BP-820), typical 95 mins /
- Max. 240 Mins, typical 140 mins ( Optional BP-828)
- XF-AVC: 160Mbps/25.00P: Max. 160 mins (BP-820), typical 95 mins.
- Max. 230 mins, typical 145 mins (Optional BP-828)

SHOOTING MODES

- Program AE : AUTO mode M (Manual) mode P (program AE), Tv (shutter-priority AE), Av (aperture-priority AE), M (manual exposure), SCN (Portrait, Sports, Night Scene, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks) IR mode
- Custom Picture Menu : C1: Normal (BT.709 Normal / BT.709) C2 to C6: USER02 to USER06
- Look Settings : Standard (Adjustment: Sharpness, Contrast, Colour Depth)
- Colour Matrix Settings : Neutral: accurate colour reproduction Video: Higher contrast colour reproduction
- Infrared Shooting Mode : Yes (green or white)
- Built-in IR Lamp ; Yes, in detachable Handle Unit.
Wavelength: 850nm (near-Infrared)

EXTERNAL RECORDING OUTPUT

- HDMI output (When Shooting):
UHD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P, 50.00P (for Slow&Fast), 50.00i (PsF mode); 1280 x 720 / 50.00P YCC 4:2:2 8-bit
Full HD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 50.00P/25.00P/50i ; 1280 x720 50.00P YCC4:2:2 10-bit
- SDI output (When Shooting):
UHD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P, 50.00P (for Slow&Fast), 50.00i (PsF mode); 1280 x 720 / 50.00P YCC 4:2:2 8-bit
Full HD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 50.00P/25.00P/50i ; 1280 x720 50.00P YCC4:2:2 10-bit

RECORDING

- Video Storage Media ; SD/SDHC/SDXC card (2 card slots)
- Recording Time : 150Mbps: 55 mins / 35Mbps: 240 mins / 17Mbps: 495 mins
- Recording File System : FAT32/exFAT
- Slow/Fast Motion (PAL) : 3840 x 2160 / 25.00P: x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600, x1200
1920 x 1080 / 50.00P: x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600, x1200
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P: x0.5
- Pre-Record Function : Yes. 3 seconds
- Still Photos ; JPEG up to 3840x2160
(Still image resolution is dependent on the video resolution)
- Photo Storage Media : SD Card

LENS

- Zoom Ratio : 20x Optical
- Focal Length (35mm Equivalent) : Approx. 29.3 - 601mm Standard IS/IS Off
- Minimum Focus Distance : 1 cm at wide end, 60 cm across entire zooming range
- Max. Aperture ; f/1.8 - 2.8 (AV Priority and Manual Modes)
- Aperture Blades : 8 blades
- Filter Diameter ; 58mm
- Image Stabilization System ; Optical system (lens shift) + electronic stabilization Dynamic, Standard, Powered IS, Off
- 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 and touchscreen point selection (Magnify and Peaking assist functions), Focus Preset.
AUTOFOCUS: Touchscreen AF point selection, Face Detection and Tracking, Touch and Track, Face Only AF. (Instant AF, Medium AF, Normal AF)
- Focus System ; Hybrid AF (High Speed/Medium speed). Uses combination of TTL-video signal detection system and external phase difference metering system.
Normal AF. TTL, Contrast based AF
- Iris Control : Touchscreen, Auto
- Digital Zoom/Teleconverter : 20x digital zoom (400x with optical zoom) and 40x digital zoom (800x with optical zoom) are available. Digital zoom not available in AUTO mode. 2x Digital Teleconverter