Media Type
Movies: CF Card Type I only (2 Slots), UDMA4 recommended; Stills: SDHC/SD Cards
Sensor
1/3 inch CMOS
Image Processor
DiG!C DV III
Movie Compression System
MPEG-2 Long GOP 4:2:2 (50 Mbps)
File Format
MXF
Effective Pixels
1920 x 1080
Optical Zoom
10x
Focal Length (nominal)
4.25 - 42.5mm
Focal Length (35mm equivalent)
Approx. 30.4 - 304mm
F number
f/ 1.8 - 2.8
Filter diameter
58mm
Focus Ring
Provided (electronic ring, no limits); however, this ring works in accordance with the operations selected for the focus, zoom and iris selector switches.
Zoom Ring
Provided (electronic ring). Focal length indicator, zoom limit provided. Power zoom.
Zoom Rocker
One of three settings (Slow, Normal or Fast) can be selected for the power zoom mode and, in each mode, either a variable speed (16 steps) or fixed speed (16 steps) can be set.
Iris Ring
Provided (electronic ring, no limits); however, this ring works in accordance with the operations selected for the focus, zoom and iris selector switches.
Aperture leaves
8 iris aperture leaves
Close up distance
60cm (over entire zoom range), 20 mm at wide macro setting
Image Stabilizer
Optical system (lens shift system adopted/Super range system support)
Zoom / Focus preset function
None
One push AF function
None
ND filter
Built-in gradation ND filter
Filter diameter and pitch
+ 58 mm / P0.75 mm
50 Mbps CBR (4:2:2) [422P@HL]
1920 x 1080 PAL - 50i / 25P 1280 x 720 PAL - 50P / 25P
35 Mbps VBR (4:2:0) [MP@HL]
1920 x 1080 PAL - 50i / 25P 1280 x 720 PAL - 50P / 25P
25 Mbps CBR (4:2:0) [MP@H14]
1440 x 1080 PAL - 50i / 25P
Light Metering Method
Centre-weighted / Spot / Backlight Correction
Exposure Compensation
±7steps
White Balance Mode
AWB, Set (2 positions). Preset (Daylight/Tungsten), Colour Temperature (2,000K- 15,000K)
View Screen / Pixels
3.5 inch wide screen LCD screen (920,000 dots), 100% coverage Angle adjustment enabled with high, low angle support and self portrait shooting possible. Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness and backlight adjustment
Viewfinder (Colour)
0.24 inch wide screen LCD screen (260,000 dots), 100% coverage Angle adjustment upward enabled. +2.0 to -5.5 diopter, 3-lens configuration Brightness, contrast, colour and backlight adjustment
Recording Modes
50i / 25P
Special Recording Modes
Frame Rec, Interval Rec, Slow & Fast Motion, Pre-Rec
Audio data
Linear PCM (16-bit, 48KHz), 2-ch
Audio level metering
Manual audio level VR metering & control
Wind screen
Wind Low-Cut setting x2
Capture Size
1920x1080
Memory Card Type
SDHC / SD slot
Terminals
Input Signals: XLR 3-pin jack Output Signals: HDMI (Type-A) USB (mini-B, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed) AV (3.5mm, 4-pole mini-jack) Component Headphone (3.5mm Stereo mini-jack) Remote (2.5mm Stereo mini-jack)
Operating Platforms
Canon XF Utility - PC: Windows XP SP2/SP3 (32-bit), Vista SP1/SP2 (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Mac: OS X 10.4 to 10.6
Dimensions (WxHxD)
121 x 148 x 250mm
Weight (g) ex. Battery
Approx. 1.2kg