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THE ULTIMATE HD CAMCORDER The digital High Definition era has arrived. Television production, movie-making, and every other videocontent creation sector today demands a professional and affordable means of capturing superior-quality, widescreen moving images. The solution is Canon’s XL H1, the revolutionary HD Camcorder with an unprecedented array of broadcast-quality professional features.
Canon is a worldwide leader in designing and manufacturing lenses for professional photography and broadcast television. The XL H1’s 20x HD zoom lens with Super-Range Optical Image Stabilization leverages Canon’s decades of expertise and delivers HD and SD video images of stunning clarity. Native 16:9 HD CCDs The XL H1 features three 1/3” native 16:9 CCD's with 1.67 million pixels (1440 x 1080) for each primary color.
GENUINE CANON OPTICS The XL H1’s high-performance 20x HD zoom lens leverages Canon’s decades of optical expertise. Featuring Canon’s XL lens mount, the XL H1’s 20x HD lens provides a range from 38.9mm* to 778mm, and delivers the ultimate in clarity and image quality. Along with Canon’s Fluorite lens technology, this lens produces images with outstanding resolution, contrast, color reproduction, and minimal chromatic aberration.
Canon's exclusive next-generation DiG!C DV II HD Digital Signal Processing chip processes the HD signal at 1440 x 1080 with 4:2:2 color sampling. XL H1 has the ability, through dual processors, to simultaneously record video and still images. Digital still images can be recorded in either digital color space or video color space.
TOTAL IMAGE CONTROL Creating the perfect look requires total control over the image. The XL H1 provides Total Image Control of more than 23 variables, all independently adjustable. • Gain Settings -3dB, Auto, 0dB, +3db, +6dB, +12dB, and +18dB • White Balance The XL H1's electronic white balance process calibrates the picture for accurate color display in different lighting conditions (i.e., sunlight versus indoor incandescent).
This adjusts the center frequency of the H detail. • Horizontal/Vertical Detail Balance (-9 to +9) This is for adjusting the horizontal/vertical percentage of detail correction. • Coring (-9 to +9) TOTAL IMAGE CONTROL • Horizontal Detail Frequency (HIGH, MIDDLE, LOW) Adjusts the subtle noise components on the screen. • Noise Reduction 1 (OFF, HIGH, MIDDLE, LOW) This function is for activating noise reduction that cycles through the fields. The range of the noise reduction level can be selected.
CONNECTIVITY INPUTS & OUTPUTS The Professional JackPack Interface Jacks • HD-SDI and SD-SDI [SMPTE 259M, ITU-R BT.656 • D-Connection Component Analog Video out, (optional upgrade)] output. The XL H1 provides 1080/60i and 480/60i (1080/50i and 576/50i uncompressed 1.485 Gigabit output with 4:2:2 color sampling. with optional upgrade), • Genlock input. Synchronize a multi-camera, live-switched production environment in the studio or on location. • SMPTE Time Code Input and Output.
The XL H1’s production versatility begins with its capture formats.
PROGRAM AUTO EXPOSURE These modes are designed for everyday shooting situations and for special circumstances. They include: • TV Mode “TV” stands for Time Value; in this mode the XL H1 automatically sets the lens aperture for a proper exposure based on the shutter speed that has been selected. • AV Mode “AV” stands for Aperture Value; in this mode the XL H1 automatically sets the shutter speed necessary for proper exposure when the aperture has been selected.
Six Custom Presets (stored in the XL H1’s internal memory) lets users save Total Image Control choices for later recall. An additional 20 Custom Presets can be stored on an SD Memory Card or even be e-mailed for easy transfer to multiple XL H1s. In both Camera Mode and VCR Mode, two Custom Keys can be defined for customized shooting; these keys can be retrieved as needed.
TELEVISION NEWS MOTION PICTURES INDIE PRODUCTIO NOMENCLATURE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Stereo microphone Stereo/Mono microphone selector Viewfinder Focus lever Eye cup Lens hood Focus ring Zoom ring ND filter operating ring ND filter unlock button STABILIZER ON/OFF switch POSITION PRESET switch EVF PEAKING/EVF MAGNIFYING buttons BARS/FADE ON/OFF button BARS/FADE SELECT button RECORD REVIEW button MENU button FRAME RATE switch MODE SELECT switch LIGHT button POWER indicator 22
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Handle zoom lever Handle START/STOP control Handle PHOTO button PHONES LEVEL dial phones terminal HDV indicator, HDV/DV IN/OUT terminal, L terminal LINE/MIC switch +48V switch MIC ATT switch S-VIDEO terminal VIDEO terminal (BNC) RCA/BNC selector VIDEO terminal (RCA) AUDIO 2 terminals (RCA) AUDIO 1 terminals (RCA) XLR input terminals CH 1/3 43 XLR input terminals CH 2/4 48 COMPONENT OUT terminal 44 49 Professional Jack Pack: TC IN terminal 45 50 46
COMBINATION EVF/LCD VIEWFINDER XL H1 is equipped with a 2.4” combination EVF/LCD viewfinder. This design allows precise viewing and LCD for distance viewing. Zebra Pattern Indication Lights An adjustable zebra pattern is provided from 70 to 100 IRE A warning illuminates to indicate non-standard shutter, gain, and status of record/pause. Black and White Mode Focusing Aides The XL H1 viewfinder may be switched between color and black & white to match a user’s personal preference.
Canon Console is an advanced nextgeneration software product developed to address the creative needs of XL H1 users. Combining traditional aspects of a camera control unit or motion-picturestyle “video village,” Console can be accessed from a laptop or desktop computer. Whether it’s changing basic camera settings such as f-stops or white balance, or carefully “painting” the video images being captured for a cinematic look, Console gives users the software tools they need for full creative expression.
ACCESSORIES PROFESSIONAL ACCESSORIES *20x Zoom Lens XL 5.4-108mm f/1.6-3.5 L IS • 20x professional L-series Fluorite zoom lens. • Zoom and focus presets. • Super Range Optical Image Stabilization, (2) built-in ND filters, manual focus and zoom rings, and a Push AF button. *16x Zoom Lens XL 5.5-88mm f/1.6-2.6 IS II • 16x zoom lens. • Resolves 600 TV lines exceeding the DV standard of 500 TV lines for extraordinary sharpness.
Power Supply: 7.4 V DC (battery pack) Power Consumption: 7.8W (recording with autofocus, HD 20x L IS Lens mounted, HD mode) Television System: HD High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i; SD EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal Video Recording System: Rotary head, helical scanning, digital component recording; HDV High Definition Video 1080i; DV Consumer digital VCR SD system.
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