Description
Canon Digital Camcorder XM2320 Kpix Firewire
A high-quality, versatile model suitable for serious camcorder enthusiasts and professional videographers. Its advanced technology delivers unrivalled image quality in its class. The XM2 offers all the features of the market-leading XM1 plus some enhancements, including a new picture adjustment feature and manual control for picture adjustments.
Features:
- Canon Professional L-Series Fluorite Lens
- 20x optical zoom/100x digital zoom F1.6
- Optical image stabiliser with VAP
- Direction accurate stereo microphone
- Two-channel audio level manual control
- 2.5" 200K colour LCD/0.44' 180K colour VF
- Three shooting modes: normal, photo, frame movie
The XM2's advanced technology delivers unrivalled image quality in its class
The XM2 improves on the market leading and successful XM1 in a number of key areas. It comprises of a brand new 1/4" 470,000-pixel 3CCD increasing image quality. Not forgetting a new manual control in picture adjustments and shooting adjustments even for professional users.
Technology
The XM2 includes a new high-sensitivity ¼" 470,000-pixel 3CCD for superb 540-line horizontal resolution and super low light performance. A new generation camera signalling processing LSI improves approximately 3dB in S/N ratio from the XM1. The result is an improvement in colour, low light performance, resolution and dynamic range.
Pixel shift
The XM2 is equipped with a pixel shift system that boosts both resolution and sensitivity and allows users to achieve superb picture quality results.
Improved sound
The XM2 supports a direction-accurate stereo microphone that includes two non-directional microphones to give more precise stereo reproduction. Users can choose three types of frequency characteristics for the built-in microphone: normal, voice and wide-screen mode.
Additionally, a 2-channel manual audio level control where input level can be adjusted by a special dial and L/R level can be set for 2 channels. Audio-level meter with right-and-left independent 24-segment peak holder and the audio-level meter can be displayed in LCD and EVF.
An optional MA -300 microphone adapter allows the simultaneous recording of 2 independent channels from microphones with XLR connections. A BNC picture Out Terminal is also present.
PC connectivity
The XM2 is equipped with a DV terminal for non-linear editing. By using a USB terminal, transmission of still images from a JPEG file to a PC is easy. |
| Specification |
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| Audio |
| PCM digital audio |  |
| Connectivity |
| DV in | |
| DV out | |
| Microphone, line-in jack | |
| S-Video in | |
| Display |
| Display | LCD |
| Display diagonal | 6.35 cm (2.5 ") |
| Display resolution | 200000 pixels |
| Energy management |
| Battery technology | Lithium-Ion |
| Battery type | BP-915 |
| Environmental conditions |
| Operating temperature range (T-T) | 0 - 55 °C |
| Image sensor |
| Effective sensor resolution | 3x440000 pixels |
| Optical sensor size | 1/1.57 cm (1/4 ") |
| Sensor type | 3-CCD |
| Lens system |
| Aperture range | f/1.6 |
| Digital zoom | 100 x |
| Filter size | 58 mm |
| Focal length | 4.2-84 mm |
| Lens system | L-Series |
| Megapixel | 1.7 MP |
| Optical zoom | 20 x |
| Technical details |
| Camcorder tape type | Mini-DV |
| Camera shutter speed | 1/16000 - 1/6 s |
| Minimum illumination | 0.37 lx |
| Wireless connection | |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder | 180000 pixels |
| Viewfinder screen size | 1.12 cm (0.44 ") |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Depth | 136 mm |
| Height | 306 mm |
| Weight | 1120 g |
| Width | 118.0 mm |
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