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XH A1s



Product Specification

 
 

Camera

       
 

Image sensing device

   

 
 

Image size

    1/3-inch CCD  
 

System

    3CCD horizontal pixel shift  
 

Total pixels

    1.67 megapixels per CCD  
 

Number of effective pixels (per CCD)

    HD: Approx. 1.56 megapixels
SD/4:3: Approx. 1.17 megapixels
SD/16:9: Approx. 1.56 megapixels
 
 

Lens

   

 
 

Optical zoom magnification

    20x HD Video Lens supplied
Independent Zoom, Iris and Focus rings
 
 

Focal length

    4.5 - 90mm (35mm eqv: 32.5-650mm)  
 

f-number

    f/1.6 - 3.5  
 

Aperture leaves (Number of leaves)

    6 leaves, iris diaphragm  
 

Zoom speed

    Handle zoom: Fixed speed
(16 speed level settings available)
Grip zoom: Variable speed/Fixed speed
(16 speed level settings available)
 
 

Filter diameter

    72mm  
 

Minimum illumination

   

 
 

Auto mode

    Approx. 5 lux (shutter speed 1/50, Gain 18dB, 50i)  
 

Manual mode

    Approx. 0.3 lux (shutter speed 1/3, Gain 18 dB, 50i)  
 

Image stabilizer

   

 
 

Image stabilization system

    Super Range Optical Image Stabilizer (lens shift system)  
 

Sensing method

    Angle detection and movement vector detection  
 

Shooting functions

       
 

AE mode

    7 modes: Auto, Tv, Av, Manual, Spotlight, Night, Full Auto  
 

Photometry system

   

 
 

Center weighted average

    Full Auto mode, Auto mode, Night mode, Tv mode, Av mode and Manual mode  
 

Evaluative photometry (128-segments)

    Spotlight mode  
 

Exposure adjustment

   

 
 

AE lock

    YES.
EXP. LOCK button (Auto mode, TV mode, AV mode only)
 
 

AE shift

    YES.
AE SHIFT dial (±2 levels; Auto mode, TV mode, AV mode only)
 
 

Push AE function

    YES  
 

Gain setting

    Auto/Gain select (–3, 0, +3, +6, +12, +18, +36 dB). Set to Auto in Full Auto and Night mode, Spotlight mode is fixed at 0 dB.
Gain fine tuning supported (0.5 dB increments).
 
 

Frame rate setting

    50i, 25F  
 

Shutter speed (Tape recording)

   

 
 

Shutter speed setting (at Tv priority)

    13 levels (1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25, 1/50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000, 1/16000 sec)  
 

In auto mode

    50i: 1/50 to 1/500 sec
25F: 1/25 to 1/500 sec
 
 

In night mode

    50i: 1/3 to 1/500 sec
25F: 1/3 to 1/500 sec
 
 

Aperture value (HD 20x zoom)

    f/1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 4.0, 4.4, 4.8, 5.2, 5.6, 6.2, 6.7, 7.3, 8.0, 8.7, 9.5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, CLOSE  
 

Image quality adjustment

   

 
 

Skin setting

    YES.
The skin detail setting can be made after making appropriate hue, chroma, area and Y level adjustments.
 
 

Selective Noise Reduction

    YES. Independent RGB control.  
 

Custom preset

    YES (store up to 9 presets in-camera).
Adjustable parameters: Gamma, knee, black, master pedestal, setup level, sharpness, H detail, H/V balance, coring, NR (1/2), colour matrix, colour gain, hue, independent RGB gain, colour matrix (6-axis adjustment)
 
 

White balance

   

 
 

Auto

    YES  
 

Preset/Set

    Outdoor (5600 K), Indoor (3200 K), Set (2 available), colour temperature (2000 K to 15000 K, 100 K increments)  
 

System

    TTL, 128 segments  
 

Focus

   

 
 

Mode

    Instant AF, Normal AF, MF, One-push AF, Preset focus  
 

MF operation

    Using Focus ring
Manual focus while zooming possible
 
 

Time code

   

 
 

Countup system

    Rec Run, Free Run, Rec Run Preset, Hold  
 

Start value setting

    “00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable  
 

Miscellaneous

   

 
 

Digital fade

    NO  
 

Still image recording

    YES (1920 x 1080)  
 

Zebra pattern

    YES (Level adjustment: selectable from 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, and 100%)  
 

Colour bar

    YES - 2 types (selectable)  
 

Clear scan

    YES  
 

Memory card

    YES (SD / SDHC / MMC)  
 

REC review

    YES  
 

Standby switch

    NO  
 

Power safe

    YES  
 

Audio

   

 
 

DV recording

    16-bit 2ch (48 kHz), 12-bit 2ch (32 kHz)  
 

HDV recording

    2ch recording/MPEG1 Audio layer II  
 

Control

    Independent limiters and auto/manual settings  
 

Wind screen

    YES (ON/OFF)  
 

LCD monitor

   

 
 

Size

    2.8 inch widescreen  
 

Pixels

    207,000 dots  
 

Image quality adjustments

    YES (Brightness, Contrast, Colour, Sharpness, Backlight, Black and White supported)  
 

Movable

    YES  
 

VCR

       
 

Playback system

   

 
 

Frame playback

    DV recording: Forward/Reverse
HDV recording: Forward only
 
 

Slow playback

    DV recording: Forward/Reverse
HDV recording: Forward only
 
 

2x speed playback

    DV recording: Forward/Reverse
HDV recording: Forward/Reverse (1x speed)
 
 

1x speed playback

    DV/HDV recording: Forward/Reverse  
 

Cue/Review

    DV recording: 11.5x speed
HDV recording: 8x speed
 
 

Search

   

 
 

Date search

    YES  
 

Index search

    YES  
 

End search

    YES  
 

Data code display

    Date and time display, Shooting data  
 

Zero set memory

    YES  
 

System

       
 

Interface (jacks)

   

 
 

Microphone inputs

    Front microphone jack (5V DC jack), 2x XLR inputs with 48V phantom power supplies  
 

Headphone output

    3.5mm mini jack  
 

HDV/DV terminals

    Input/Output  
 

Video jacks

    AV mini-terminal (input/output), BNC jack (output), component jack (output), viewfinder component jack  
 

AV terminal

    3.5mm 4-pin mini jack (V: input/output, A: input/output)  
 

Editing jack

    YES:
LANC control jack
IEEE1394 - 6 pin
 
 

HD/SD-SDI jack

    No  
 

Time code jack

    No  
 

GENLOCK terminal

    No  
 

Memory card terminal

    YES (SD/SDHC/MMC)  
 

EVF jack

    D-terminal component jack (SD output only, including EVF symbols and display).
Can be used simultaneously with HD component output.
 
 

Analogue signal - DV signal conversion

    YES  
 

Microphone attenuation

    YES  
 

Microphone level meter

    YES  
 

World clock

    YES  
 

Tally lamp

    YES  
 

Remote control sensor

    YES  
 

Accessory shoe

    YES (EOS Flash units supported)  
 

Custom key

    YES (2 available)  
 

DV control

    YES  
 

Backup power supply

    Lithium coin battery (built-in)  
 

Battery pack power

    BP-930, BP-945, BP-950G, BP-970G lithium-ion battery  
 

Support

       
 

CPS Video service

    YES  
 

Dimensions

       
 

W x H x D

    Approx 163 x 192 x 394 mm  
 

Weight (camera only)

    Approx 2135g  
 

Weight (fully equipped)

    Approx 2400g  

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