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XL H1A



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
Zoom, Iris and Focus rings
(Interchangeable lens system)
 
 

Focal length

    5.4-108mm (35mm eqv: 38.9-778mm)  
 

f-number

    f/1.6 - 3.5  
 

Aperature 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. 6 lux (shutter speed 1/50, Gain 18dB, i selected)  
 

Manual mode

    Approx. 0.4 lux (shutter speed 1/3, Gain 18 dB, f1.6, i selected)  
 

Image stabilizer

   

 
 

Image stabilization system

    Optical Image Stabilization (when HD 20x zoom XL5.4-108mm L IS III is installed, VAP compensation system is used)  
 

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

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

AE shift

    Included. AE SHIFT dial operation (±2 levels) (Auto mode, TV mode, AV mode only)  
 

Gain setting

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

Frame rate setting

   

i - 50i recording
F1/F2 - 25F recording

 
 

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

    i selected: 1/50 to 1/500 sec
F1 selected: 1/25 to 1/500 sec
 
 

In night mode

    i selected: 1/3 to 1/500 sec
F1 selected: 1/3 to 1/500 sec
 
 

Aperature 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

    The skin detail setting can be made after making the hue adjustment, chroma adjustment, area adjustment, and Y level adjustment.  
 

Selective Noise Reduction

    2 selectable levels  
 

Custom preset

    Gamma adjustment, knee adjustment, black adjustment, master pedestal adjustment, setup level adjustment, sharpness adjustment, H detail adjustment, H/V balance adjustment, coring adjustment, NR (1/2) adjustment, color matrix adjustment, color gain adjustment, hue adjustment, RGB gain independent adjustment, matrix adjustment (6-axis adjustment)  
 

White balance

   

 
 

Auto

    YES  
 

Preset/Set

    Outdoor (5600 K), Indoor (3200 K), Set (2 available), Color temperature setting  
 

System

    TTL, 128 segments  
 

Focus

   

 
 

Mode

    AF, MF, One-push AF, Preset focus
(HD 20x zoom III installed)
 
 

MF operation

    Using Focus ring
Manual focus while zooming possible
 
 

Time code

   

 
 

Countup system

    Rec Run, free run, Recrun Preset, hold  
 

Start value setting

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

Digital fade

   

YES (White, black fader)

 
 

Still image recording

   

YES (1920 x 1080)

 
 

Zebra pattern

   

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

 
 

Color bar

   

YES - 2 types (selectable)

 
 

Clear scan

   

YES (SD / SDHC / MMC)

 
 

Memory card

   

YES

 
 

REC review

   

YES

 
 

Standby switch

   

YES

 
 

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

    2.4-inch (Wide type)  
 

Pixels

    215,000 pixels  
 

Image quality adjustments

    YES (Brightness, Contrast, Color, Sharpness Adjustment, Black and White supported)  
 

Movable

    YES (Front to Back and Left to Right)  
 

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), 2 x rear microphone XLR inputs with phantom power supplies  
 

Headphone output

    3.5 mm mini jack  
 

HDV/DV terminals

    Input/Output  
 

Video jacks

    S jack (input/output), BNC jack (output), component jack (output)  
 

AV terminal

    RCA pin (V: input/output, A: input/output 2 systems)  
 

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  
 

EVF jack

    2 Jacks:
1 used with colour LCD/EVF (supplied)
1 can be used with external monitors
 
 

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. Supporting EOS flash

 
 

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 226 x 220 x 496 mm  
 

Weight (camera only)

    Approx 2560g  
 

Weight (fully equipped)

    Approx 3995g  

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