Saruk Digital Solutions

Description

Featuring an advanced HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor, a powerful DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor and a phenomenal 20x High Definition optical zoom lens, the XA15 Professional Camcorder captures expansive, high-quality Full HD video. Its HD/SD-SDI terminal lets it quickly and reliably transmit uncompressed video with timecode and audio embedded directly to broadcast vans and workstations. Combining a lightweight design, a 1.56 million dot electronic viewfinder and a 3.0-inch capacitive touch panel LCD, the XA15 is comfortable to operate for extended periods of time and in numerous environments, from Electronic News Gathering (ENG) to video production and more. The XA15 features both a 3.5" OLED touch panel view screen with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and a color electronic viewfinder with 1,560,000 dots of resolution. The camera features full manual control and auto modes for exposure, focus, white balance, gain, and shutter speed. The camera provides professional features such as a pre-record buffer, peaking, zebra bars, color bars, and reference tone. The zoom speed is adjustable with variable, constant (with 16 different speed levels), fast, normal, and slow settings. The camera features a detachable top handle with zoom toggle, record start/stop, IR emitter, tally light, accessory shoe, external mic holder, two XLR connectors with phantom power, and manual audio level controls and the catch is the fact that it comes with Built-in dual-band Wi-Fi allows you to FTP video files directly from the camera, or play back footage from the memory cards to Wi-Fi enabled TVs and computers. You can also remotely control camera functions from a smartphone or tablet over Wi-Fi, freeing you from remote cables.

Key Feature

20x Optical Zoom Lens

The XA15 Professional Camcorder features a Genuine Canon 20x HD Zoom Lens that provides a highly versatile zoom range with 35mm equivalent of 26.8–576mm, and a minimum object distance of just 23.6 inches (60cm). The impressive image quality is enhanced by an 8-blade Circular Aperture design which helps create smooth out-of-focus areas. An endless-type focus and zoom control includes user-programmable direction and sensitivity modes.

HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor

The XA15 Professional Camcorder features a 1/2.84-inch, 2.91 Megapixel HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor that captures approximately 2136x1362 pixels. Thanks to the sensor's high sensitivity, the XA15 helps provide vivid, accurate recording through an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Its low-luminance noise rating of +3 dB allows capture of clear images with incredible detail even in low light.

Full HD Recordings

The XA15 Professional Camcorder can record in Full HD resolution in both AVCHD and MP4 recording codecs, at multiple bit rates, and even simultaneously. Dual Recording offers format choices that are useful for various post-capture options. Simultaneous recording is available in AVCHD format and web-ready MP4 format, as well as MP4 at different bit rates. Native 24p matches the frame rate of a traditional film camera for 'film-like' quality.

HD/SD-SDI Output

The XA15 Professional Camcorder amplifies convenience with an HD/SD-SDI terminal, whether streaming directly to a broadcast van or connecting to a recorder to make high-quality video recordings for archiving purposes. Designed for professional broadcast use, HD/SD-SDI output provides an uncompressed signal at a 1920x1080 resolution with 4:2:2 color sampling and embedded audio and time code.

Outstanding Image Reproduction

The XA15 Professional Camcorder represents Canon's Full HD System, delivering truly excellent image quality and reproduction for most news-gathering applications. With its 20x Optical Zoom HD Video lens, its HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor and the powerful DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor working together to capture and process the images at hand, the XA15 is positioned to deliver HD video that is nothing short of stunning.

LCD Touchscreen with Electronic Viewfinder

The 3.0-inch 460,000 dot LCD display provides vivid colors, high contrast and a wide-view angle (over 80° at all angles). The 0.24-inch tilt-type color electronic viewfinder has 100% field of view, and 1.56 million dots of resolution help ensure critical focus adjustment, with peaking applied if necessary. A joystick located to the right of the viewfinder enables control of camera settings on the viewscreen without having to use touch panel controls.

Dual SD Card Slots

The XA15 Professional Camcorder is compatible with universal SDHC and SDXC memory cards, which provide super-high capacity and ultra-fast data transfer. Double-slot recording allows simultaneous recording to each of the two SD memory card slots for an instant backup. With Relay Recording, the XA15 camcorder automatically switches video recording from one SD memory card to the other when the first memory card becomes full.

Intelligent Optical Image Stabilization System

The XA15 Professional Camcorder offers a powerful optical image stabilization system suited to help reduce image blur in a wide variety of shooting situations. The different image stabilization options can be selected manually, or automatically through Intelligent IS. Dynamic Mode electronically corrects roll and tilt. Image stabilization options include Dynamic IS, Macro IS and Powered IS.

Superb Battery System

The XA15 is compatible with canons Lithium -ion batteries which communicates the running time to the user.

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