Canon XA30 HD Professional Video Camcorder + Core Accessories, Tripod

Name: Canon XA30 HD Professional Video Camcorder + Core Accessories, Tripod
Brand: Canon
SKU: ACAXA30K11
Price: 1953.10 USD
Availability: InStock

SKU ACAXA30K11

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1/2.84" HD CMOS Pro Sensor
1920x1080 up to 59.94p
20x Canon Optical Zoom Lens
Wide DR Gamma (600%) Mode
Highlight Priority Mode
3.5" OLED Touchscreen & EVF
2x XLR Audio Inputs with Manual Controls
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC Media Card Slots
Built-In Wi-Fi with FTP Capabilities

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Features

Combining a compact form factor and professional video features, theCanon XA30is well-suited for event coverage, wedding videography, independent and documentary filmmaking, and other applications that require a compact, professional camera. It is equipped with a 20x Canon optical zoom lens with a versatile 35mm equivalent range of 26.8 to 576mm, and features a 1/2.84", HD CMOS Pro sensor with enhanced sensitivity for improved low-light performance over the previous model. To fit into your workflow, the camcorders captures up to 1920x1080 video at 23.98p, 29.97p, 59.94p, and 59.94i frame rates, while also offering Slow and Fast Motion recording modes, as well as an interval recording option to capture fast motion of up to 1200x the original speed.

In addition to the standard gamma recording mode, the XA30 offers Wide DR and Highlight Priority Gamma modes. Wide DR compresses high brightness areas to achieve a wider dynamic range of 600%. This not only helps suppress overexposure, but also produces smooth gradations in highlights and shadows, all while maintaining a finalized look that eliminates the need for post-production processing. The Highlight Priority Mode gives an HDR-like quality to your video by reducing the amount of highlight and mid-tone compression on the gamma curve, which helps to maintain highlight exposure. The mode also enhances brightness and saturation for more faithful color reproduction. A View Assist Mode is available to support this mode, enabling you to more accurately monitor what the final images will look like.

The XA30 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 and two XLR connectors with phantom power and manual audio level controls. The XA30 includes a built-in headphone jack and a mini-HDMI connector, and outputs composite video and audio via a 3.5mm four pole mini jack.

Two built-in SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slots allow you to record video to available media cards in both slots at the same time. This allows you to create an instant back up copy for archiving and data protection or you can capture high resolution AVCHD or MP4 video files on one card while creating a lower data rate MP4 more suitable for the web on the other card. When using two media cards and the camera is in Relay mode, there is no need to stop shooting to swap out a full media card. When one card becomes full, recording seamlessly switches to the other card. Built-in dual-band Wi-Fi allows you FTP video files directly from the camera, or playback footage from the memory cards to Wi-Fi enabled TVs and Computers. You can also remotely control select camera functions from a smart phone or tablet over Wi-Fi, freeing you from remote cables.

HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor: The XA30 features a new 1/2.84-inch HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor that captures approximately 2136x1362 pixels. It features a +3dB improvement in signal-to-noise ratio compared to the previous model, allowing it to camera clearer and sharper images in low light conditions.

20x Canon Optical Zoom Lens: The Canon 20x HD Zoom Lens provides a zoom range with a 35mm equivalent of 26.8 to 576mm, and a minimum object distance of just 23.6". The lens features an eight blade iris design providing a more natural look, out of focus areas are smoother and more appealing. The lens features an endless-type manual focus/zoom ring and the built-in power zoom control includes user-programmable direction and sensitivity modes. Zoom speed can be set to variable, constant (with 16 levels), with fast, normal, or slow speeds.

1920x1080 Video Recording: The XA30 offers multiple recording modes, resolutions, and frames rates, giving you the ability to adapt to a variety of workflows and applications. It can record in Full HD 1920x1080 resolution up to 59.94p in both AVCHD and MP4 recording codecs, at multiple bit rates, and even simultaneously to dual SD cards. For documentary and independent film work, 23.98p frame rates are available.

Slow and Fast Motion and Interval Recording: Slow and Fast Motion Modes allow the XA30 to record a different frame rate than the playback frame rate in MP4 recording modes, for a fast or slow motion effect during playback. Additionally, an interval recording option allows you to record frames at specified intervals, providing time-lapse recording from 2x to 1200x of the original speed.

Wi-Fi Connectivity: Dual-band Wi-Fi (5 GHz and 2.4 GHz) support is built into the camera, allowing FTP file transfer of MP4 video to Cloud-based servers for convenient backups or situations where a relay station, such as a news truck, is unavailable. It is also possible to connect to compatible networks, wireless hotspots, and compatible iOS mobile devices using the free Canon Movie Uploader app, or play back video on the camcorder's memory cards to Wi-Fi enabled TVs and computers. Wi-Fi also allows remote control of key camcorder controls, such as recording start/stop, zoom, aperture, shutter speed, gain, white balance, and focus via your mobile device.

Wide DR Gamma (600%): Wide DR Gamma, an option found on Canon's professional CINEMA EOS cameras, compresses high brightness areas to achieve a wider dynamic range of 600%. By suppressing overexposure in high brightness areas of the composition, this mode helps achieve a wide dynamic range of 600% to produce seamless tone gradations, resulting in smooth detail, accurate color, and helps suppress overexposure and blown-out highlights.

Highlight Priority Mode: The Highlight Priority Mode is a gamma setting that gives an HDR-like quality to your video. By reducing the mid- to high-brightness compression of the standard gamma mode, the Highlight Priority mode helps to prevent loss of detail in high brightness areas. Designed for display on a bright LCD TV, videos captured in Highlight Priority mode should be shown at a high brightness setting to help ensure accurate portrayal of the effect.

Video Assist Function: To support the Highlight Priority Mode, the camcorder has a View Assist function that increases brightness and medium tone gamma in the camera's viewfinder or OLED panel. This allows images to be displayed with the brightness and gradation with which they are being recorded or reviewed, helping to ensure the subjects look natural and realistic.

3.5" OLED Touch Panel View Screen and 0.24" EVF: The 3.5-inch, 1,230,000-dot equivalent OLED display provides vivid color and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. The screen has a viewing angle of over 80 degrees in all directions, which allows you to see a usable image even when viewing at extreme angles. The Color EVF is a 0.24 inch with 1,560,000 dots of resolution, and tilts up to 45 to accommodate different shooting positions. A joystick located to the right of the viewfinder, where the thumb rests, enables control of camera settings without having to use touch panel controls.

Image Stabilization

The XA30 offers optical image stabilization (IS) useful for reducing image blur in a wide variety of shooting situations. Additional IS modes can be manually selected to enhance the optical image stabilization, or you can select Intelligent IS and allow the camera to identify the appropriate stabilization mode for the situation.

IS Modes

Dynamic IS: Improves on standard on translational IS (up-down/left-right) stabilization, by adding three additional corrections - roll axis correction (tilting/rocking of the camera forward and back), horizontal roll correction and vertical roll correction for five-axis correction when shooting on the wide end of the lens.
Macro IS: Corrects angular and shift-type shake in wide-angle shots.
Powered IS: Corrects for low-frequency camcorder shake when shooting at the long (telephoto) end of the lens

Dual SD Card Slots

Two SD/SDHC/SDXC card slots are built into the camera allowing you varied recording options

Dual Recording: Allows you to simultaneously record the same footage to different media cards using different codecs and bit rates
Double-Slot Recording: Allows you to record simultaneously to each of the two SD memory card slots, providing an instant backup for your footage
Relay Recording: The XA30 automatically switches video recording from one memory card to the other when the first memory card becomes full.

Manual Camera Control: The XA30 features selectable manual/automatic control on the camera functions, allowing you to choose the best settings for the situation. Functions include: Exposure, Shutter Speed, Iris, Gain, Exposure Lock, AGC Limit.

White Balance features 6 presets (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent H, and Fluorescent), as well as two manual white balance settings. Additionally when specific adjustment of the color temperature is desired, the color temperature may be adjusted in 100K increments from 2,000 to 15,000K.

The cameras body features five user assignable buttons so you can customize the camera to access features without having to enter the menu system.

XLR Audio Inputs with Manual Gain Control: The XA30 features an integrated mic, and the detachable handle houses two XLR Line/Mic level inputs with +48V phantom power for connecting external mics. The detachable handle also houses the manual audio level controls. Should you choose, the built-in mic and an XLR input can be used simultaneously. For audio monitoring, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack with 16 volume settings provides for accurate audio monitoring.

Detachable Top Handle: The detachable top handle contains the audio controls and external XLR audio inputs, as well as a zoom control rocker, record start/stop button, accessory cold shoe, tally light, and an infrared emitter. You can remove the top handle from the camera to create an even smaller shooting package.

Infrared Shooting Mode: The XA30 features an Infrared Mode that allows the capture of video in conditions with little to no ambient light by removing the infrared cutoff filter from the optical path. The camcorder's specially designed lens coating allows the infrared light to pass through to the image sensor. Thanks to the improved sensor sensitivity, it can shoot at brightness levels that are approximately 1.4 times more sensitive than the previous model. For more flattering IR imagery, the detachable handle features a diffuser along with the infrared emitter. The camcorder gives the option of recording in white or green modes.

Optional Bluetooth Mic with Two-Way Intercom: The XA30 is compatible with the optional Canon WM-V1 Wireless Bluetooth Microphone. This feature allows high-quality audio to be recorded from up to 164' away (50m), making it ideal for events, ceremonies, nature recording and other situations that call for unobtrusive sound recording. With optional earphones attached, the WM-V1 Wireless Microphone can also be used as a two-way intercom.

Focus Assist: To assist with manual focusing, the XA30 provides Focus Assist features, including 2x magnification of your subject, which is automatically cancelled when you start recording, and color peaking, which outlines the shooting object's focused areas in colored lines.

Advanced Displays: Zebra bars selectable between 70 and 100% are available to help you judge exposure. The camera can display and record color bars or color bars with reference tone. The color bars comply with the SMPTE standards. Reference tone levels can be set at -12 dB, -18 dB or -20 dB.

UPC: 013803267136

Item Includes

Canon XA30 Professional Camcorder

Lens Hood (with Lens Barrier)
BP-820 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (1780mAh)
CA-570 Compact AC Power Adapter
Top Handle Unit
WL-D89 Wireless Controller
HDMI Cable
USB Cable
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable
Software CD with PIXELA Data Import Utility Disk
Limited 1-Year Warranty

- Opteka VM-8 Directional Mini-Shotgun Microphone
- Opteka VL-5 Video Light (Black)
- Deluxe High Power Air Cleaner Blower
- Deluxe Digital Camera and Video Padded Carrying Case
- Opteka High Definition Multi-Coated 3 Piece UV-CPL-FLD Filter Kit (58mm)
- Opteka MP100 67" Professional Heavy Duty Monopod
- Lens Cleaning Pen
- 64GB Professional SecureDigital SD Memory Card (2)
- Replacement BP-820 BP820 High Quality AC/DC Rapid Battery Charger
- Replacement BP-820 BP820 High Capacity Li-ion Battery Pack
- $50 Photo Print to National Photo Lab
- Opteka HG-1 Heavy-Duty Aluminum Ultra HandGrip Handheld Stabilization System for DSLR and Video Cameras
- Opteka FB-1000 Straight Metal Flash Bracket for Compact Digital & Film Cameras

Item Includes

Image Sensor Size	1/2.84" CMOS Sensor
Color Filter System	RGB primary color filter
Total Pixels	Approx. 3.09 Megapixels (2208 x 1398)
Effective Pixels	Approx. 2.91 Megapixels (2136 x 1362)
Minimum Illumination	Auto Mode: Approx. 1.2 lux (shutter speed 1/30 sec. and with auto slow shutter on) Low Light Mode: Approx. 0.1 lux (shutter speed 1/2 sec.)
Zoom Range	20x Optical / 400x Digital
Focal Length	3.67 to 73.4 mm
35mm Equivalent Focal Length	26.8 to 576 mm (with Standard IS/Is Off) 28.8 to 576 mm (with Dynamic IS)
Maximum Aperture	f/1.8 to 2.8
Minimum Focus Distance	0.79" / 2 cm (wide end) 23.6" / 60 cm (across zoom range)
Zoom Speed	Variable speed / Constant speed (16 levels); Fast, Normal, or Slow
Filter Diameter	58 mm
Focusing System	Hybrid AF (TTL-video signal detection system and external phase difference metering system): Instant AF, Medium AF, Normal AF (TTL-video signal selection system), Face Only AF, Manual Focus
Exposure Modes	Auto Mode: Auto Manual Mode: P, Tv, Av, M (Manual exposure), SCN (Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks) Cinema Mode: P, Tv, Av, M
Shutter Speed	1/2000 sec. (maximum)
Image Stabilization	Optical system (lens shift) and electronic stabilization
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H
Video System	NTSC
Supported Video Formats / Codecs	AVCHD, MPEG4
Resolutions and Frame Rates	AVCHD 1920 x 1080 / 59.94p (28, 17 Mbps) 1920 x 1080 / 59.94i, 29.97psf, 23.98p (24, 17 Mbps) 1440 x 1080 / 59.94i, 29.97psf, 23.98p (5 Mbps) MP4 1920 x 1080 / 59.94p (35 Mbps) 1920 x 1080 / 29.97p, 23.98p (24, 17 Mbps) 1280 x 720 / 29.97p, 23.98p (4 Mbps) 640 x 360 / 29.97p, 23.98p (3 Mbps)
Slow and Fast Motion Recording	1x to 2.5x (59.94p, 35 Mbps playback; 17.5 max. recording bit rate) 0.5x to 1200x (29.97p, 24/17 Mbps playback; 48 Mbps max. recording bit rate) 0.4x to 1x (23.98p, 24/17 Mbps playback; 60 Mbps max. recording bit rate)
Maximum Recording Time	With 64 GB card: 35 Mbps: 30 min. 28 Mbps: 35 min. 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. 5 Mbps: 3 hr. 4 Mbps: 4 hr. 20 min. 3 Mbps: 5 hr. 40 min.
Viewfinder	0.24-inch, TFT color LCD (Approx. 1.56 million dots)
Touchscreen	3.5-inch OLED, capacitive touch panel (Approx. 1.23 million dots)
Media Card Slots	2 x SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB Terminal	USB 2.0 (Mini-B), output only
SDI Output	N/A
HDMI Output	Mini-HDMI
A/V Output	3.5 mm 4-pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)
Headphone Output	3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
Remote Control Input	2.5 mm stereo mini-jack
Accessory Shoe	Cold shoe
Operating Temperature	Operation: Approx. 23 to 113F / -5 to 45C, 60% relative humidity (operation) Performance: Approx. 32 to 104F / 0 to 40C, 85% relative humidity (performance)
Dimensions	4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2" / 10.9 x 8.4 x 18.2 cm (not including lens hood, grip belt, microphone holder and handle unit)
Weight	Approx. 1.7 lb / 0.77 kg (includes grip belt)

Packaging Info
Package Weight	6.05 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	11.0 x 10.7 x 8.5"

Genuine Canon 20x High Definition Optical Zoom Lens
The XA30 Professional Camcorder features a Genuine Canon 20x HD Zoom Lens that provides a highly versatile zoom range with 35mm equivalent of 26.8576mm, and a minimum object distance of just 23.6 inches (60cm) to help capture powerful recordings near and far. The impressive image quality is enhanced by an 8-blade Circular Aperture design, which helps to avoid the ''starburst'' effect of point light sources in non-circular aperture designs. Out-of-focus areas are smooth, natural and appealing. An endless-type focus and zoom control includes user-programmable direction and sensitivity modes. Zoom speed can be set to either a variable or constant (with 16 levels) speed setting, with Fast, Normal, or Slow zoom speed levels.

New, Advanced HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor with Improved Low-light Performance
For incredibly sharp and detailed high-definition video recording, the XA30 Professional Camcorder features a reengineered, 1/2.84-inch, 2.91 Megapixel HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor that captures approximately 2136x1362 pixels. Thanks to the sensor's enhanced sensitivity, the XA30 helps provide vivid, accurate recording through an improved signal-to-noise ratio.

Full HD 1920x1080 Recording Capabilities
Multiple recording modes, resolutions and frame rates make the XA30 Professional Camcorder creatively flexible and adaptable to virtually any production environment. It can record in Full HD resolution in both AVCHD and MP4 recording codecs, at multiple bit rates, and even simultaneously.

Built-in Wi-Fi Technology with FTP Transfer Capability
The XA30 Professional Camcorder features built-in dual-band (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi technology, enabling FTP file transfer to Cloud-based servers for convenient back ups. The dual bands help ensure that data can be sent even in areas with increased signal interference. It is also possible to connect to compatible networks, wireless hotspots and compatible iOS mobile devices using the free Canon Movie Uploader app*, or play back video on the camcorder's memory cards to Wi-Fi enabled TVs and computers. Wi-Fi technology also allows remote control of key camcorder controls, such as recording start/stop and zoom (in three different speeds), exposure functions (aperture, shutter speed, gain, exposure compensation and more), white balance and focus settings via a compatible tablet or smartphone. The ability to control the camera remotely, such as when using a camera crane, helps improve mobility in various shooting environments.

Superb Image Reproduction
The XA30 Professional Camcorder represents Canon's Full HD System, delivering truly excellent image quality and reproduction for most any application. With its 20x Optical Zoom HD Video lens, its new HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor and the powerful DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor working together to capture and process the images at hand, the XA30 is positioned to deliver HD video that is nothing short of stunning.

Canon XA30 HD Professional Video Camcorder + Core Accessories, Tripod