Camcorder / CAMERA REFERENCE
VIXIA HF S11
Canon
Regional names: iVIS HF S11 / LEGRIA HF S11.
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01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Standard Definition or High Definition
- High Definition
- Television System
- NTSC *PAL (LEGRIA HF S11)
- Video Recording system
- MPEG4-AVC / H.264
- Image Sensor
- 1/2.6-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter
- Total Pixels
- Approx. 8.59 Megapixels
- Effective Pixels
- Video: Approx. 6.01 Megapixels (3264 x 1840) Still Image: 16:9 Approx. 6.01 Megapixels (3264 x 1840) 4:3 Approx. 8.02 Megapixels (3264 x 2456)
- Maximum recording time
- 64GB internal flash drive LP (5 Mbps) 24 hours 30 minutes SP (7 Mbps) 19 hours 10 minutes XP+ (12 Mbps) 11 hours 30 minutes FXP (17 Mbps) 8 hours 20 minutes – Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording MXP (24 Mbps) 5 hours 55 minutes – Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording
- Lens
- Zoom Ratio 10x Optical/200x Digital Focal Length f-6.4-64mm (35mm equivalent 43.5-435mm) Zoom Speed Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds Max. F/Stop f/1.8-3.0
- Focusing System
- Instant AF, Face Priority AF, TTL (through the lens)
- Manual Exposure
- Yes
- Programmed AE
- AUTO, P, Av, Tv, Cine*, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night Scene, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks * Movie mode only.
- Max Shutter Speed
- Movie: 1/2000, Still Image: 1/500
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)
- White Balance
- Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Manual
- Frame Rate
- 60i, 24p Progressive (records at 60i), 30p Progressive (records at 60i) *NTSC
- Minimum Illumination
- 0.3 lx (Low light mode)
- Image Stabilization
- Dynamic SuperRange Optical (lens shift) /Optical System (lens shift) “Dynamic mode/Standard mode”
- Filter Diameter
- 58mm
- Viewfinder
- none
- LCD Screen
- 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid widescreen color LCD (Approx. 211,000 dots)
- Flash
- Electronic
- Recording Media
- Internal Flash Drive (64GB) or SDHC Memory Card** ** 1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card. For other recording formats, a Class 2 or higher card is recommended. Also, movie recording requires cards with 128MB of memory or more. Cards made by Toshiba, SanDisk or Matsushita are recommended. No particular restrictions apply for still images.
- USB Terminal
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- Video Terminal
- component (output), composite (output)
- Audio
- Dolby Digital 2 channels (AC-3 2 ch)
- Accessory Shoe
- mini Advanced
- Supplied Video Editing Software
- Pixela ImageMixer 3SE
- HDMI Terminal
- HDMI Mini Connector (output), CEC and x.v. Color supported
- Microphone Terminal
- 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
- AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
- 3.5 mm 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 2.8 x 2.7 x 5.4in. (70 x 69 x 136mm)
- Weight (not including lens and battery pack)
- 15.9 oz. (450g)
- Weight (fully loaded)
- 1.1 lb. (500g) (including BP-807 and memory card)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
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03 / PROVENANCE
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