Camcorder / CAMERA REFERENCE

XA35 / XA30

Canon

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Canon XA35 / XA30
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Recording Media
SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included) ; two memory card slots
Maximum Recording Time (Commercially available 32 GB memory card)
[AVCHD movies] 28 Mbps LPCM* and 28 Mbps* : 2 hr. 30 min. 24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min. 17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min. 5 Mbps: 12 hr. 15 min. * NTSC: 59.94P / PAL: 50.00P
Maximum Recording Time (Commercially available 8 GB memory card)
[AVCHD movies] 28 Mbps LPCM* and 28Mbps* : 35 min. 24 Mbps LPCM and 24Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr. 5 Mbps: 3 hr. * NTSC: 59.94P / PAL: 50.00P
OLED Touch Screen
8.77 cm (3.5 in.), wide, TFT color, equivalent to 1,230,000 dots, 100% coverage, touch operation
Viewfinder
0.61 cm (0.24 in.), wide, color, equivalent to 1,560,000 dots, 100% coverage
Lens
f = 3.67 – 73.4 mm, f/1.8 – 2.8, 20x optical zoom, 8-bladed circular aperture 35 mm equivalent: 26.8 – 576 mm 28.8 – 576 mm (when Dynamic IS is activated)
White Balance
Auto white balance, Custom white balance (2 settings), User-defined color temperature or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten
Minimum Illumination
[NTSC] 0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) 1.2 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/30)
Image Stabilization
Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer
HD/SD-SDI Terminal
BNC jack, output only, 0.8 Vp-p / 75 Ω, unbalanced
AV OUT / Headphone Terminal
Ф 3.5 mm 4-pole minijack; output only Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced Audio: –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less
USB Terminal
mini-B receptacle, Hi-Speed USB; output only
HDMI OUT Terminal
HDMI mini connector; output only
MIC Terminal
Ф 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more Microphone attenuator: 20 dB
headphone Terminal
Φ3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced) -29 dBV (16 Ω load, Max volume) / 100 Ω
Operating temperature
Approx. 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Dimensions [W x H x D]
Camcorder only: Approx. 109 x 84 x 182 mm (4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2 in.) Camcorder with the lens hood attached: Approx. 115 x 84 x 231 mm (4.5 x 3.3 x 9.1 in.) Camcorder with the lens hood and handle unit attached: Approx. 131 x 180 x 231 mm (5.2 x 7.1 x 9.1 in.)
Weight
XA35: Approx. 1,160 g (2.6 lb) XA30: Approx. 1,155 g (2.5 lb) * camcorder with lens hood, BP-820 Battery Pack, memory card, handle unit

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03 / PROVENANCE

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