The XF300 - Canons newest professional digital video camera for event videographers, film makers and news gatherers - is truly state of the art.Designed through feedback from professional camera operators, the XF300 is also very mobile, with excellent balance between operation and weight.
Format Type
Movies: CF Card Type I only (2 Slots), UDMA4 recommended; Stills: SDHC/SD
Sensor
1/3 inch 3CMOS
Image Processor
DiG"C DV III
Movie Compression System
MPEG-2 Long GOP 4:2:2 (50 Mbps)
File Format
MXF
Effective Pixels
1920 x 1080
Lens
Optical Zoom
18x
Focal Length (nominal)
4.1 . 73.8mm
Focal Length (35mm equivalent)
Approx. 29.3 . 527.4mm
F number
f/ 1.6 . 2.8
Filter Diameter
82mm
Focus Ring
Provided (electronic ring); either [AF/MF] mode with no rotational limit or [FULL MF] mode with rotational limit and distance indicator can be selected.
Zoom Ring
Provided (electronic ring). Focal length indicator, zoom limit provided. Manual zoom/Power zoom.
Zoom Rocker
One of three settings (Slow, Normal or Fast) can be selected for the power zoom mode and, in each mode, either a variable speed (16 steps) or fixed speed (16 steps) can be set.
Iris Ring
Provided (electronic ring)
Aperture leaves
6 iris aperture leaves, material used: Metal (treated for immunity from sunlight-induced burns)
Close up distance
1 m (entire zoom range), 20 mm with wide macro
Image Stabilizer
Optical system (lens shift system adopted/Super range system support)
Zoom/focus preset function
None
One push AF function
(Button operation)
ND filter
3 steps of ND1 (ND: 1/4), ND2 (ND: 1/16), ND3 (ND: 1/64)
Material used: Glass (treated for immunity from sunlight-induced burns)
Filter diameter and pitch
82 mm / P0.75 mm
50 Mbps CBR (4:2:2) [422P@HL]
1920 x 1080
PAL . 50i / 25P
1280 x 720
PAL . 50P / 25P
35 Mbps VBR (4:2:0) [MP@HL]
1920 x 1080
PAL . 50i / 25P
1280 x 720
PAL . 50P / 25P
25 Mbps CBR (4:2:0) [MP@H14]
1440 x 1080
PAL . 50i / 25P
Light Metering Method
Centre-weighted / Spot / Backlight Correction
Exposure Compensation
plus/minus 7steps
White Balance Mode
AWB, Set (2 positions). Preset (Daylight/Tungsten), Colour Temperature (2,000K . 15,000K)
Min Illumination
3.8 Lux (shutter speed 1/50 sec), 0.05 Lux (shutter speed 1/3 sec)
View Screen / Pixels
4.0 inch 16:9 ratio wide screen LCD screen (1,230,000 dots), 100% coverage
Angle adjustment enabled with high, low angle support and self portrait shooting possible
Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness and backlight adjustment
Viewfinder (Colour)
0.52 inch 16:9 ratio wide screen LCD screen (1,555,000 dots), 100% coverage
Angle adjustment enabled.
+2.0 to -5.5 diopter, 3-lens configuration
Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness and backlight adjustment
Recording Modes
Auto / 50i / 25P
Special Recording Modes
Frame Rec, Interval Rec, Slow & Fast Motion, Pre-Rec
Audio Data
Linear PCM (16-bit, 48KHz), 2-ch
Audio Level Metering
Manual audio level VR metering & control
Wind Screen
Wind Low-Cut setting x2
Capture Size
1920x1080
Memory Card Type
SDHC / SD slot
Input Power Supply
7.4 V DC (Battery Pack), 8.4 V DC (DC IN)
Terminals
Input Signals:
XLR 3-pin jack
Output Signals:
HDMI (Type-A)
USB (mini-B, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
AV (3.5mm, 4-pole mini-jack)
Component
Headphone (3.5mm Stereo mini-jack)
Remote (2.5mm Stereo mini-jack)
Video2 terminal (BNC Connector)
Operating Platforms
Canon XF Utility -
PC: Windows XP SP2/SP3 (32-bit), Vista SP1/SP2 (32/64-bit), Windows 7
(32/64-bit)
Mac: OS X 10.4 to 10.6
Dimensions W x H x D
153 x 236 x 382mm
Weight exc. battery (g)
Approx. 2,630g
