Canon XC15 Videokamera

1" CMOS Sensor and DIGIC DV 5 Processor, UHD 4K at up to 29.97 fps, 8.9 - 89mm Zoom Lens with f/2.8 - f/5.6, XLR Audio Input & MA-400 Mic Adapter, 24p Mode for 4K and 1080p Video, New Looks/Menu Options, Three New Shutter Speeds, Waveform Monitor Display, Highlight Priority HDR ...1" CMOS Sensor and DIGIC DV 5 Processor, UHD 4K at up to 29.97 fps, 8.9 - 89mm Zoom Lens with f/2.8 - f/5.6, XLR Audio Input & MA-400 Mic Adapter, 24p Mode for 4K and 1080p Video, New Looks/Menu Options, Three New Shutter Speeds, Waveform Monitor Display, Highlight Priority HDR-Like Gamma, Rules Assignable to Files & Metadata An upgraded follow-up to the XC10 the Canon XC15 4K Professional Camcorder is enhanced for more professional use providing for a more complete audio/video capture workflow in the same compact ergonomic form factor. The XC15 features a 1 12MP CMOS sensor capable of capturing up to UHD 4K resolution at up to 29.97 fps and 1080p at up to 59.94 fps. It has an integrated 8.9 to 89mm zoom lens with an f/2.8 to f/5.6 aperture.

The lens has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27.3 to 273mm in video mode. The lens offers separate focus and zoom rings and auto and manual focus controls. The XC15 supports both CFast and SD cards.

It records 4K video to CFast cards in an MXF wrapper at up to 305 Mb/s in an H.264-based IntraFrame 4:2:2 8-bit codec. 1080p video is recorded on SD cards at up to 50 Mb/s in an H.264-based Long-GOP 4:2:2 8-bit codec also in an MXF wrapper. Still images are also stored to SD cards.

Keeping 4K video separate from 1080p video and still images helps avoid data mix-ups. The XC15 comes with the MA-400 microphone adapter which connects to an XLR audio input. The MA-400 was originally designed for the C300 Mk II and is geared toward single-user applications such as run-and-gun newsgathering.

It's shoe-mountable from two different positions and offers an external mic holder. With the added XLR input menu options have also been added to the XC15 and many existing ones revised for pro applications. Among the new menu options you'll find internal mic trimming mic low-cut and internal mic sensitivity.

New looks have been added as well for movies and still photos. The movie looks from the C300 Mk II have been incorporated and this will allow for consistency with the C300 Mk II if you use the XC15 as a B-camera and will also make grading easier. The XC15 also has a new 24p mode for both 4K and 1080p video for film productions and 24p can also be recorded at up to 305 Mb/s in 4K just like in the C300 Mk II allowing for further consistency.

The XC15 also features a Waveform Monitor display which enables accurate monitoring of video signal characteristics during outdoor shooting or whenever lighting conditions make the display difficult to see. Three additional shutter speeds matching the C300 Mk II have also been added for flicker reduction. You'll be able to set the right speed to handle the wave frequency at the shooting location.

The scale display has also been changed to now be based on 1/24 second shutter speeds in following with the 23.98 sequence improving usability for cinema productions. Finding a standard shutter speed is generally hard when shooting in 23.98p but now that has changed with the UI being based on 1/24 second shutter speeds. The shutter speed display can also be switched to a shutter angle display from the menu if that's how you prefer it.

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