Canon XA70 Compact 4K Camcorder

The Canon XA70 is a professional 4K camcorder that includes a multitude of options aimed at professionals in a compact body. It is a perfect video camera with great versatility for journalism, documentaries or other recordings where 3G-SDI output is not required. It enables high-quality 4K UHD recordings that can be easily incorporated into any larger professional workflow, thanks to the HDMI output. Thanks to outstanding HD oversampling processing, advanced autofocus, a Canon 15x optical zoom lens and HD live streaming using UVC protocol via USB-C and a computer, the Canon XA70 makes it easy to capture content and record it to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards (with 2 slots), or share it later in XF-AVC or MP4 formats.
  
The Canon XA70 capture incredible 4K UHD and Full-HD images of superior quality thanks to the 4K 1" CMOS sensor and DIGIC DV6 image processor. In addition, the Canon XA70 features a 5-axis stabilizer that will make tripod-free operation another of its strengths. HD oversampling processing delivers Full HD images from the 4K sensor.
 
Adjustable focus speeds and advanced hybrid Dual Pixel CMOS AF system provide fast and accurate focusing.
 
This camcorder record in 160Mbps XF-AVC 4K UHD at 25P and 45Mbps Full-HD at 50P/50i/25P. For smaller files, record in 150Mbps 4K MP4 at 25P and 35Mbps Full-HD or 17Mbps Full-HD at 50P/25P.
 
Output options include HDMI, backup and simultaneous Relay Recording via the dual SD card slot and Infrared mode.
 
Canon's lens covers from 25.5 wide-angle to 382mm telephoto (35mm equivalent). Digital zoom increases to 300x with 5-axis image stabilization (Dynamic IS).
 
This videocamera use the 3.5-inch LCD screen to focus by touching the required AF point. In addition, autofocus with face detection and tracking is available while adjusting manual focus with the focus/zoom ring.
 
For specialized capture, record in slow motion at FullHD 0.5x or fast motion at 4K/Full HD up to 1200x. Color matching is possible with other cameras from the same manufacturer via a proprietary menu.
 
The Canon XA70 can do HD streaming via UVC and a computer, or add a date and time stamp with OSD recording. Two XLR terminals on a removable handle and 4-channel linear PCM offer professional audio options.
 
In the audio section the Canon XA70 you can find two 3-pin XLR connectors with 48 V phantom power, line and microphone options with removable handle and also has a 3.5 mm microphone input connector (2.4 V DC power supply voltage) and also has a built-in microphone.
 
The audio recording format in this camera, it can record in MPEG-2 AAC-LC (16 bits and 2 channels)/LPCM (16 bits and 4 channels). In the same way it has a manual and automatic control of the audio gain with which it records.
 
Continuing with the outputs that the Canon XA70 has an HDMI output (minijack) and the above mentioned USB type C high speed compatible with point-to-point and UVC class.
 
In terms of handling it has a removable handle in which the pilot light is located, has 5 assignable buttons and a hot shoe for accessories in which you could place a torch (not included) or other accessory that the operator requires.
 
The shutter speed has a wide range of 1/6 - 1/2000 s and 1/2 to 1/500 s in low light mode. The lens has a maximum aperture of f/2.8 - f/4.5, its shutter has 9 blades and in case you want to add a filter to the lens it will have to be 58mm in diameter.