The Canon XA50 is a compact and lightweight camcorder perfect for 4K recording. It is ideal for documentary filming or journalism as a student, amateur or advanced user of compact ENG cameras.
This camcorder allows high quality 4K UHD recordings and can be easily incorporated into any workflow thanks to the HDMI output. It has a lens with a 15x optical zoom lens from Canon and allows you to easily 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 XA50 takes stunning 4K UHD and Full-HD images in high quality thanks to the 1.0 type CMOS sensor and the DIGIC DV6 image processor. In addition, the Canon XA50 features a 5-axis stabilizer that will make its tripod-free operation very useful in "hand-held camera" shooting moments, making it ideal for newsreels and continuously scrolling documentaries.
This videocamera records in 160Mbps XF-AVC 4K UHD at 25P and 45Mbps Full-HD at 50P/50i/25P. When a smaller file format is needed it can record in MP4 in 4K at 150Mbps and MP4 to Full-HD at 35/17 Mbps.
Output options include HDMI with a mini HDMI connector and USB with min-B, Hi-Speed USB and PTP class support. It also has two SD card slots for simultaneous backup and uninterrupted recording. This allows for double the security against loss of recordings in the event of an unforeseen event.
The Canon lens covers from 25.5mm wide-angle to 382mm telephoto (35mm equivalent). The minimum focusing distance is 10 mm at the wide-angle end, 60 cm at all focal lengths. It also has ND filters: 1/4, ND 1/16 and ND 1/64 that will be helpful for outdoor shooting.
The Canon XA50 uses the 3-inch LCD screen with dual pixel focus guide and we can also display the peaking and magnification. Also, this LCD screen has a Zebra reference level of 70% or 100%.
For more specific recording, record in slow motion at FullHD 0.5x or in fast motion at 4K/Full HD up to 1200x. You can also adjust the color with other cameras from the same manufacturer through a menu of your own.
In the audio section it has 4 channels: linear PCM, 2 XLR terminals and integrated microphone. 3-pin XLR connectors with 48 V phantom power, line and microphone options with removable handle. It 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 camcorder, 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. It has two incredible XLR terminals, a mini HDMI output, a 4-channel linear PCM and low power consumption which makes this feature a professional functionality for audio support.
As for its manageability it has a removable handle in which the pilot light is located, has 5 assignable buttons plus a hot shoe for accessories in which you could place a torch (not included) or other accessory that the operator requires. It also has a customizable dial where to indicate the shutter mode, exposure compensation and others. It also has all the compatibility of the brand's own accessories (not included).
The shutter speed has a wide range from 1/6 - 1/2000 s and from 1/2 to 1/500 s in low light mode. The lens has a maximum aperture of f/2.8 - f/11, 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.
