Canon XA70

IMAGE SENSOR
Sensor 1 inch-type CMOS Sensor
Filter RGB Primary Colour Filter Approx.13.4MP
Total pixels Approx. 8.29 MP (3840 x 2160)
Effective pixels Approx. 0.1 lx to 100,000 lx
Subject illumination range Approx. 0.1 lx: Low Light (shooting mode), shutter speed 1/2 sec.
Minimum illumination (PAL) Approx. 1.4 lx: In P (Program AE) mode, 50.00P, shutter speed 1/25 sec. auto slow shutter On
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type DIGIC DV 6
Colour Sampling YCC 4:2:0 8-bit
LENS
Zoom ratio 15 x optical
Focal length (35mm equivalent) Approx. 25.5 – 382.5mm Standard IS/IS Off
Minimum focus distance 1 cm at wide end, 60 cm across entire zooming range
Aperture f/2.8 – 4.5
Aperture blades 9 blades
Filter diameter 58mm
Image stabilization system Optical system (lens shift) + electronic stabilization Dynamic, Standard, Powered IS, Off
ND filter 3 densities: ND 1/4, ND 1/16, and ND 1/64, turret switched, motor- driven.
Zoom control Zoom rockers on body and handle; Touch Screen or Remote Controller
Selectable manual zoom/focus ring on lens;
Selectable High Speed and Soft Zoom modes available.
Zoom speed Variable (body rocker only) or Constant speed (body and handle rocker; Fast/Normal/Slow,16 speed level settings in each)
Iris control Touchscreen, Auto
Digital zoom/Teleconverter 20x Digital zoom (300x with optical zoom) and 40x digital zoom (600x with optical zoom) are available. Digital zoom not available in AUTO mode.
2x Digital Teleconverter (Not available when using Digital Zoom)
FOCUS
Focus System Dual Pixel CMOS AF, detection range 80% vertical/80% horizontal of field of view Contrast AF.
AF Mode Continuous, AF-Boosted MF
Face Detection and Tracking, Face Only AF.
Manual Focus Assist Dual Pixel Focus Guide, Peaking, Magnification
Focus control MANUAL: Lens ring and touchscreen point selection (Magnify and Peaking assist functions), Focus Preset. AUTOFOCUS: Touchscreen AF point selection, Face Detection and Tracking, Touch and Track, Face Only AF. Face Frame displays tracked subject
RECORDING
Video storage media TypeU3 Class recommended for all recording conditions
*UHS-II not supported.
Recording time (64GB Card, approx.) MP4: 150Mbps: 55 mins / 35Mbps: 240 mins / 17Mbps: 495 mins
XF-AVC:160Mbps: 50 mins/45 Mbps: 185 mins
Recording file system FAT32/exFAT
Internal recording format (PAL) XF-AVC:
3840 x 2160 / 25.00P (160 Mbps)
1920 x 1080 / 50.00P, 50.00i, 25.00P (45 Mbps)
MP4:
3840 x 2160 / 25.00P(150 Mbps)
1920 x 1080 / 50.00P, 25.00P (35, 17 Mbps)
External output (PAL) HDMI output (When Shooting):
UHD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P, 50.00P (for Slow&Fast), 50.00i
(PsF mode); 1280 x 720 / 50.00P YCC 4:2:2 8-bit
Full HD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 50.00P/25.00P/50i ; 1280 x720 50.00P YCC4:2:2 10-bit
SDI output (When Shooting): UHD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P, 50.00P (for Slow&Fast), 50.00i
(PsF mode); 1280 x 720 / 50.00P YCC 4:2:2 8-bit
Full HD recording mode:
1920 x 1080 50.00P/25.00P/50i ; 1280 x720 50.00P YCC4:2:2 10-bit
Time Code Rec Run / Free Run
Slow/Fast motion (PAL) 3840 x 2160 / 25.00P: x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600,x1200
1920 x 1080 / 50.00P: x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600, x1200
1920 x 1080 / 25.00P: x0.5
Pre Recording function Yes. 3 seconds
Still photos JPEG up to 3840×2160
(Still image resolution is dependent on the video resolution)
Photo storage media SD Card
SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
Shooting Modes AUTO mode
M (Manual) mode
P (Program AE), Tv (shutter-priority AE),
Av (aperture-priority AE), M (manual exposure),
SCN (Portrait, Sports, Night Scene, Snow, Beach,
Sunset, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks)
IR mode
Custom Picture C1: Normal (BT.709 Normal / BT.709)
C2: Wide DR (BT.709 Wide DR / BT.709) C3: LOG3 (Canon Log 3 / BT.709)
C4: EOS Std. (EOS Standard / BT.709)
C5 to C6: USER05 to USER06 (same as C1)
"Looks" setting Standard
Neutral
Wide DR
Monochrome
Infrared shooting mode Yes
EXPOSURE
Exposure metering Center-weighted average metering
AUTO, P, Av, Tv, Portrait, Sports, Low Light and IR modes
Segment evaluative metering
Night Scene, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight modes
No metering in Fireworks mode: Exposure constant
Exposure compensation Highlight AE, Normal, Exposure lock, Auto backlight compensation.
Exposure Lock Yes.
Auto Gain Control Auto / Manual
Auto Gain Control limit 0 – 38dB (1dB increments)
Wide DR Mode: 9 -38dB (1dB increments)
SHUTTER SPEED
Control modes Auto, P, Tv, Manual
Shutter speed 1/6 – 1/2000 sec
(1/2 – 1/500 sec in Low Light mode)
Shutter Speed range available dependent on shooting mode
Slow Shutter (SLS) 50.00P:
Auto slow shutter On: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/50 to 1/500 sec.
25.00P:
Auto slow shutter On: 1/12.5* to 1/500 sec.
(*Display is 1/12)
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.
Clear Scan No
WHITE BALANCE
Auto Yes
Preset Daylight (Approx. 5,600K), Tungsten (Approx. 3,200K)
Manual setting Colour Temperature range: 2,000-15,000K
Default value for Set 1 and Set 2: 5,600K
Built-in IR lamp Yes, in detachable Handle Unit.
Wavelength: 850nm (near-Infrared)
Look settings Standard
(Adjustment: Sharpness, Contrast, Colour Depth)
AUDIO
Recording MPEG-2 AAC-LC (16-bit 2ch) / LPCM (16-bit 4ch)
Audio control Manual/Auto
Independent 2ch Line/Mic/Mic+48V input;
Independent level control per channel
(-∞ to +18 dB);
Independent audio limiters (2 ch); Input mic trimming
Reference tone 1KHz, -12dB / -18dB / -20dB / Off
Microphone attenuation On/Off (20dB)
Microphone level meter Yes
SYSTEM
MONITORING PANEL
Type Capacitive LCD touch panel
Size 3.5-inch (8.8 cm) on the diagonal,
Approx. 2,760,000 dots (1280 x RGB x 720)
Waveform Monitor Focus Assist No
Peaking Peaking / Magnify
Zebra Selectable Peaking Colour: Red / Blue / Yellow
Markers Grid (white/grey), Level (white/grey), 4:3(white/grey)
VIEWFINDER
Size 0.36-inch (0.92 cm on the diagonal),
Correction lens Approx. 1,770,000 dots (1024 x RGB x 576) +2.0 to -5.5 dioptre
INPUTS/OUTPUTS
Audio input XLR 3-pin jack (x2) with 48V phantom power,
Line and Mic options on detachable handle,
3.5mm microphone input jack
(Supply Voltage 2.4V DC) Built-in Mic
Headphone output 3.5mm stereo mini jack
HDMI output HDMI mini connector. Timecode can be superimposed onto HDMI output
USB Type-C
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) equivalent. Point-to-point class and UVC supported.
SDI output XA75: 3G-SDI. XA70: No
Time code No
Genlock No
LAN No
AV terminal No
DC input USB-C
Remote Control Terminal 2.5mm mini jack
WI-FI & GPS SPECIFICATIONS
Wi-Fi No
GPS Information Location (Latitude/Longitude/Altitude),
(Optional Accessory)Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),
Satellite reception.
(requires the optional GPS Receiver GP-E2)
MISCELLANEOUS
Tally lamp Yes, in detachable Handle Unit
Colour Bars (PAL) Yes. SMPTE, ARIB or EBU, with 1KHz Tone
Accessory shoe Yes (cold shoe)
Assignable buttons 5 assignable Buttons
Custom dial Iris/Shutter/Gain, AGC Limit,
Exposure Compensation, Off
Video Output (UVC) Recording system: Motion JPEG
Resolutions: 1920×1080 (when main resolution is not 1280×720)
1280×720 (when main resolution is 1280×720) Frame rates: 25 fps (best effort)
ACCESSORIES
Supplied Lens hood with barrier
Mic holder unit
Handle Unit HDU-1
Battery Pack BP-820
USB Power Adapter PD-E
AC Cable
Optional (Includes items not currently on sale) Canon Battery Pack BP-820/BP- 828
Canon Battery Charger CG-800E/CG-800
Canon HDMI cable HTC-100/HTC-100S
Canon Shoulder Strap SS-600/SS-650
Wrist Strap WS-20
Canon PROTECT Filter 58mm
Canon ND4-L Filter 58mm
Canon ND8-L Filter 58mm
Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2
Canon Remote Controller RC-V100
Canon Battery Video Light VL-10Li/VL-10LiII
Canon Battery Pack BP-900 series (for VL-10Li/VL-10LiII)
Canon Compact Power Adapter CA-910/920/930 (for charging BP-900 series)
Canon Interface Cable IFC-300PCU/S / IFC-400PCU
BATTERY
Battery Pack Canon Battery Pack BP-820 (supplied),
BP-828 (optional)
Power Consumption (recording, approx.) MP4, 150Mbps/XF-AVC, 160Mbps, 25.00P: XA75: 5.2W/XA70: 5.1W
Continuous Recording Time (With supplied BP-820 battery pack, approx.) XA75: MP4, 150Mbps/XF-AVC, 160Mbps,25.00P: Max 140 mins, typical 75 mins
XA70: MP4, 150Mbps/XF-AVC, 160Mbps,
25.00P: Max 145 mins, typical 80 mins
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Dimensions Approx. 110 x 91 x 214 mm (main body only)
Approx. 140 x 216 x 265 mm
(Including lens hood, BP-820, mic holder unit, and handle unit)
Weight (camera only) 990g
Weight (fully equipped) 1465g
Operating temperature range 0ºC to +40ºC, 85% relative humidity
Disclaimers All specifications are subject to change without notice Specification given for PAL Version