Canon XC15 User Manual

Sensor

1.0 Type CMOS

System

Bayer pattern filter

Total pixels per sensor

13.36MP (4224 x 3164)

Effective pixels per sensor

Video Mode: approx. 8.29MP (3840 x 2160); Stills mode: approx.12MP (4000 x 3000)

Minimum illumination

AUTO MODE: PAL

50.00i: Approx. 5.32 lux (at 1/50 sec. shutter speed)

25.00P: Approx. 2.68 lux (at 1/25 sec. shutter speed) Manual Mode, PAL

50.00i/25.00P: Approx. 0.05 lux (shutter speed 1/2 sec.) Horizontal Resolution

1700 lines or more (4K Recording), 900 lines or more (Full HD recording)

Zoom ratio

10x optical

Focal length

Video Mode: 8.9 - 89mm (27.3-273mm 35mm equivalent) Stills Mode: 4:3 - 24.1 -241mm,/ 3:2 - 25 - 250mm, /16:9 - 27.3 - 273mm (approx.)

Minimum focus distance

50cm across entire zoom range; approx. 8cm at wide macro setting

ND filter

Yes, single density built-in. 1/8 (3-step) equivalent

Zoom control

Manual. 35mm conversion markers provided

Focus control

AF, Face detection and tracking, Push AF, AiAF (Photo Mode) Manual focus ring Touch Focus Function.

Iris control

Auto, manual via control wheel

Aperture range

f/2.8 - f/5.6 (W-T)

Filter diameter

58mm

Lens elements/groups

12 Groups of 14 elements

Aperture blades

8 blade diaphragm. Mechanical shutter built in.

Image stabilization system

Optical (lens shift) + electronic stabilisation. Movie Mode IS options: Dynamic IS¹, Standard IS, Powered IS

Digital zoom

No Digital Zoom. 2 x Digital Teleconverter via assignable button

Type

DIGIC DV 5

Sampling accuracy

YCC 4:2:2 (4K or Full HD, XF-AVC/MXF)

Bit depth

8-bit

Video storage media

4K: CFast 2.0™ card; Full HD/Photo: SD card (Class 10 recommended for 50Mbps)

Capacity Depends on card used

Recording time

Depends on card capacity. 4K: CFast 2.0™ 64GB approx. 25 min @305Mbps.

Full HD 64GB SD card approx. 170 min @50Mbps

Recording file format

Material eXchange Format (MXF)

Recording format

Video Format: XF-AVC. Compression Format: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Recording frame rate (PAL model)

Cfast 2.0™ Card:

4K(3840 x 2160) Recording; 25.00P/24.00P (305Mbps or 205Mbps) Full HD Recording (1920 x 1080) 50Mbps: 50.00P; 35Mbps at 50.00i/25.00P/24.00P HDMI Out: 4K(3840 x 2160) Recording; 25.00P/24.00P (305Mbps or 205Mbps) Full HD Recording (1920 x 1080) 50Mbps: 50.00P; 35Mbps at 50.00i/25.00P/24.00P 1280 x 720: 50/35 Mbps; 100P⁴

Slow/Fast motion

Yes: 1/4x - 1200x speed ¹. Frame rate 25.00P

Interval Record

Yes, Photo Mode only

Frame Record

No.

Pre Record (cache record)

Yes, in Full HD mode to SD card only. 5 Second pre-record time

Scan Reverse

HD->SD conversion

Internal Data Transfer

Photo storage media

SD card

Still Image quality

8.29 - 12Mp depending on format

Monitoring Panel Type

Capacitive touch screen LCD

Size

3-Inch /7.66cm

Dots

approx. 1,030,000

Image quality adjustments

Brightness, Backlight

Adjustable

Yes. 2-axis parallel hinge mechanism

Waveform Monitor

Yes

View Assist Function

Yes, when High Brightness Priority selected in CP menu

Focus Assist

Magnification. Area selectable via touch screen

Peaking

Yes, Red, blue or yellow selectable

Zebra

Yes. 70% or 100%, selectable

Markers

Yes. Horizontal or grid markers white or grey

XC15

Image Sensor

Lens

Image Processor

Recording

Monitor Panel

Size No EVF. Optical loupe viewfinder attachment for LCD screen supplied

Audio in

Built-in stereo microphone, 3.5mm stereo mini jack external microphone, 2 x XLR via Microphone Adapter MA-400

Audio Connection

Canon 13-pin connector for Microphone Adapter MA-400

Headphone output

3.5mm Stereo mini jack

Video monitor output

HDMI

Yes. Output only

HDMI Video Output (Playback Mode)

PAL 4K movie playback : 3840x2160/25.00P: 1920x1080/50.00P/50.00i 720x576/50.00P HD movie playback: 1920x1080/50.00P/50.00i 720x576/50.00P

USB

Yes mini-B, Hi-speed, Output only

HD/SD-SDI output

Time code

Yes, via HDMI

Genlock

Component out

AV terminal

DC input

Yes

Remote Control Terminal

Colour Bars

Yes. PAL Model: EB/SMPTE. Can be output via HDMI

Tally lamp

Yes

Accessory shoe

Yes, Coldshoe

Custom key

Custom Dial

Exposure metering

Movie mode: Standard, spotlight, backlight Photo mode: Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot

Exposure compensation

-2.0 - +2.0 stops in 1/3 stop increments (photos) and 1/4 stop increments (movies)

Custom Picture Settings

Video Mode: Standard, Cinema EOS Std., Neutral, Production Camera, Color Matrix off, Canon Log, EOS Std., Wide DR, Cinema EOS Std., high-brightness priority, user settings (1/2) Photo Mode: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Fidelity setting, Sepia, Monochrome, Clear, Autumn Leaves, user settings (1/2)

Auto Exposure mode

AUTO/Programmed AE (P)/Shutter-priority AE (Tv)/Aperture-priority (Av) / Manual Exposure (M)/SCN (Portrait /Sports /Night Scene /Snow /Beach /Sunset /Low Light / Spotlight / Fireworks)

Exposure Lock

Yes (in compatible modes)

Auto Gain Control setting

Yes.

Auto Gain Control limit

28.5dB

ISO Sensitivity

Movie /Photo: ISO 160 - 20000 Movie Mode with Canon Log or Wide DR selected: 500 to 20000

Gain setting

0.0 - 42.0dB

At the fine gain setting: Any setting in a 0.5 increment between 0.0 dB and 42.0 dB Movie Mode with Canon Log or Wide DR selected: 9.0 dB (8.5 dB at fine gain setting) to

42.0 dB

Control Modes

Manual, Shutter Priority AE (Tv), Auto Slow Shutter On/Off

Shutter speed

Movie Mode: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 to 1/2000 sec. (in 1/4-step increments) Photo Mode: 0.5 sec., 0.4 sec., 0.3 sec., 1/4 - 1/2000 sec. (in 1/3-step increments)

Shutter Angle

Yes

Slow Shutter (SLS)

Yes

Clear Scan

Infrared shooting mode

Built-in IR lamp

Wireless LAN standards

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz band) / IEEE 802.11a/n (5GHz band* ) *5GHz band not available in Qatar

Supported Wi-Fi Functions

Photo Mode: Playback (in browser) from SD card; Download and save images to user terminal device via web browser.

Supported Browser for Remote Operation

Internet Explorer, Safari (iOS), Safari (Mac OS), Android standard browser

Remote Operation Control Features

Aperture, Focus, WB, Shutter Speed, ISO/Gain, Shooting Mode, Start/Stop Recording

Live view image Resolution Camera setting mode: 680 x 383; Simplified setting: 284 x 160

Authentication Systems Open/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Encryption WEP64, WEP128, TKIP, AES

GPS Information (Optional Accessory) Latitude/Longitude/Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Auto

YES

Preset

6 Presets: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten (incandescent lamps or halogen bulbs), Fluorescent H (3-wavelength type fluorescent), Fluorescent (white fluorescent)

Shockless WB

Yes

Manual setting

Set 1, Set 2 (Default 5,500K)

White balance

EVF

Wi-Fi & GPS Specifications

Inputs/Outputs

Misc

Exposure

Shutter speed

Infrared

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