Canon XH G1 BROCHURE

CANON HD FOR THE STUDIO

Broaden your production options with the Canon XH G1 – handheld HD production in the field and in the professional studio.

Sharing the 1/3” 1.67 Megapixel 3CCD sensor system and feature set of the XH A1, the Canon XH G1 incorporates an additional range of industry standard connections. These allow the camcorder to be integrated into a professional studio environment, including multicamera shoots.

HD/SD-SDI output, for the export of uncompressed video footage with embedded Time Code and audio

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signals

Gen lock input, allowing the XH G1 to receive a Gen lock signal and be coordinated with

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other video devices in a multi-camera shoot

Switchable Time Code terminal (input/output) for transmitting or receiving Time Code data

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SDI (SERIAL DIGITAL INTERFACE) OUTPUT

SDI (SMPTE 259M and 292M) is the standard interface connector for professional production and is compatible with a variety of broadcast devices. Providing the real time transport of uncompressed Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) footage, via SDI the XH G1 exports uncompressed video over a single cable with an 8-bit colour depth and a sampling rate of 4:2:2 (the same rate as DigiBeta and other professional systems). Embedded Time Code and audio information can be transmitted within the signal.

TIME CODE INPUT/OUTPUT

The XH G1 features an independent SMPTE Time Code jack. A Time Code is a digitally encoded signal recorded as a separate track in a video image. It is a means of synchronising camcorders and other devices in a multi-camera shoot, to coordinate post-production work. The XH G1 allows you to either receive or send a Time Code signal via the dedicated connection.

COMPARATIVE DATA RATES

HDV1080i 25Mbps

SD-SDI 270Mbps

HD-SDI 1.485Gbps

GEN LOCK INPUT

The XH G1 incorporates a Gen lock (Generator Lock) input connection. A Gen lock signal is used to synchronise multi-camera shoots, particularly those involving a live feed. The signal informs multiple camcorders when to begin scanning each frame and each line within the frame. Without Gen lock, switching between different video sources leads to a dramatic loss in image stability as the monitor (or other device) tries to lock onto a new signal.

Specifications XH G1

VIDEO SYSTEM

Focal length equivalent 35 mm for

Minimum focusing distance

MINIMUM ILLUMINATION

Minimum Lux. (Manual Mode)

EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT

IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT

Image Stabilizer

Aperture leaves

Manual adjustment

FRAME RATE SETTING

Frame rate setting

WHITE BALANCE

SHUTTER SPEED

APERTURE VALUE

Skin detail setting

CCD

Type

Total pixels

Effective pixels

Filter

LENS

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom

Zoom Speed

Focal length

Aperture

Filter diameter

LCD

Screen size

Pixels

VIEWFINDER

Screen size

Pixels

FOCUS

Control

MF Operation

Program AE

AE lock

AE shift

Gain setting

Type Auto

Set/Preset

Lock

Tv mode

Auto mode

Night mode

Av mode

Custom Preset

HDV

3x 1/3" CCD horizontal pixel shift

1.67MP x 3 HD: Approx. 1.56 megapixels SD/4:3: Approx. 1.17 megapixels SD/16:9: Approx. 1.56 megapixels RGB Independent Primary Colour

20x N/A Variable speed/Fixed speed (16 speed level settings available)

4.5 - 90mm Video 32.5 - 650 mm 16:9 mode Photo 32.5 - 650 mm 16:9 mode Photo 39.8 - 796 mm 4:3 mode f/1.6 - 3.5 20mm YES (optical, lens-shift) 72mm 6 leaves, iris diaphragm

2.8", widescreen 16:9 format 207,000 Brightness, Contrast, Colour, Sharpness, Black and White Mode, Skin Tone, Sky Detail

0.57", widescreen 16:9 format CL 269,000

0.4 lux (Shutter speed 1/3, Gain 36dB)

50i / 25F

Auto: Instant AF Manual: Independent focus ring Focus preset: Button selection Focus ring operation

7 Full Auto, Auto, Spotlight, Low Light, Tv, Av, Manual EXP.L OCK button operation (Auto, Tv, Av mode only) +/- 2 levels (Auto, Tv, Av mode only) Auto/Gain select (-3, 0, +3, +6, +12, +18, +36dB) Set to Auto in Full Auto and Night mode, Spotlight mode is fixed at 0dB

TTL YES Outdoor (5600K), Indoor (3200K), Set (2 available), Colour temperature setting YES

1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25, 1/50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000, 1/16000 sec (50i / 25F) 1/50 - 1/500 sec (50i), 1/25 - 1/500 sec (25F) 1/3 - 1/500 sec (50i / 25F)

Iris ring operation, f/1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2,

2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 4.0, 4.4,

4.8, 5.2, 5.6, 6.2, 6.7, 7.3, 8.0, 8.7,

9.5, Close

Can be made after making hue, chroma, area and Y level adjustments ON / OFF Adjustment of gamma, knee, black, master pedestal, setup level, sharpness, H detail, H/V balance, coring, NR (1/2), color matrix, color gain, hue, R/G/B gain and matrix (6-axis adjustment)

CUSTOM KEY

TIME CODE

Countup system

Start value setting

STILL IMAGE RECORDING

Capture image size

Memory Card

ZEBRA PATTERN

Level adjustment

COLOR BAR

REC. SEARCH

CLEAR SCAN

STANDBY SWITCH

After recording is paused for 5 minutes

Manual Rec. level control

WIRELESS CONTROLLER

ANALOGUE DIGITAL CONVERTER

Battery included in the kit

1. using above optional long life BP

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POWER SAVE

WIND SCREEN/VOICE

TERMINAL

Headphone Microphone

HDV/DV

AV (A/V1)

VIDEO (V2)

Timecode

Gen lock

Component

ACCESSORY SHOE

BATTERY PACK

Long life Battery

Longer recording time

DIMENSIONS

W x H x D

YES (2 available)

Rec Run, Free Run, Rec Run Preset, Hold “00:00:00:00”, Set, Reset selectable

1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 Multi Media Card, SD Card

Selectable from 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, and 100%

2-type built-in YES YES YES

YES ON / OFF

AUDIO

SD: PCM digital recording

System

(48kHz, 16 bits or 32 kHz, 12 bits selectable) HD: MPEG1 Audio Layer II (Sampling frequency: 48 kHz) (Bit rate: 384 kbps) YES

3.5 mm mini-jack Microphone jack (3.5 mm), XLR microphone jack (Phantom power supply supported: 2 systems) Input/Output IEEE1394 Firewire

3.5 mm, 4-pin mini jack (Both input/output) BNC connector (Both input/output) XLR 3-pin jack (2 systems);

XLR

Switchable between MIC/LINE Video: Compliant with SMPTE292M

HD-SDI

standard, Embedded audio standard: Compliant with SMPTE299M, Time code standard: Compliant with SMPTE RP 188 (LTC) 576/50i: Compliant with ITU-R

SD-SDI

BT.656, Embedded audio standard: Compliant with SMPTE272M Time code standard: Compliant with SMPTE RP 188 (LTC) BNC connector, 1 system (input or output set manually) BNC connector (input only) 1080i/576i supported

2.5 mm stereo mini jack

LANC

YES (hot shoe) WL-D5000 YES

Lithium-Ion

Type

BP-950G BP-970G

Approx. 7 hours

163mm x 189mm x 350mm 2100g

Weight

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