0121W482 04/08
©2008 CANON U.S.A., INC.
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042 U.S.A.
Canon Canada, Inc.
6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada
Canon Latin America, Inc.
703 Waterford Way, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126 U.S.A.
Canon Mexicana S. de R.L. de C.V
.
Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 138, Piso 17
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, C.P. 11000 México, D.F. México
www.canondv.com
1-800-OK-CANON
Wireless
Controller
WL-D5000
Zoom Remote
Controller
ZR-1000/2000
Tripod Adapter
TA-100
Tripod Adapter
Base
Shooting Brace
SBR-1000
System Case
HC-3200
Shoulder Strap SS-1000
Circular
Polarizer
PL-C 82mm
Protect
Filter
82mm
HD 20x zoom
XL 5.4-108 mm L IS III
Speedlite 220EX,
430EX, 580EX II
Black and White
Viewfinder Unit
FU-1000
External Monitor Cable
XL H1S/XL H1A
DV Cable CV-250 (4p-6p)
DV Cable (6p-6p/4p-6p)
Color Viewfinder Unit
FU-2000
Battery Pack BP-950G
(included with XL H1
S/XL H1A)
/970G/930/945
Compact Power Adapter CA-910/920
(included with XL H1S/XL H1A)
Car Battery Adapter CB-910/920
Dual Battery Charger/
Holder CH-910
BP900 series
Battery Pack
Other video equipment such as
cameras and video switchers
DC Power Supply Coupler
DC-920 (included with
XL H1S/XL H1A)
DC Power Supply Coupler
DC-915
Adapter Holder
(included with XL H1S/XL H1A)
S-Video Cable
Stereo Video Cable
Stereo Cable
D Terminal Component Cable
(DTC-1000)
HD 20x zoom
XL 5.4-108 mm L IS II
HD 6x zoom
XL 3.4-20.4 mm L
(82mm filter diameter)
20x zoom
XL 5.4-108 mm L IS
16x zoom
XL 5.5-88 mm IS II
16x zoom
XL 5.4-86.4 mm
EF lens group
(HD dedicated lens must be used
during HDV recording)
EF Adapter XL
(EF-S lens cannot
be used)
Filter Set
FS-72U
*Ratio Converter
RC-72
(Can be used in
SD4:3 only)
Extender
XL 1.6x
Dual Battery Charger/
Holder CH-910
BNC cable (available on the market)
HD/SD SDI terminal TC-IN/TC-OUT/GENLOCK terminal
(
available on XL H1S only)
Specifications
SYSTEM
Image Sensor:
1/3-in. CCD x 3 (horizontal pixel shift),
approx. 1,670,000 pixels
Effective Pixels:
Video:
[HD] approx. 1.56 megapixels (1440 x 1080)
[DV] SD/4:3 approx. 1.17 megapixels (1080 x 1080)
[DV] SD/16:9 approx. 1.56 megapixels (1440 x 1080)
Still Image:
[4:3] approx. 1.17 megapixels (1080 x 1080)
[16:9] approx. 1.56 megapixels (1440 x 1080)
Lens:
Interchangeable Genuine Canon 20x HD Video
Zoom Lens III (Canon XL lens mount); Focal length:
5.4–108mm, f/1.6–3.5 (38.9–778mm in 35mm terms);
Independent manual focus, zoom and iris rings
Image Stabilizer:
SuperRange Optical Image
Stabilizer (Vari-Angle Prism)
Zoom:
Handle zoom: 16 fixed speed level setting
available; Grip zoom: variable speed, 16 fixed speed
level setting available
Video Recording System:
Two rotary heads, helical
scan azimuth recording
[HDV] High Definition Video 1080i
[DV] Consumer digital VCR SD system
Audio Recording System:
2-channel recording:
[HDV] MPEG-1 Audio Layer II, Bit rate: 384kbps (2CH)
[DV] PCM digital sound, 16-bit (48 kHz) or 12-bit (32 kHz)
Video Recording Media:
HDV 6.35mm vapor-deposited
metal tape
Recording Speed:
[HDV/DV: SP mode] 18.81mm/s
[DV: LP mode] 12.56mm/s
Maximum Recording/Playback Time (60 min. cassette):
[HDV/DV: SP mode] 60 min.
[DV: LP mode] SP: 60 min., LP: 90 min.
Fast Forward/Rewind Time:
Approx. 2 min. 20 sec.
(with a 60 min. tape)
Viewfinder:
2.4 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio TFT color,
approx. 215,000 pixels
Microphone:
Stereo electret condenser microphone
or monaural selectable
AF System:
TTL-video signal sensing system autofocus,
manual focusing with focus ring
White Balance:
Auto white balance, Set (2 positions),
preset white balance (indoor: 3200K; outdoor:
5600K) or color temperature setting (2000–15000K)
Minimum Illumination:
24F: Auto mode: 3 lux (shutter
speed 1/60, Gain +18 dB); Manual mode: 0.4 lux
(shutter speed 1/4)
MEMORY CARD
Recording Media:
SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory
card, SD memory card, MultiMediaCard (MMC)*
Size of Images on the Card:
1920 x 1080 pixels (LW),
1440 x 1080 pixels (L), 848 x 480 pixels (SW),
640 x 480 pixels (S)
File Format:
Design rule for Camera File System (DCF),
EXIF 2.2** compliant, DPOF compliant
Image Compression Method:
JPEG compression
(Super Fine, Fine Normal)
TERMINALS
Video Terminals:
Component (output only), S-Video
(input/output), BNC (output only), RCA (input/output),
HD/SD-SDI (XL H1S) (output only)
Audio Terminals:
RCA (input/output), MIC: ø 3.5mm
stereo mini-jack (unbalanced); ATT: 20 dB, -61 dBV
(manual volume control at center setting and -12 dB
full scale)/600 ohms; XLR: (2) (balanced) (pin1:
shield; pin2: hot; pin3: cold); MIC INPUT ATT: 20 dB,
-60 dBu (with manual volume control set at center
setting and -18 dB full scale); Impedance: 10 kohms;
LINE INPUT: Impedance 10 kohms, sensitivity
+4 dBu (with manual level control set at center
setting and -18 dB full scale)
HDV/DV Terminal:
Compliant with IEEE1394 protocol
Headphone Terminal:
ø 3.5mm stereo mini-jack, less
than 50 ohm; -infinity to -12 dBV (with 16 ohm load)
LANC Terminal:
ø 2.5mm stereo mini-jack
GENLOCK Terminal (XL H1S):
BNC type connector,
input: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms (tri-level or blackburst sync)
TIME CODE Terminals (XL H1S):
BNC connector, input:
1Vp-p/75 ohms, output: 1Vp-p/75 ohms
HD/SD-SDI Terminal (XL H1S):
[HD-SDI] video stan-
dard: compliant with SMPTE292M; embedded audio
standard: compliant with SMPTE299M; time code
standard: compliant with SMPTE RP 188 (LTC)
[SD-SDI (480/60i)] video standard: compliant with
SMPTE259M; embedded audio standard: compliant
with SMPTE272M; time code standard: compliant
with SMPTE RP 188 (LTC)
POWER/OTHERS
Power Supply:
7.4V DC (battery pack)
Operating Temperature & Humidity:
32–104°F/
0–40°C, 85%
Dimensions (W x H x D):
Approx. 8.9 x 8.7 x 19.5
in./226 x 220 x 496mm (excluding the grip belt)
Total Equipped Weight:
[XL H1S] Approx. 8.8 lbs./3,995g
[XL H1A] Approx. 8.7 lbs./3,935g (Includes Genuine
Canon 20x HD Video Zoom Lens III, Lens Hood,
Viewfinder Unit, Supplied Microphone, BP-950G,
tape, memory card)
XL H1S/XL H1A Camcorder Body, Genuine Canon 20x
HD Video Zoom Lens III, Camera Dust Cap, Lens Cap,
Dust Cap, Lens Hood, Lens Soft Case, FU-2000 Color
Viewfinder Unit, CA-920 Compact Power Adapter with
AC Cable, Microphone Unit, External Microphone
Holder Adjustment Band, HDVM-E63PR Digital Video
Cassette, DC-920 DC Coupler, BP-950G Battery Pack
with terminal cover, SDC-32M Memory Card,
WL-D5000 Wireless Controller, (2) AA Batteries (for
WL-D5000), SS-1100 Shoulder Strap, DTC-1000
Component Video Cable, STV-250N Stereo Video
Cable, External Monitor Cable, Tripod Adapter Base
* The camcorder’s operations have been tested with SD memory card up
to 4GB. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all memory cards.
** The camcorder supports EXIF 2.2 (also called “EXIF Print”) EXIF Print is
a standard for enhancing the communication between camcorders and
printers. By connecting to an EXIF Print-compliant printer, the camcorder’s
image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding
extremely high quality prints.
System Chart
Kit Contents:
All images and effects simulated. Specifications are subject to change without
notice. Weight and dimensions are approximate. Canon is a registered trademark
of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be a registered trademark or trade-
mark in other countries. IMAGEANYWARE is a trademark of Canon. “HDV” and the
“HDV” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited
(JVC). Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks
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