Canon XH A1S User Manual

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Additional Information
Menu Options and Default Settings
In the following tables, default settings are shown in boldface and the availability of menu settings in
different operating modes is indicated with the following icons:
: CAMERA MENU ( dial set to one of the recording modes, / switch set to )
: VCR/PLAY MENU ( dial set to , / switch set to )
: CARD CAMERA MENU ( dial set to one of the recording modes, / switch set to )
: CARD PLAY MENU ( dial set to , / switch set to )
1
Not available when recording in standard definition (SD) with the frame rate set to 24F.
2
only.
[HD DOWN-CONV]: Selects whether to down-convert the video signal output from the HDV/DV terminal
while playing back a tape recorded in HDV standard.
The down-converted output video signal will always be 60i, regardless of the frame rate of the original
recording.
Even if the audio was originally recorded using all 4 channels (with another camcorder), only channels
1 and 2 will be output.
 SIGNAL SETUP
Menu item (Submenu item and) Setting options
TIME CODE FRAME SETTNG DROP, NON-DROP – – 44
COUNT-UP REC-RUN, REC-RUN PS.,
FREE-RUN
1
– – 44
START VALUE 00:00:00:00 (SET, RESET) – – 44
HDV/DV IN REGEN., COPY – – – 86
GENLCK ADJST
2
0000 (-1023 to 1023) – – 46
SIGNAL STD HD, SD16:9, SD4:3 – – – 34
FRAME RATE 60i, 30F, 24F – – – 42
PLAYBACK STD AUTO, HDV, DV – – – 107
COMP.OUT 480i, 1080i/480i 80
SDI OUTPUT
2
ON(OSD), ON, OFF 79
SDI SPEC.
2
AUTO, SD LOCKED 79
UB OUT HD 24P 2:3, SET UB – – 46
AV DV ON, OFF – – – 87
HD DOWN-CONV ON, OFF – – – 81
LETTERBOX ON, OFF – – – 79
Standard of the tape
being played back
[HD DOWN-CONV]
Setting
[PLAYBACK STD] Setting
[AUTO] [HDV] [DV]
HDV [ON] DV DV No output
[OFF] HDV HDV No output
DV [ON] DV No output DV
[OFF] DV No output DV

Canon XH A1S Specifications

General

Digital zoom	0 x
Optical zoom	20 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	4.5 - 90 mm
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	32.5 - 650 mm
Sensor type	CCD
Total megapixels	1.67 MP
Optical sensor size	1/3 \
Effective megapixels (movie)	1.56 MP
Display diagonal	2.8 \
Display resolution (numeric)	207000 pixels
Maximum image resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	1920 x 1080
3D	No
Camcorder type	Shoulder camcorder
Minimum illumination	0.3 lx
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0
Camcorder tape type	HDV
Camcorder media type	Memory card, Videotape
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD, SDHC
Internal storage capacity	0 GB
Product color	Black
Built-in flash	-
Battery capacity	- mAh

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	394 mm
Width	163 mm
Height	192 mm
Weight	2135 g