Canon XF305 Professional Camcorder

Specifications in detail

Camera

• Image Sensor

• Sensor

  1/3 type 3CMOS

• System

  RGB Prism

• Total pixels per sensor

  2.37 megapixels

• Effective pixels per sensor

  2.07 megapixels

• Minimum illumination

  Full Auto (21dB gain), 50i/25p: 3.8 lux / 3.3 lux

  Manual mode (33dB gain), 50i/25p: 0.06 lux / 0.05 lux

• Horizontal Resolution

  1000 TV lines or more (1920 x 1080i mode)

• Lens

• Zoom ratio

  18x

• Focal length

  4.1 – 73.8mm (35mm equivalent: 29.3 – 527.4mm)

• Minimum focus distance

  1m;

  20mm (MACRO)

• ND filter

  3 glass filters: 1/4, 1/16, 1/64

• Zoom control

  Ring, Rocker or Handle

• Zoom speed

  Zoom Rocker:

  Variable speed/Fixed speed (16 speed level settings available);

  Handle zoom:

  Fixed speed (16 speed level settings available)

• Focus control

  Manual ring or automatic (Instant AF, TV AF or Face Detection AF)

• Iris control

  Manual ring; Full Auto; Push Auto Iris

• Aperture range

  f1.6 – f22

• Filter diameter

  82mm

• Lens elements/groups

  17/14

• Image stabilization system

  Optical lens shift system (angle & vector movement detection);

  3 modes: Dynamic, Standard, Powered

• Digital zoom

  1.5X. Digital Teleconverter option

• Image Processor

• Type

  DIGIC DV III

Recording

• Video storage media

  Type 1 Compact Flash memory cards (2 card slots)

• Type

  UDMA4, 30MB/s or faster (40MB/s or faster for Fast/Slow recording)

• Recording time

  32GB CF card: Up to 80mins (1080/50i @ 50 Mbps)

• Recording file format

  Material eXchange Format (MXF)

• Recording format

  MPEG-2 Long GOP

  50Mbps CBR (4:2:2) MPEG-2 422P@HL;

  35Mbps VBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@HL;

  25Mbps CBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@H14

• Recording frame rate

  50Mbps: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25p; 1280 x 720/50p, 25p;

  35Mbps: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25p; 1440 x 1080/50i: 1280 x 720/50p, 25p;¹

  25Mbps: 1440 x 1080/50i, 25p

• Slow/Fast motion

  YES.

  720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps

  1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps

• Interval Record

  YES. 2, 6 or 12 frames, 25 time intervals

• Frame Record

  YES. 2, 6 or 12 frames

• Pre Record (cache record)

  YES (3 seconds)

• Scan Reverse

  YES. Up/down, left/right image inversion

• Photo storage media

  SD/SDHC memory card

• Still quality

  During video recording: 1920 x 1080;

  During playback: 1920×1080, 1280 x 720

System

• LCD

• Size

  10.1 cm (4″)

• Dots

  1.23 million

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness, backlight, black & white

• Adjustable

  Left/right switchable

• Waveform Monitor

  Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope

• Focus Assist

  Peaking; Magnifying; Edge Monitor (using waveform display)

• Peaking

  Peaking 1, Peaking 2 (Colour, Gain, Frequency customisable for each)

• Zebra

  Level 1; Level 2; Both

  Output via HD-SDI or HDMI

• Markers

  On/Off (Aspect ratio, Aspect marker, Select area, Safe area, Grid, Horizontal, Centre)

• EVF

• Size

  1.3cm (0.52″)

• Dots

  1.55 million

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness, backlight, black & white

• Adjustable

  Vertical tilt

• Correction lens

  + 2.0 to -5.5 diopters

• Inputs/Outputs

• Audio in

  XLR inputs with 48V phantom power x 2

• Headphone output

  3.5mm stereo jack

• Video monitor output

  YES (BNC, composite Standard Definition video, output only)

• HDMI

  YES (Type A, output only)

• IEEE 1394 (Firewire)

  NO

• USB

  YES (Mini-B, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, output only)

• HD/SD-SDI output

  YES (BNC, output only, embedded audio and time code)

• Time code

  YES (BNC, switchable input/output)

• Genlock

  YES (BNC, input only)

• Component out

  YES (D connector, output only)

• AV terminal

  3.5mm mini jack (output only for video and audio)

• DC input

  YES

• Remote Control Terminal

  2.5mm mini jack

• Colour Bars

  Type 1/Type 2

• Misc

• Tally lamp

  YES (x2)

• Accessory shoe

  YES (hot shoe, EOS Flash units supported)

• Custom key

  YES (13 assignable buttons; select from 30 functions)

Shooting functions

• Exposure

• Exposure metering

  Standard (centre weighted), Spotlight, Backlight

• Exposure range

  50 – 100,000 lux

• Exposure compensation

  -2 to +2 EV (14 steps)

• Auto Exposure mode

  Full Auto

• Push Auto Iris

  YES

• Auto Gain Control setting

  Full Auto / AGC On / Manual

• Auto Gain Control limit

  3dB; 6dB; 9dB; 12dB; 15dB; 18dB; (OFF/21 dB)

• Gain setting

  Assignable L, M, H switch positions (-6dB / -3dB / 0dB/ 3dB / 6dB/ 12dB / 18dB / 21dB / 33dB / TUNE (0.5 dB increments from 0 to 21 dB))

• Shutter speed

• Control Modes

  3 position switch:

  OFF (Full Auto) / ON / SEL (Auto; Speed; Angle; Clear Scan (CS); Slow Shutter (SLS))

• Shutter speed

  1/18 to 1/2000 depending on frame rate

• Shutter Angle

  11.25º to 360º depending on frame rate

• Slow Shutter (SLS)

  1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25

• Clear Scan

  50i/p: 50 to 251.15Hz;

  25p: 25 to 251.15Hz

• Custom Picture

• Stored Configurations

  9

• Storage Medium

  SD/SDHC memory card (all customisation data and metadata)

• Gamma

  6 profiles

• Master Pedestal

  -50 to +50

• Master Black

  -50 to +50 for each of R,G,B

• Black Gamma

  Adjustable height width and apex

• Low Key Saturation

  -50 to +50 adjusts colour saturation in low brightness area

• Knee

  Adjusts over exposure characteristic, start, slope, saturation

• Sharpness

  Adjustment for Detail level, Detail frequency, Coring, HV balance, Detail limit, Detail select, Knee aperture and Level dependent sharpness

• Noise reduction

  Off, Automatic, On (1 to 8)

• Skin detail

  Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Brightness

• Selective Noise Reduction

  Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Brightness

• Colour matrix

  -50 to +50 hue and gain R,G,B, in tandem with Gamma selection

• White balance

  -50 to +50 white balance offset for R,G,B

• Colour correction

  Area selection / area revision of two areas

• Setup level

  -50 to +50 On/Off

• Clip 100% IRE

  Limits output to 100% after setup adjustment

• Wi-Fi & GPS Specifications

• GPS Information (Optional Accessory)

  Latitude/Longtitude/Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

• White balance

• Auto

  YES

• Preset

  A, B, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten)

• Time code

• Countup system

  Regen, RecRun, FreeRun, External, Hold

• Start value setting

  “00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable

• Audio

• Recording

  16-bit 2ch (48 kHz) linear PCM

• Control

  Independent limiters and auto/manual settings

• Microphone attenuation

  YES

• Microphone level meter

  YES

Accessories

• Supplied

  XF Utility and NLE Plug-ins, Shoulder strap, Eyecup, Component cable DTC-1000, Battery pack BP-955, DC lead DC-930, Compact power adapter CA-930, Wireless controller WL-D6000.

• Optional

  Wide Attachment WA-H82, Batteries BP-930, BP-945, BP-950G, BP-970G, BP-955, BP-975, Compact Power Adapter CA-920, Compact Car adapter CB-920, Shoulder Brace SBR-1000, Tripod Adapter TA-100, Zoom Remote Control, Video Light VL-10Li II, Tripod Base TB-1, Canon Lens Hood LH-V1, GP-E2 GPS receiver

• Battery

• Backup power supply

  Lithium coin battery (built-in)

• Power Consumption

  9.1W¹

• Continuous Recording Time

  Supplied BP-955: Approx. 260 minutes¹

  Optional BP-975: Approx. 405 minutes¹

• Dimensions

  Approx 180 x 192 x 394 mm

• Weight (camera only)

  2670g

• Weight (fully equipped)

  2980g

• Operating Temperature range

  -5ºC to +45ºC, 60% relative humidity