Canon XA20 Camcorder Hire and Rental
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20 X Zoom 35-200mm
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- Easy to Use 100%
- Suitable for a Novice 100%
- Value for Money 100%
SDHC Card
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USB Connect
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Add an LED Toplight
£10.00
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Add a Rode NTG2
£10.00
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Add 256GB Memory
£20.00
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Add Wireless Lapel Mic
£20.00
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Upgrade Full Fluid Tripod
£20.00
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Additional Battery
£15.00
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Canon XA20 Hire Overview
The Canon XA20 is available for hire and rental and it really is a simple pick up and shoot camera making it great for any job, from a conference to a theatre production. Being super compact and small you can take it anywhere and find its always up to the task with its new professional sound quality and new dynamic image stabilisation it is in a league of its own unmatched by anything in its price range.
The XA20 has professional features that any seasoned videographer would find enticing including 2x XLR inputs, 3.5 OLED touch screen, instant auto focus, HD CMOS pro to give you amazing low light footage, optical wide angle lens, built in Wi-Fi to upload straight to ftp sites such as Vimeo and the Wi-Fi function even allows you to control the XA20 via your iPhone or iPad, now with dual recording you can record in AVCHD and MPG4 at the same time saving time in post
So if you need a small professional camcorder that gives reat results and is easy to use hire the Canon XA20 today today
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You also have the option to add a top microphone if you would rather capture more directional sound the in built mic does work well but remeber it will pick up sound from all around making the addition of a top mic beneficial if you only want to pick up audio in the direction the camera is pointing
The Canon Xa20 video camera is simply and intuitive to use and works well in any environment from low light like first dances at a wedding to capturing stage performances with bright and dark stage lights due to some pretty clever intelligent auto features this camera gives professional results in anyones hands when set to the intelligent auto mode
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the Canon XA20
Featuring a Canon HD Lens, 1/3 Type HD CMOS Pro Sensor, Professional XLR Audio, Ample Memory, Full Auto or Full Manual Operation, Nightvision Infrared Recording and Optical and Powered Image Stabilisation
All the pro features made simple to use in an awesome package designed with a novice in mind but just as at home in the hands of experienced film crew if you need specific features then everything you could possibly need to know is detailed below
Whats Included
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Peli Flight Case
DC Coupler/ Charger
2 x High Capacity Batteries
64GB SDHC Card
Lightweight Tripod
USB Cable
How To Operate Canon XA20
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Recording Times and Formats
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AVCHD (all modes variable bit rate, 4:2:0 colour sampling)
MXP: 1920×1080, 24Mbps;
FXP: 1920×1080, 17Mbps;
XP+: 1440×1080, 12Mbps;
SP: 1440×1080, 7Mbps;
LP: 1440×1080, 5Mbps
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Sample Footage
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What's The XA20 Good At
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Audio Settings Canon XA20
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Transferring Footage
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An important point to bear in mind is ensure you copy everything over from thetop level of folders, for example dont just copy the actual video clips over, if you do not copy all the files over you can run into trouble when trying to play back or import the footage, the other files on the card will be the data files that your computer will need to access to make sense of the clips without this oimportant information you will be left with video that you may be unable to play
So be safe copy everything from the top folders across to your computer and you will be safe to return the video camera knowing you have everything you need to complete your video edit
See the entire process on the video and if you need a hand at any stage thats what we are here for so please reach out
Full Specification
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Sensor
1/3 type HD CMOS Pro
System
Bayer pattern filter
Total pixels per sensor
2.37 megapixels
Effective pixels per sensor
2.07 megapixels
Minimum illumination
Auto: 1.3 lux (with Auto Slow Shutter)
Slow Shutter: 0.1 lux
Horizontal Resolution
900 TV lines or more (1920 x 1080i mode)
Zoom ratio
10x
Focal length
4.25 – 42.5mm (35mm equivalent: 30.4 – 304mm)
Minimum focus distance
60cm (throughout zoom range);
20mm (wide angle)
ND filter
Built-in gradation filter (Auto or Off)
Zoom control
Slider or Handle;
Selectable Shockless Zoom mode
Zoom speed
Zoom Slider:
Variable speed/Fixed speed (Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings available in each mode);
Handle zoom:
Fixed speed (Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings available in each mode)
Focus control
MANUAL: Lens ring, Touchscreen LCD (touch Focus, Touch and Track), Focus Preset
AUTO: Face Priority AF / Face Only AF / Instant AF / Medium AF / TV AF
Iris control
MANUAL: Custom dial control; Touchscreen control
AUTO: YES
Aperture range
f1.8 – f8
Filter diameter
58mm
Lens elements/groups
12/10
Aperture blades
8
Image stabilization system
Optical lens shift system (angle & vector movement detection);
3 modes: Dynamic, Standard, Powered
Digital zoom
2x
Type
DIGIC DV III
RECORDING
Video storage media
64GB built-in flash memory;
SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card (2 card slots);
Double slot (simultaneous) recording and Relay (continuous) recording possible.¹
Type
Class 4 or higher SDHC card required for 1920×1080 recording
Recording time
64GB internal memory or SDXC card:
5hrs 55mins (MXP mode, max. quality)¹
24hrs 30mins (LP mode, lowest quality)¹
Recording file format
AVCHD high profile (MPEG4-AVC/H.264)
Recording format
AVCHD (all modes variable bit rate, 4:2:0 colour sampling)
MXP: 1920×1080, 24Mbps;
FXP: 1920×1080, 17Mbps;
XP+: 1440×1080, 12Mbps;
SP: 1440×1080, 7Mbps;
LP: 1440×1080, 5Mbps
Recording frame rate
1920 x 1080/50i;
1920 x 1080/25p (50i recorded stream)
Slow/Fast motion
NO
Interval Record
NO
Frame Record
NO
Pre Record (cache record)
YES (3 seconds)
Scan Reverse
YES. Up/down, left/right, up/down/left/right image inversion.
HD->SD conversion
YES (during playback)
Internal Data Transfer
MOVIE & STILLS: Yes (internal memory to card, card to card)
Photo storage media
SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card
Still quality
During video recording or playback: 1920 x 1080
SYSTEM
Size
8.8cm (3.5″), 100% view
Dots
922.000
Image quality adjustments
Brightness, backlight
Adjustable
YES (270 degree rotation about horizontal axis)
Waveform Monitor
YES
Focus Assist
Peaking; Magnifying; Edge Monitor (using waveform display)
Peaking
YES
Zebra
YES (70% or 100% reference level)
Markers
ON/OFF (Grid, Horizontal, Centre)
Size
0.61cm (0.24″), 100% view
Dots
260.000
Correction lens
+ 2.0 to -5.5 diopter
Audio in
XLR inputs with 48V phantom power (x2), 3.5mm microphone input jack
Headphone output
3.5mm stereo jack
Video monitor output
NO
HDMI
YES (HDMITM Mini Connector: v1.3, out only, 1080/50p output possible)
IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
NO
USB
YES (Mini-B, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
HD/SD-SDI output
NO
Time code
NO
Genlock
NO
Component out
YES (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
YES (SMPTE)
Tally lamp
YES
Accessory shoe
YES (cold shoe)
Custom key
YES (2 assignable buttons; select from 9 functions)
Custom Dial
YES (Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Manual Exposure, exposure compensation, AGC limit)
SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
Exposure metering
Centre-weighted average or segment evaluative (determined by shooting mode)
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV (13 steps)
Auto Exposure mode
Smart Auto, Face Detection AE;
Manual control via Touch Exposure and Exposure Compensation functions
Push Auto Iris
NO
Exposure Lock
YES
Auto Gain Control setting
Full Auto / AGC On / Manual
Auto Gain Control limit
0 to 24dB, 1dB increments (0 to 18dB in Cinema Mode)
Gain setting
0 to 24dB, 1dB increments
Control Modes
Full Auto / Manual control (touchscreen LCD or control dial)
Shutter speed
1/6 to 1/2000 (depending on Scene Mode and frame rate)
Slow Shutter (SLS)
1/2 to 1/500 (Low Light Scene Mode)
Clear Scan
NO
Infrared shooting mode
YES (green or white)
Built-in IR lamp
YES
OIS Axis Shift
NO
Focal Length Guide
NO
Smart AUTO
YES (38 scenes)
Program AE
AUTO;
M mode: P, Tv, Av, M (manual exposure), SCN (Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks);
Cinema mode: P, Tv, Av, M
Cinema Features
Cinema-Look Filter (9 options, including customisable ‘Cinema Standard’), Story Creator, Touch Decoration
Image Effects
Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Colour Depth
Auto
YES
Preset
Set 1, Set 2, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten (incandescent lamps and halogen bulbs), Fluorescent H (3-wavelength type fluorescent), Fluorescent (white fluorescent)), Colour Temperature
Countup system
N/A
Start value setting
N/A
Recording
Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3 2ch), 48kHz sampling
Control
Audio limiter, Auto/manual settings via control dials on handle
Microphone attenuation
YES
Microphone level meter
YES
Zoom Microphone
YES (customisable frequency response and directivity)
ACCESSORIES
Supplied
Lens hood; WL-D89 Wireless Controller; CA-570 Compact Power Adapter; BP-808 Battery Pack; Stereo Video Cable and Interface Cable set; Component Cable CTC-100/S; Stylus pen; PIXELA Transfer Utility software disc.
Optional
Wide Converter WD-H58W, Teleconverter TL-H58, 58mm lens filters, Batteries BP-819/BP-820/BP-827/BP-828, Battery Charger CG-800, Wideo Light VL Li II, Remote Control ZR-2000, Component Cable CTC-100, HDMI cable HTC-100, Wireless Microphone WM-V1.
Backup power supply
Lithium coin battery (built-in)
Power Consumption
3.2W
Continuous Recording Time
Supplied BP-808: Approx. 110 minutes
Optional BP-827: Approx. 345 minutes
MISCELLANEOUS
Dimensions
Approx 130 x 177 x 205mm (including lens hood and microphone holder)
Detachable handle
YES
Weight (camera only)
775g
Weight (fully equipped)
820g
Operating Temperature range
-5ºC to +45ºC, 60% relative humidity
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