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Canon XH A1s Professional Camcorder with 20x HD Video Zoom Lens (click to purchase)
- 3 pc Filter Kit: UV/ Polarizing filter/Fluorescent correction & Case - 5pc Deluxe Lens Care Cleaning Kit
- BP-945 Rechargeable high capacity Lithium-ion Replacement Battery Pack - AC/DC Rapid Battery Charger - Pack of LCD Screen Protectors
- 2pck High Definition Minidv Videocassette - 5pck 60-90 min Mini DV Cassettes
- Professional Video Gadget Bag W/Multi-Configurable Interior Padded Dividers - Full Size 60" Tripod w/Case
Whiz-bang features aside, the XH-A1 is a simple, feel-good prosumer camcorder. It's slightly front heavy; less so than the XL line, but you can still feel a slight pull downwards. This is a trade-off we welcome with Canon's precision high-quality optics and long 20x, 72mm lens. To add a wide angle adapter, you'll want to balance it out or use a decent support.
With manual focus, zoom and iris rings on the barrel of the lens, the XH-A1 prosumer camcorder marks itself as first in its class with an on-lens, servo-controlled, manual iris. This is the result of Canon listening to its users and keeping them happy. Throw in manual audio controls with 2-channel XLR inputs and several frame modes (i.e., 1080/60i, 1080/30F, 1080/24F) and now they've got their fan base's ear. Canon has made the HDV standard adopt their "F" frame modes so that there's no pull-down across the FireWire connection. In other words, 24F, (with compatible editing software, check to see if yours is updated) undergoes 20% less compression, because the new standard does not duplicate frames as placeholders (i.e., frame pull-down), but rather sends only 24 frames over FireWire connection per second, without duplicates. That's good news for independent filmmakers using HDV and printing to film.
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