Canon XA45/XA40
Specifications

1/2.3-type CMOS

RGB Primary Colour Filter

Approx. 21.14MP

Approx. 8.29 MP (3840 x 2160)

Approx. 0.3 lx to 100,000 lx

P Mode: Approx. 4.2 lx (shutter speed 1/25 sec with auto slow shutter On)
Low Light Mode: Approx. 0.3 lx (shutter speed 1/2 sec.)

20x Optical

Approx. 29.3 - 601mm Standard IS/IS Off

10 mm at wide end, 60 cm across entire zooming range

f/1.8 - 2.8 (AV Priority and Manual Modes)

8 blades

58mm

Optical system (lens shift) + electronic stabilization
Dynamic, Standard, Powered, Off

Built-in gradation filter (Auto or Off)

Zoom rockers on body and handle;
Selectable manual zoom/focus ring on lens;
Selectable High Speed and Soft Zoom modes available.

Variable (body rocker only) or Constant speed (body and handle rocker; Fast/Normal/Slow, 16 speed level settings in each)

MANUAL: Lens ring and touchscreen point selection (Magnify and Peaking assist functions), Focus Preset.
AUTOFOCUS: Touchscreen AF point selection, Face Detection and Tracking, Touch and Track, Face Only AF.
(Instant AF, Medium AF, Normal AF)

Hybrid AF, Normal AF

Touchscreen, Auto

400x Digital Zoom, 2x Digital Teleconverter

DIGIC DV 6

YCC 4:2:0

8-bit

SD / SDHC / SDXC card (2 card slots)

Class U3 cards recommended

XF-AVC: 160Mbps: 50 mins / 45Mbps: 185 mins
MP4: 150Mbps: 55 mins / 35Mbps: 240 mins / 17Mbps: 495 mins

FAT32 / exFAT

XF-AVC: 3840x2160 (160 Mbps) / 1920x1080 (45 Mbps)*
MP4: 3840x2160 (150 Mbps) / 1920x1080 (35 / 17 Mbps)

HDMI output (Camera mode):
UHD recording mode: 1920x1080 25.00P YCC4:2:2 8-bit
Full HD recording mode: 1920x1080 50.00P/50.00i/25.00P; 1280x720 50.00P YCC4:2:2 10-bit

HDMI (50.00i)

25.00P (UHD), 50.00P/50.00i/25.00P (Full HD)

3840x2160 / 25.00P:  x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600, x1200
1920x1080 / 50.00P:  x2, x4, x10, x20, x60, x120, x600, x1200
1920x1080 / 25.00P:  x0.5

Yes. 3 seconds

JPEG up to 3840x2160
(Still image resolution is dependent on the video resolution)

SD Card

MPEG-2 AAC-LC (16-bit 2ch)  /  LPCM (16-bit 4ch)

Manual/Auto
Independent 2ch Line/Mic/Mic+48V input;
Independent level control per channel (-∞ to +18 dB);
Independent audio limiters (2 ch);
Input mic trimming

1KHz, -12dB / -18dB / -20dB / Off

Auto / On / Off (20dB)

Yes

Capacitive LCD touch panel

3.0-inch (7.5 cm, approx. 460,000 dots)

No

Peaking / Magnify

Selectable Peaking Colour: Red / Blue / Yellow

70% or 100% reference level

Grid (white / grey) and Level (white / grey)

0.24-inch, approx. 1.56 million dots

+2.0 to -5 dioptre

XLR 3-pin jack (x2) with 48V phantom power, Line and Mic options on detachable handle, 3.5mm microphone input jack (Supply Voltage 2.4V DC), Built-in Mic

3.5mm stereo mini jack

HDMI^TM mini connector

Mini-B, Hi-Speed USB, PTP class supported

XA45: 3G-SDI with BNC connector
XA40: No

Superimposed on HDMI output signal (Camera Mode only)

No

No

No

3.4mm jack

2.5mm mini jack

Centre-weighted average or segment evaluative (determined by shooting mode)
No metering: Fireworks mode, Fixed exposure (1/50 sec.)

Highlight AE, Exposure lock, Auto backlight compensation, Exposure compensation amount shown as ±3 when locked (±12 increments) or ±2 in AUTO (±8 increments).

Yes.

Auto / Manual

0 - 24dB (1dB increments)

Auto, P, Tv, Manual

1/6 - 1/2000 sec
(1/2 - 1/500 sec in Low Light mode)

50.00P:
Auto slow shutter On: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/50 to 1/500 sec.

25.00P:
Auto slow shutter On: 1/12.5* to 1/500 sec. (*Display is 1/12)
Auto slow shutter Off: 1/25 to 1/500 sec.

No

Yes

Daylight (Approx. 5,600K), Tungsten (Approx. 3,200K)

Colour Temperature range: 2,000–15,000K
Default value for Set 1 and Set 2: 5,600K

AUTO Mode
Manual Mode: P, Tv, Av, M (manual exposure), SCN (Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks)

C1: Normal / C2: USER 02 / C3: USER 03
C4: USER 04 / C5: USER 05 / C6: USER 06

Gamma / Colour Space: BT.709 Normal / BT.709

Colour Matrix: Neutral / Video

Yes (green or white)

Yes, in detachable Handle Unit.
Wavelength: 850nm (near-Infrared)

Standard (Adjustment: Sharpness, Contrast, Colour Depth)

No

Location (Latitude/Longitude/Altitude), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Satellite reception.
(requires the optional GPS Receiver GP-E2)

Yes, in detachable Handle Unit

Yes. SMPTE or EBU, with 1KHz Tone

Yes (cold shoe)

5 assignable Buttons, assignable to: Digital TeleConverter / AF / MF / Face Only AF / Magnification / Peaking/ Push Auto Iris / Zebra 70% / Zebra 100% / BLC Always On / Powered IS / White Balance / Set white Balance / WB Priority / IR Light / Pre REC / Slow and Fast Motion / Review Recording / Photo / Marker / Monitor Channels / Menu / Custom Picture / Off

Tv / Av / M / AGC Limit / Exposure Compensation / Off

Regen / Rec Run / Free Run / Preset (Non-Drop Frame)

Via HDMI out. Superimposed on output, Camera Mode only

Lens hood with barrier, Mic holder unit, Handle Unit HDU-1, Battery Pack BP-820, Compact Power Adapter CA-570, AC Cable, Ferrite core, Lens Cap

Canon Battery Pack BP-820/BP-828
Canon Compact Power Adapter CA-570 (included with camera)
Canon Battery Charger CG-800E/CG-800
Canon HDMI cable HTC-100/HTC-100S
Canon Tele Converter TL-H58
Canon Wide Attachment WA-H58
Canon Soft Carrying Case SC-1000/SC-2000
Canon Shoulder Strap SS-600/SS-650, Wrist Strap WS-20
Canon PROTECT Filter 58mm
Canon ND4-L Filter 58mm
Canon ND8-L Filter 58mm
Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2
Canon Remote Controller RC-V100
Canon Battery Video Light VL-10Li/VL-10LiII
Canon Battery Pack BP-900 series (for VL-10Li/VL-10LiII)
Canon Compact Power Adapter CA-910/920/930 (for charging BP-900 series)
Canon Interface Cable IFC-300PCU/S / IFC-400PCU

Canon Battery Pack BP-820 (supplied), BP-828 (optional)

XF-AVC: UHD/160Mbps: Approx. 4.1W (25.00P)
MP4: UHD/150Mbps: Approx. 4.1W (25.00P)

XF-AVC: UHD/160Mbps/25.00P: 175 mins (BP-820) / 270 mins (BP–828)
FHD/45Mbps/50.00P: 170 mins (BP-820) / 265 mins (BP-828)
MP4: UHD/150Mbps/25.00p: 175 mins (BP-820) / 270 Mins (BP-828)
FHD/35Mbps/50.00p: 175 mins (BP-820) / 270 Mins (BP-828)

Approx. 109 x 84 x 182 mm (main body only)
Approx. 131 x 180 x 231 mm
(Including lens hood, BP-820, mic holder unit, and handle unit)

XA45: Approx. 740g
XA40: Approx. 730g

XA45: Approx. 1130g
XA40: Approx. 1120g

-5 to +45ºC, 60% relative humidity
0ºC to +40ºC, 85% relative humidity