The dates on which many have been waiting for, are now out there, Canon presented to the CES such thing as a counterpart to Semipro XF100 - the core specifications are largely similar, but the design smaller and instead of the professional 4:2:2 MPEG2 codec only one recording in AVCHD is implemented. Say, it is a fairly compact Henkelmann with dimensions 9.4 x 20.6 x 17.8 cm, weight 0.77 kg, which receives full HD with a maximum data rate of 24 Mbps. The pixel density of 1/3-inch HD CMOS sensor-Pro was reduced to 2.07 mega pixels, the pixels themselves are to be larger, and can easily absorb more light. The sensor has, compared with previous CMOS sensors Canon camcorder to a roughly 2.6 times as large area. The 30.4 mm 1:1.8 lens with wide angle and 10x optical zoom comes with the same values as in the XF105, therefore, also two XLR connectors micro-and 3.5-mm jacks for headphones and microphone are here on board. It captures either an internal 64GB memory card SDXC; are two slots available. Operated the camera on a 8.9 cm touch screen with 922,000 pixels, but not only: A focus ring on the lens, the intuitive control makes during recording, the settings for aperture, shutter speed and exposure can be assigned to a configurable dial. Two customizable buttons for direct access can be demonstrated with additional functions. Functions such as magnification, Focus and Edge Peaking assist in the proper focus, Zebra waveform monitor display and the correct exposure. As a delicacy, Canon has an infrared recording mode with the options green light and white light integrated. XA10 is available from April 2011 for about € 1999.
