Canon XA40 User Manual

Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate
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Video Configuration: Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate
With the following procedures you can set the video configuration used for recording clips. Select the
combination of resolution/bit rate and frame rate settings that best matches your creative needs. The
color sampling will be YCbCr 4:2:0, 8 bit. Available options for some settings may change depending
on previous selections for other settings. See the table following the procedures for a summary.
For details on recording audio, refer to
Recording Audio (A 68).
Selecting the Resolution and Bit Rate
1 Select [¸ Resolution].
> [3 ! Recording Setup] > [¸ Resolution]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The selected resolution and bit rate will appear at the right of the screen.
Selecting the Frame Rate
1 Select [¸ Frame Rate].
> [3 ! Recording Setup] > [¸ Frame Rate]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The icon of the selected frame rate will appear at the right of the screen.
Available video configuration settings
* The camcorder uses a variable bit rate (VBR).
NOTES
• For details on approximate recording times, refer to Approximate recording times (A 134).
Operating modes:
Resolution (Bit rate*)
Frame rate
59.94P 29.97P 23.98P
3840x2160 (150 Mbps) — ● ●
1920x1080 (35 Mbps) ● ● ●
1920x1080 (17 Mbps) ● ● ●
1280x720 (8 Mbps) ● — —

Canon XA40 Specifications

General

Filter size	58 mm
Digital zoom	- x
Optical zoom	20 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image stabilizer type	Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Maximum aperture number	1.8
Minimum aperture number	2.8
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	29.3 - 601 mm
Sensor type	CMOS
Total megapixels	21.14 MP
Optical sensor size	1/2.3 \
Effective megapixels (movie)	8.29 MP
3D	No
Camcorder type	Handheld camcorder
Image processor	DIGIC DV 6
Minimum illumination	4.2 lx
Number of diaphragm blades	8
Focus adjustment	Auto/Manual
Closest focusing distance	0.01 m
Camera shutter speed	1/6 - 1/2000, 1/2 - 1/500 s
Built-in flash	-
Shoe mounting point type	Cold shoe
Cables included	AC
Number of batteries included	1 pc(s)
Battery type	BP-820
Battery capacity	1780 mAh
Battery life (max)	- h
Video recording time	2.9 h
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 85 %
Audio formats supported	AAC
Microphone connectivity	3.5 mm
Maximum image resolution	- pixels
Video resolutions	1920 x 1080, 3840 x 2160 pixels
Video formats supported	MP4
Maximum video resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels
Bitrate at maximum video resolution	150 Mbit/s
Product color	Black
Viewfinder screen size	0.24 \
Display diagonal	3 \
Memory slots	2
Camcorder media type	Memory card
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Internal storage capacity	- GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Mini HDMI ports quantity	1
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out	0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	84 mm
Width	109 mm
Height	182 mm
Weight	730 g