Canon XA50 User Manual

Video Configuration: Video Format, Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate
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Video Configuration: Video Format, Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame
Rate
With the following procedures you can set the video configuration used for recording clips. Select the
combination of video format, 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 77).
Selecting the Video Format
1 Select [Movie Format].
> [3 ! Recording Setup] > [Movie Format]
2 Select [¸ MP4] or [ XF-AVC] and then select [X].
Selecting the Resolution and Bit Rate
1 Select [¸ Resolution] or [ Resolution].
> [3 ! Recording Setup] > [¸ Resolution] or [ Resolution]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The selected resolution and bit rate will appear on the right of the screen.
Selecting the Frame Rate
1 Select [¸ Frame Rate] or [ Frame Rate].
> [3 ! Recording Setup] > [¸ Frame Rate] or [ Frame Rate]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The icon of the selected frame rate will appear on the right of the screen.
MP4 clips: Available video configuration settings
* The frame rate is fixed and cannot be changed. Also, the audio format (A 77) is automatically set to [ AAC 16bit 2CH].
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 XA50 Specifications

General

LCD Screen	3.0-inch Touch Panel LCD
Microphone Input	3.5mm stereo mini jack
Headphone Output	3.5mm stereo mini jack
Memory Card Slot	Dual SD card slots
Effective Pixels	Approx. 8.29 Megapixels
Lens	Canon 15x Optical Zoom Lens
ND Filter	Yes (1/4, 1/16, 1/64)
Focus System	Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Viewfinder	0.24-inch OLED (Approx. 1.77 million dots)
Recording Format	MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC)
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160), Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Audio Recording	Linear PCM (2ch)
Audio Input	3.5mm stereo mini jack
Storage Media	SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
HDMI Output	Yes
USB	USB Mini-B
Dimensions	109 x 84 x 182 mm
Weight	Approx. 970g (excluding lens hood)
Image Stabilization	Optical image stabilizer system (Dynamic IS, Powered IS, and Auto mode)
Frame Rates	3840 x 2160: 29.97p/23.98p/25p, 1920 x 1080: 59.94p/29.97p/23.98p/50p/25p