Grazie, I did not know that you could read japanese.

Neither did I! I picked it up in the last 5 minutes - easy really when you've tried to master BORIS Graf.

Looking for an English translation now.

Looks like 2 models available. This is very interesting by Canon. Kinda broken the "hold" on the XL2 to H1. What I really wanna see are the prices. "Where's the Beef??"

Yes, using Babelfish translator, it is HDV!

Type name XH G1 XH A1
Image record standard * HD HDV 1080i
* SD DV standard
Audio record mode * HDV
2CH: MPEG1 Layer2 (16bit 48kHz and bit rate 384kbps)
* DV
2CH: PCM digital recording (16bit 48kHZ/12bit 32kHz)
Signaling system NTSC system conformity 1080/60i system
Active videocassette Mini- DV cassette (in the one for HDV record use of HDV corresponding tape recommendation)
Tape speed * HDV
Approximately 18.81mm/ second
* DV
SP: Approximately 18.81mm/ second
LP: Approximately 12.56mm/ second
Video recording playback time
(At the time of 60 minute tape use) HDV 60 minutes
DV SP mode 60 minute
LP mode 90 minute

Image pickup element 1/3 types CCDÃ?E
Entire pixel Approximately 167 ten thousand pixels
Effective pixel HD Approximately 156 ten thousand pixels
HD16:9 Approximately 156 ten thousand pixels
SD4:3 Approximately 117 ten thousand pixels

Photographing lens 4.5-90mmF1.6-3.5 and 32.5-650mm (35mm film conversion)
Zooming Multistage power zoom (variable/fixed speed (16 stages) selection, normal/selective yes of high speed)
Electronic shutter
* At the time of HD video lens 20Ã?Ezoom XL5.4-108mm LIS ll use * 60i and 30F
1/4 seconds, 1/8 seconds, 1/15 seconds, 1/30 seconds, 1/60 seconds, 1/75 seconds, 1/90 seconds, 1/100 seconds, 1/120 seconds, 1/150 seconds, 1/180 seconds, 1/210 seconds, 1/250 seconds, 1/300 seconds, 1/360 seconds, 1/420 seconds, 1/500 seconds, 1/600 seconds, 1/720 seconds, 1/840 seconds, 1/1000 seconds, 1/1200 seconds, 1/1400 seconds, 1/1700 seconds, 1/2000 seconds, 1/2300 seconds, 1/2600 seconds, 1/3000 seconds, 1/4000 seconds, 1/8000 seconds, 1/15000 seconds
* 24F
1/3 seconds, 1/6 seconds, 1/12 seconds, 1/24 seconds, 1/48 seconds, 1/60 seconds, 1/75 seconds, 1/90 seconds, 1/100 seconds, 1/120 seconds, 1/150 seconds, 1/180 seconds, 1/210 seconds, 1/250 seconds, 1/300 seconds, 1/360 seconds, 1/420 seconds, 1/500 seconds, 1/600 seconds, 1/720 seconds, 1/840 seconds, 1/1000 seconds, 1/1200 seconds, 1/1400 seconds, 1/1700 seconds, 1/2000 seconds, 1/2300 seconds, 1/2600 seconds, 1/3000 seconds, 1/4000 seconds, 1/8000 seconds, 1/15000 seconds
* Card camera mode
1/4 seconds, 1/8 seconds, 1/15 seconds, 1/30 seconds, 1/60 seconds, 1/75 seconds, 1/90 seconds, 1/100 seconds, 1/120 seconds, 1/150 seconds, 1/180 seconds, 1/210 seconds, 1/250 seconds, 1/300 seconds, 1/360 seconds, 1/420 seconds, 1/500 seconds
The hand blurring revision Optical type hand blurring revision (shift system)
Finder 0.57 Type wide liquid crystal, approximately 26.9 ten thousand pixels, color monochrome indication change, peaking and enlargement indicatory possibility
Liquid crystal picture 2.8 Type wide liquid crystal, approximately 26.9 ten thousand pixels, color monochrome indication change, B king, enlargement indicatory possibility
AF mechanism TTL AF + outside measuring sensor system, manual focusing yes
Control of exposure Automatic iris control
Exposure revision AE shift or AE lock (automatic, Tv, only Av mode)
After the AE locking shutter speed or it squeezes, value adjustment possibility

Gain Automatic, -3dB, 0dB, +3dB, +6dB, +12dB, +18dB and +36dB,
Photographing mode Fully automatic and automatic, spot light, Tv, Av, manual and knight mode
White balance Automatic, 3200K, 5600K and set (2 positions), color temperature setting (from 2800K 12000K and 100K step)
Photometry system * 60i, 30F and 24F
Central part importance average photometry (other than spot light mode)
Appraisal photometry (spot light mode)
* Card camera mode
With automatic, Tv, Av and manual mode from description below selective possibility
Fully automatic and spot light, as for knight mode selective failure (only appraisal photometry)
Appraisal photometry/central part importance average photometry/spot photometry (photometry framework central fixing)
Frame rate setting 60i (59.94fps), 30F (29.97fps), 24F (23.98fps)
Picture quality adjustment * Skin setting
Hue adjustment, chroma adjustment, area adjustment and Y level adjustment after doing, skin detail setting is possible
* Sky detail
ON and OFF
* Custom pre-setting
Gamma *, knee, black and master pedestal *, setup level *, sharp Ness, horizontal detail frequency, horizontal/vertical detail balance, coring, NR1 *, NR2 *, color matrix *, color gain, hue, R gain, G gain and B gain, R-G matrix, R-B matrix, G-R matrix, G-B matrix, B-R matrix and B-G matrix
(* At the time of card camera mode setting failure)
Custom key 2 item register possibilities
* At the time of camera mode
Time cord/code, index record and zebra pattern, VCR stop, ounce cleanliness, TC HOLD and level meter, CVF + LCD BW and MAGN. Button lock, SHTR.D lock, CP minus key & (* only custom key 2)
* At the time of VCR/PLAY mode
Time cord/code, ounce cleanliness and data cord/code, level meter, TC HOLD and CVF + LCD BW
* At the time of card camera mode
Zebra pattern, ounce clean, CVF + LCD BW and MAGN. Button lock, SHTR.D lock, CP minus key & (* only custom key 2)
* At the time of card VCR/PLAY mode
Ounce cleanliness and CVF + LCD BW
Microphone Cross layout system electret condenser microphone
Time cord/code SMPTE time cord/code, drop/non drop selective possibility, wreck run/free run/wreck lamp reset selective possibility, set/reset selective possibility
Other functions Zebra pattern display (level variable: From 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% and 100% selection), SMPTE color bar test tone (1kHz, -12dB or -20dB) record and clearing scan (203.9Hz), the video recording review, stand-by SW, power saving, date search, index search, ended search and zero set memories, the tally lamp (lighting up/blinking/ardently from 60.1Hz possibility), user bit record
Still picture photographing function * Record card
Multimedia card and SD memory card
* Card record picture prime
1920Ã?E080, 1440Ã?E080, 848Ã?E80 and 640Ã?E80
* Card record standard
DCF conformity, Exif2.2 conformity and DPOF correspondence
* Image compression method
JPEG (super fine and fine, normal)
Input/output terminal XH G1 XH A1
HD/SD-SDI output terminal
(BNC type) 0.8Vp-p, 75 Ω, imbalance, HD-SDI:SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 299M and SMPTE RP 188 (LTC) conformity
SD-SDI480/60i:SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 272M and SMPTE RP 188 (LTC) conformity -
GENLOCK input terminal
(BNC type) 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω -
TC-IN terminal
(BNC type) From 0.5V 18Vp-p and 10K Ω
(Input/output combined use) -
TC-OUT terminal
(BNC type) 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω (input/output combined use) -
Image input/output terminal Ï?E3.5mm4 extremely mini- jack/BNC jack, 1Vp-p/75 Ω imbalances and synchronous negative number
Component
Output terminal D3/D1 correspondence
HDV/DV terminal 4 pins (IEEE1394 conformity) input/output combined use
Audio terminal Ï?E3.5mm4 extremely mini- jack input/output combined use L/R2 system, -10dBv (at the time of 47k Ω load, full scale -12dB)/3k Ω or less, imbalance
XLR terminal Input private 2 system
At the time of LINE/MIC switch MIC: Sensitivity: -59.5dBv (AUTO Mode)/600 Ω
Largest sensitivity 1: -71.5dBv (AUTO Mode/REAR MIC Gain Up 12dB)
Largest sensitivity 2: -71.5dBv (MANUAL Mode/vol.Max)
Largest sensitivity 3: -83.5dBv (MANUAL Mode/vol.Max+REAR MIC Gain Up 12dB)
ATT: 20dB
At the time of LINE/MIC switch LINE: Sensitivity: +6dBv

Microphone terminal Ï?E3.5 mm stereo mini- jacks (imbalance),
Sensitivity: -64dBv (AUTO Mode)/600 Ω, largest sensitivity: -76dBv (MANUAL Mode vol. Max), ATT: 20dB
Headphone terminal Ï?E3.5mm stereo mini- jack, - 23.5dBv (at the time of 16 Ω load)/50 Ω
LANC remote terminal Ï?E2.5mm stereo mini- jack

Power source DC7.4V (battery pack)
Size Approximately 163 (width) the Ã?E89 (height) the Ã?E14 (depth) only mm (substance)
Mass Only substance: Approximately 2100g
Photographing gross mass: Approximately 2330g (hood and BP-950G, the tape and the memory card it includes) Only substance: Approximately 2030g
Photographing gross mass: Approximately 2260g (hood and BP-950G, the tape and the memory card it includes)

looks like its loaded with features; zoom, focus rings.....

You, you bleedin' Star-Man!!

Woooooahh . ..

HAd to larf at the low light feature translated as "knight mode"! Larf! Must be for those Dragons to be Slayed!

It has custom presets as the XL2 does, too! See below...


Custom pre-setting setting item

Item name Selective item
Gamma (GAM)* NORMAL, CINE1 and CINE2
Knee (KNE) AUTO, HIGH, MIDDLE and LOW
Black (BLK) STRETCH, MIDDLE and PRESS
Master pedestal (PED)* From -9 +9
Setup level (SET)* From -9 +9
Sharp Ness (SHP) From -9 +9
Horizontal detail frequency (HDF) HIGH, MIDDLE and LOW
Horizontal/vertical detail balance (HDF) From -9 +9
Coring (COR) From -9 +9
NR1* OFF, HIGH, MIDDLE and LOW
NR2* OFF, HIGH, MIDDLE and LOW
Color matrix (CMX)* NORMAL, CINE1 and CINE2
Color gain (CGN) From -50 +50
Hue (CPH) From -9 +9
R gain (RGN) From -50 +50
G gain (GGN) From -50 +50
B gain (BGN) From -50 +50
R-G matrix (RGM) From -50 +50
R-B matrix (RBM) From -50 +50
G-R matrix (GRM) From -50 +50
G-B matrix (GBM) From -50 +50
B-R matrix (BRM) From -50 +50
B-G matrix (BGM) From -50 +50

* Camera mode (animated picture record) only time setting possibility

- Skin detail, the sky (empty color) loading detail and color collection function.

Bob's translation:

The scuttlebut was right, Sony are discontinuing the Z1/FX1 and Canon have bought the rights.

Love that Canon 'wart' they've added on the side :)

So it's a XL-H1 without the interchangeable glass.
Still get the genlock and HD-SDi out, excellent.
XLR audio in, excellent.

So when Grazie buy one?

Bob.

So, what IS the block set-up?

Canon bought the Prog licence? Is that in there?

Grazie, goto "http://babelfish.yahoo.com/" and put in your link.

So, what IS the block set-up?

I don't see that. Where are you reading?

Bob? What IS the block type/size?

Next question? MONEY?!?? Where you think they are gonna place this?

It's using the same technology as the XL H1 "24F" -- the end result is a "progressive frame", but not in the purest sense of the word.

It's 3CCD, no surprises there.

The price?

Don't know but it'd have to a lot cheaper than the XL-H1.
Why, well this will be a servo lens for sure.
Can't change glass.

Yet it has all the expensive bits from the XL-H1, might make it hard to keep the price down which might beg the question of why build it?

If it's only say 20-30% cheaper than the XL-H1 who wouldn't buy the XL-H1.

All just my speculation.

Bob.

Farss, Have you been told about the new proconsumer line? or did you just trick me?

I'd guess around the $4,000 ballpark.

Bob there is loadsa space below the XL-H1. And IF the Z and F are vanishing there will be a gap? So I guess all these will be priced ABOVE the XL2.

Certainly LOOKS the biz!

"The XH A1... will ship in October and November 2006 and will sell for USD $4,000..."

I wasn't too far off.

. .and B and H have the XL2 at 4,449.95 . . interesting positioning.

Good heavens, Grazie! been on caffeine today? ;-)

Sony hasn't discontinued the Z1, Canon announced a product a little earlier than normal to compliment/replace the GL series, and the US office of Canon isn't allowing folks to talk about the camcorders here, tho I'm sure a lot will leak between now and IBC.

Just a good old Aussie joke.

I probably know less hard facts about these things than anybody here, well apart from what anyone can find by reading lots of posts on fora.

Canon are always very secretive, so much so that at NAB I was able to ask Canon simple questions that none of them could answer. So mostly even Canon don't know what they're building.

But now I'm being serious. Sorry to repeat this but I still wonder wonder why Canon have released this camera.

It's going to be in the same marketplace as the Z1/FX1 but they've got a lot of pro features that broadcaster would want like genlock, HD-SDI etc. These have to keep the cost up. But a broadcaster will think hey, for a bit more I get interchangeable glass, that's what we'll buy. You and me might find an extra $3K or even $5K a lot of dollars but buy a camera for OB work and that's pocket change compared to a HD-SDI mixer etc.

Now take a good soul like Grazie.

Apart from it being a Canon, what's he get. Well the HD-SDI, genlock etc, pretty much useless to him. But still no manual lens and no way to change the lens. To get that he's still going to have to pony up for the XL-H1.
And then there's the guy who just buys cameras to look at. Heck why not buy the Z1.

Just my 'umble opinion but I was kind of hoping for a XL-H1 minus all the bits non broadcasters don't need. Get the price down, even sell it at cost and make the money on the lenses. Give guys like Grazie what they want and don't make them pay for what they don't want.

Sorry if I'm speaking on Grazies behalf, think he'll forgive me :)

Bob.