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Color: Black
Style: handheld
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- 4K UHD 30p recording
- 20X optical zoom lens
- 3 inch LCD Touchscreen
- Dual SD card slots
- HD-SDI Output
- Video capture resolution: 1080p
Description
Professional Camcorder
Brand: Canon
Photo Sensor Technology: CMOS
Video Capture Resolution: 1080p, 4K
Maximum Focal Length: 601 Millimeters
Maximum Aperture: 1.8 Millimeters
Flash Memory Type: SD
Video Capture Format: H.264
Supported Audio Format: AAC
Screen Size: 3 Inches
Connectivity Technology: USB
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 inches
Item Weight: 3.1 pounds
Item model number: XA45
Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Date First Available: April 10, 2019
Manufacturer: Canon
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XA45. I recently video'd a wedding and used an XLR feed from the churches audio mixer. Set the inputs to M allows for adjusting the signal level ( watch the vu meter on the screen). Set the center slide switch to On, will mute the built-in microphones. Set the mic switches to "Line" if using an external feed, "Mic" if using wired microphones and if they are condensor mics, slide to 48v to power them. If using the built in stereo mics slide the center to "Off". Hope this helps. The Canon manual doesn't tell you these things.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022 by April1 April1
I've been pleased with my purchase. The Camera is comfortable to hold. There's enough space between the hood and the lens for one filter.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020 by Timothy Fish
We have the xa11. Figured we buy the xa45 and step up quality. The menu system sucks takes forever to change shutter and other settings. Hard to do when your filming news at night. The xa11 hands down smokes this camera in low light. Don’t waste the money!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021 by Placeholder
The XA40 and XA45 are the same except that the XA45 has an SDI port for more flexibility for output to external devices. If SDI output is important to you, it’s a no-brainer. Otherwise, get the XA40. The first thing you should consider is the sensor size. In general, the larger the sensor, the better the low-light capability, and the shallower the depth of field. Also, cameras with smaller sensors tend to have longer optical zoom ranges, as is the case with the XA40/45. A good 20x to be exact. Another thing you’ll want to consider is whether you need basic professional features, like XLR ports, ND filters, etc. The XA40/45 has these features, but as expected, more expensive models have better versions and even more professional features. The ND filter on the XA50/55 for example, is manually controlled, which in my opinion, is better. Like just about all modern imaging devices, the 40/45 series comes with image stabilization. Don’t expect it to work well when you are walking. Sure, it’ll be steadier than without it, but my take is that the stabilization is really meant to steady your shots when you are hand-holding the camera and not walking. It might just be me, but when I walk with the camera, the bob in the footage is more pronounced than I would like. If you’re comfortable with the 1/2.3 inch sensor in the 40/45, as opposed to a larger 1 inch sensor or bigger, and you’re not quite an enthusiast but want room to grow, you are in the right camp. If you do happen to be an enthusiast, this camera is still a good choice. Pros might want to look at the 50/55 series or higher (think XF line). If you’re a beginner who has no desire to venture beyond full automatic, you can get the same quality for less money with the Vixia HF G50. It’ll give you the same results but with fewer professional options and a lower price tag. There are a ton of features and specifications for the XA40/45, which you can look up at the Canon website, or better yet by downloading and reading the manual. Perhaps the most important thing that I can tell you, is that you can get great quality footage in full auto. You also have the option of to be more creative by learning to use the manual settings. Take advantage of a good quality, XLR shotgun microphone to isolate/intensify the sound coming from your subject(s). This camera is ready to roll in that respect and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. The XA40/45 is compatible with the Canon GP-E2, which is a GPS receiver. For me, knowing where and when (yes, it can read the time off the satellites) is important. The one drawback for me, is that unlike higher level models, the XA 40/45 is not compatible with the Canon WL-D89 wireless remote controller. I always want that option in a camcorder. This is not a flaw, but a "nice to have". Finally, this series of camcorder records in MP4. Higher level models record in MP4 and XF-AVC. For the most part, it probably won’t make a difference. But if you want to push things, XF-AVC is a higher quality codec. For my purposes, it doesn’t make a difference – yet. Still, while it doesn’t make a difference for my shooting needs, I always shoot in the best available codec if I have the choice (as I do with my Canon XF400). If I had to highlight what I like most about the XA40/45, it would be the 20x zoom, the ability to use a GPS, the relative simplicity of operation, the basic array of professional features, and the lens hood with flip cover. I leave the hood on all the time. Other than the fact that the hood is larger than the cap, it is much better than using the cap. Also, while I have camcorders with 1 inch sensors (and even bigger in my DSLRs), there is something to be said for the greater depth of field of smaller sensors. I'm very pleased with this camcorder.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019 by A. D. Lum
Canon camcorders have come a long way since I first started shooting amateur skate videos on a GL2 with my friends back in the early to mid 2000's. Mini DV is gone and has been replaced by SD cards and on this model, SDI output, which can be captured on a variety of devices for uncompressed video that you edit later. Capture on SD card is done in mp4 format which is also easy to work with but is compressed and may not be desirable for certain projects. Blackmagic and others have made SDI recording affordable in recent years, and if you are looking at this model, you probably want SDI either for mobile uncompressed recording or for use in a building with an SDI video switcher. If you do not need SDI, I'd save the 500 dollars and recommend the XA40 model, as the two are otherwise identical. If this is the price you are aiming for, you may even consider the XA50 as it has a better sensor, dual pixel autofocus, etc at the expense of being larger in addition to the cost. Form factor on this camera is small, and I had concerns that a 1/2 inch 4K sensor wouldn't provide a "professional" looking image. I know I called this a prosumer camera which may sound degrading but if we are being honest, this is somewhere in between a consumer grade and a fully professional camera and I'd almost hesitate to call any fixed lens camera professional, but it definitely has some pro features that showed me that the size is more of a convenience than a limitation. For example, for things like vlogging or using as an advanced webcam, the size makes it easy to carry around and position. The touch screen display is easy to use and it's easy to add professional external microphones even if they require 48v phantom power. The ring near the lens can be used for manual focus but the auto focus works quite well and there is face tracking as well touch screen tracking which works better than I expected. I had pretty good results in low light situations but the camera really shines in daylight, as most cameras do. Aperture of the lens is f1.8-f2.8 and the 20x zoom (29.3-601mm) gives a nice range and in 1080p mode, it uses the 4K sensor for a sort of "crop zoom" for something like 40x, which can be very useful in certain filming situations. This is of course if you are ok with staying at 1080p. Another advantage of 1080p is the 59.97 fps recording mode, as 4K only records in 30 fps. Kind of a bummer, especially with the SDI output where size of the file doesn't matter since you can use huge SSD drives much larger than SD. This tradeoff is probably my biggest frustration with the camera, although the 4k30 mode does give a more cinematic look to the video. In addition to the SDI output there is also a mini HDMI output. Some cons: No manual controls for the ND filters (this is a feature of the the XA50/55), and as I mentioned before the lower frame rate for 4K video. The camera also feels a little small to me but I'm getting used to that as I use it more. I don't want to just list all the features here, I feel like I'm doing that which was not my intention. I am not a professional camera reviewer, just a person who has experience with older camcorders and has been very impressed with this model. There are 3 types of image stabilization that work fairly well, and the 8 bladed iris along with the narrow aperture gives pretty nice depth of field, a lot better than I expected from this camera. Overall, this is a fantastic SDI enabled camera for its size and image quality. It's small enough to travel with easily and takes fantastic 4K video. Can be used for journalism, vlogging, amateur video projects, and with multi camera SDI video switchers. The dual SD card slot can hold 2 fairly large cards and record back to back to capture longer recording sessions and the cards are easily changeable if needed. The battery (BP-828) is the same as used on older Canon cameras like the XA20 and is easy to get and easy to change out if you are shooting in a remote location. It's not the best camera in the world but considering the quality, price, and portability, I'm giving it 5 stars for being a fantastic mid level camera with a lot of uses, especially in the time we are living in where more and more people are producing their own high quality content to release into the world.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019 by eric