Canon unveils the XHG1 and XHA1 at DVinfo.net

Greg Boston · July 25th, 2006, 10:27 PM

This is for real. I can't read Japanese well enough to quote specs, but you can all see the pictures of Canon's new cameras HERE

Enjoy,

-gb-

Heath McKnight · July 25th, 2006, 10:36 PM

I was only kidding around on my review of the XL H1 about a GL3 or something! Holy cow!!

A1, G1? I'm guessing the G1 is pro (shotgun mic), the A1 is consumer...How very Sony and JVC. And, an answer to those of us who were put off by the price.

heath

Tony Tibbetts · July 25th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Sweet!!! 24f in a compact package!!! I know what I'm buying when it comes out!

Bob Zimmerman · July 25th, 2006, 10:37 PM

good find....I hope the USA model is black.

Greg Boston · July 25th, 2006, 10:41 PM

Clicking some of the links will get you what appears to be a function page, differences page, and finally, an accessories page. There's enough English stuff in there to get an idea of the camera features.

-gb-

Tony Tibbetts · July 25th, 2006, 10:52 PM

Yeah looks like:

3 Chip 1/3 CCD

If I'm not mistaken that looks like and HD-SDI output

24f and 30f modes

2 different models no less!!!

These appear to have the same basic specs as the XL-H1

If my currency conversion is correct the XH G1 will retail for around $6800 and the XH A1 will retail for around $4700. I could be mistaken, so let's take this with a grain of salt.

Mark Utley · July 25th, 2006, 10:52 PM

Looks very interesting! I like the LCD screen being closer to the front of the camera.

Greg Boston · July 25th, 2006, 10:52 PM

Looks like the difference between the two is that the G1 has the HD/SD SDI, Genlock, TC in/out, whereas the A1 does not. It appears that the two cameras are otherwise the same in functionality.

The G1 definitely has a lot of high end features included with the XLH1.

-gb-

Heath McKnight · July 25th, 2006, 10:53 PM

As with the GL1/2 and the XL1-2 cameras, nearly identical to the XL H1.

hwm

Mark Utley · July 25th, 2006, 10:59 PM

Does this mean they will use memory cards?

Quote:

16 CARD
（静止画記録） DRIVE MODE（ドライブモード）：OFF、ON
FLASH（フラッシュ）：OFF、ON
17 CARD REMAINDER
（カード残量） NORMAL、WARNING（警告時のみ表示）

Scroll down to the bottom: http://cweb.canon.jp/prodv/xhg1/point.html#p05

Greg Boston · July 25th, 2006, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Utley

Does this mean they will use memory cards?

Scroll down to the bottom: http://cweb.canon.jp/prodv/xhg1/point.html#p05

They can do still photos. One of the pages lists the four resolutions you can shoot in.

-gb-

Mark Utley · July 25th, 2006, 11:04 PM

Haha I don't mean to keep posting but here's one more useful link:

http://translate.google.com/translat...&hl=en&ie=UTF8

Also, it looks like the LCD screen (which it says has 269,000 pixels) folds over on top of the camera body but under the handle. Neat.

Ken Diewert · July 25th, 2006, 11:27 PM

Thanks for the translation Mark,

They refer to the cameras as having 24f/30f. I wonder if this means there's more likelihood now of a deck to support the format?

Tony Tibbetts · July 25th, 2006, 11:32 PM

I just noticed it has XLR inputs. These cameras could give Panasonic cameras(HVX200/DVX100) some competition. Hmmm... I wonder if thats just for th XH-G1 model?

Greg Boston · July 25th, 2006, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Tibbetts

I just noticed it has XLR inputs. These cameras could give Panasonic cameras(HVX200/DVX100) some competition. Hmmm... I wonder if thats just for th XH-G1 model?

Near as I can tell, both have the XLR inputs. The only difference in the comparison table that I saw was the features I mentioned a few posts up in this thread.

-gb-

July 25th, 2006, 10:27 PM	#1
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Canon unveils the XHG1 and XHA1 This is for real. I can't read Japanese well enough to quote specs, but you can all see the pictures of Canon's new cameras HERE Enjoy, -gb-

July 25th, 2006, 10:36 PM	#2
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I was only kidding around on my review of the XL H1 about a GL3 or something! Holy cow!! A1, G1? I'm guessing the G1 is pro (shotgun mic), the A1 is consumer...How very Sony and JVC. And, an answer to those of us who were put off by the price. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

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Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	Looks very interesting! I like the LCD screen being closer to the front of the camera. __________________ Mark Utley

July 25th, 2006, 10:53 PM	#9
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	As with the GL1/2 and the XL1-2 cameras, nearly identical to the XL H1. hwm __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 25th, 2006, 11:04 PM	#12
Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	Haha I don't mean to keep posting but here's one more useful link: http://translate.google.com/translat...&hl=en&ie=UTF8 Also, it looks like the LCD screen (which it says has 269,000 pixels) folds over on top of the camera body but under the handle. Neat. __________________ Mark Utley

July 25th, 2006, 10:36 PM	#3
Tony Tibbetts Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 385	Sweet!!! 24f in a compact package!!! I know what I'm buying when it comes out!

July 25th, 2006, 10:37 PM	#4
Bob Zimmerman Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 888	good find....I hope the USA model is black.

July 25th, 2006, 10:41 PM	#5
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Clicking some of the links will get you what appears to be a function page, differences page, and finally, an accessories page. There's enough English stuff in there to get an idea of the camera features. -gb-

July 25th, 2006, 11:27 PM	#13
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Thanks for the translation Mark, They refer to the cameras as having 24f/30f. I wonder if this means there's more likelihood now of a deck to support the format? __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

July 25th, 2006, 11:32 PM	#14
Tony Tibbetts Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 385	I just noticed it has XLR inputs. These cameras could give Panasonic cameras(HVX200/DVX100) some competition. Hmmm... I wonder if thats just for th XH-G1 model?