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Review Summary
2017-06-29T11:33:17
Like a lot of other reviews online, Its important to re-iterate that the lack of assignable buttons does make it hard to make on-the-fly adjustments. A 'surprise' to me was that the Mic port does not provide phantom power, and I wish there was more consistency in the menu-screens/functions between Canon models (file/folder management, on screen displays cycling through, etc.). Many others say it's a good b-camera, and that's probably true, I'm just not quite there yet.
Sandy C.
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CMOS sensor (single panel)
l.0-inch (16.0mm on the diagonal)
Approx. 13.36 megapixels (4224 x 3164)
Movies: approx. 8.29 megapixels (3840 x 2160)
Photos: approx. 12 megapixels (4000 x 3000)
RGB primary color filter (Bayer array)
10x
8.9to 89 mm
[Movies] 27.3 to 273 mm
[Photos (4:3)] 24.1 to 241 mm
f/2.8-5.6
8-blade iris diaphragm
Mechanical shutter incorporated
1 unit (single density)
Optical system + electronic system
Focus ring/zoom ring
Mode: In the Auto / programmed AE (P) / shutter priority AE (Tv) or aperture priority AE (Av) / manual exposure (M) / SCN (Portrait / Sports / Night Scene / Snow / Beach / Sunset / Low Light / Spotlight / Fireworks)
Other: Exposure lock/AE shift/Highlight AE
AF/Manual (Focus ring)
TTL-video signal sensing system
Face detection & tracking, AiAF (in photo mode), PUSH AF, touch focus function provided
3.0-inch (7.66 cm on the diagonal) color LCD (with 3:2 aspect ratio)
Approx. 1,030,000 dots, 100% view field coverage
Electrostatic capacitance-type touch panel, variable-angle supported
Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H / Tungsten / Flash () / Color Temperature / set (1/2)
MXF
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
(1) 4K recording (size: 3840 x 2160), (2) HD recording (size: 1920 x 1080)
(1) 4K recording:
305 Mbps and 205 Mbps: 29.97P/23.98P
(2) HD recording:
50 Mbps: 59.94P
35 Mbps: 29.97P/23.98P/59.94i
YCC422, 8-bit
Linear PCM (16-bit/48kHz), 2ch
JPEG
[3:2] 4000 x 2664 (10.66M)
[4:3] 4000 x 3000 (12M) / 640 x 480 (VGA)
[16:9] 3840 x 2160 (8.29M)
Photo recording in movie recording mode and photo capture during movie playback also possible (In these cases, the image size will be the same as the size of the images in which the movies are recorded and played back.) Single shot. Continuous or AF Continuous available with drive mode setting
Cfast: 4K recording
SD Card: Recording of HD video images, photos (JPEG), menus, etc. possible
lSO160 - 20000/Gain 0.0dB - 42dB
Auto ISO limit/AGC limit functions incorporated
Count-up Operation mode: Drop frame or non-drop frame
Rec run, free run, regeneration
(settings that give the images a particular "look"): In the movie mode; Standard, EOS Std., Wide DR, Cinema EOS Std., Canon Log, User Setting (1/2)
In the photo mode: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Sepia, Monochrome, User Setting (1/2)
Rotating grip (rotated approx. 90 deg. ), Slow & Fast motion recording, pre-recording (only in the HD recording mode), interval recording (only in the Photo mode), Audio Scene, powered IS, Magnification (Moving the position to be enlarged is possible), Color bar, peaking, Zebra pattern display, Function customizing, assign button (3x), marker display, digital teleconverter (2x), GPS support (GP-E2)
Normal playback, fast forward (at speeds of 5x, 15x, 60x), fast reverse (at speeds of 5x, 15x, 60x), frame forward, frame reverse, forward skip, reverse skip
3x4 (clip) index screen
[4K Clips, HD Clips, photo playback indexes]
Enlargement zooming (in photo mode), HD image extraction playback (in 4K Clips playback mode)
Deletion only
Provided (5 GHz/2.4 GHz dual band)
Speedlite supported
HDMI OUT connector, USB connector, MIC jack, headphone jack, DC-IN socket
DIGIC DV5
Battery Pack: LP-E6N(7.2V 1865mAh)
Battery Charger: LC-E6
Compact Power Adapter CA-570
4.9 x 4 x 4.8" (125 x 102 x 122mm) body
2.1 lbs (930g) body
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4K Wide-Angle 10x Zoom Lens with Image Stabilizer
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12 Megapixel One-Inch 4K-Compatible CMOS Image Sensor
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DiG!C DV 5 Image Processor
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XF-AVC Codec for 4K 30p and Full HD 60p
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For HD recording, the camera's AVC Long GOP (Group of Pictures) encoding is used to help maintain outstanding quality and efficient data rates. Both XF-AVC codecs deliver H.264 4:2:2 8-bit MXF recording for full 4K recording up to 30p and HD recording up to 1080/60p HD.
Multiple Recording Modes and Frame Rates
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Compact and Ergonomic Design
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Viewfinder
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Freestyle Rotating Handgrip
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Integrated LCD with Touch Panel
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Built-In Microphone
A built-in stereo microphone delivers linear PCM 48 kHz 16-bit audio recording. A separate mini-jack on the camcorder body also enables users to connect an external microphone.
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