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The Canon XL2. A powerful 20x professional fluorite lens. Access to a
wealth of XL video lenses and to a world of Canon photographic lenses.
A superior 3CCD progressive scan imaging system delivering outstanding
picture quality, highly accurate color reproduction and a wide dynamic
range. Selectable
frame rates and independent manual
controls to create your own cine look. Whatever you’re
shooting, from TV documentaries to Indies, the XL2 is ready.
The Canon XL2. Born of the highly
successful XL1. An engineering marvel
designed for the video and film pro.
An interchangeable lens system in a
category all by itself. A superior
imaging system.
Open architecture for
expandability and customization. And
now, open architecture for manual and
creative image control. Professional
audio control.
Ready when you are.
a
60i Frame Rate
60 fields per second, interlaced, is
the standard video frame rate for
North American TVviewing
30p Frame Rate
30p, or 30 progressive, is a non-interlaced
format, producing video at the rate of
30 full frames per second, delivering
spectacular clarity per frame.
24p Frame Rate
24p, 24 frames per second progressive
(both 2:3 and 2:3:3:2 pull down),
producesvideo with the lookand motion
of film. As well, the XL2 has 1/48th
shutter speed in this frame rate which
exactly matches a film camera.
Unsurpassed
Image Quality
movement of the prism for the most
advanced image stabilization available.
The
16x ISII Lens also with Super Range
Optical Image Stabilization resolves to
more than
600 TV lines to record extraor-
dinarysharp images. For wide angle imaging,
Canon offersthe
3x Wide Angle Lens with
resolution in excess of600 TVlines, while
the
1
6x MechanicalServo Zoom Lens
giv
es
you the flexibility of calibrated focus and
zooms. For added optical lensmagnification,
apply Canon’s
1.6x Extender between the
camcorder and the zoom lens.
Interchangeable Lens System
Using Canon’s optional EF Adapter opens
the XL2 to a wealth ofCanon
EOS EF pho-
tographic lenses
, a
tremendous super-
telephoto boon to
those producing
wildlife, astronomy or
surveillance videos.
16
:
9 Wide Aspect Ratio
As the market
shifts to home
theatre systems
that include
w
idescreen TVs,
demand is
increasing for
pr
ogr
ams
th
at
deliv
er the f
ull
width of film-
b
a
sed the
atric
al
movies. Canon’s
XL2 delivers both
the standard
4:3
aspect ratio
for the common TV screen
plus the popular
16:9 widescreen ratio.
Progressive Scan 3CCD
System
The
XL2 f
eatures a
3 C
CD sy
stem
w
ith a
separate progressive scan CCD (charge-
coupled device) for each primary color
(red, green and blue). Each CCD contains
680,000 pixels. Together they deliver
outstanding image quality, highly accurate
c
olor reproduction and a wide dynamicrange.
The XL2 meets the
demands being made
on the video production
community to provide
solutions under a
multitude of different
scenarios.
3 Frame Rates
Canon isthe only company to offer a
MiniDVformat camcorder with inter-
changeable lenses. The XL2 offers you the
ability to change lenses from the XLseries
of lensesor Canon’s extensive range of
photographic lenses. The Canon XL series
of lenses includesa powerful
20x Zoom
Lens
, 16x Automatic Lens, 16x Manual
Lens
and a 3x Wide Angle Lens. The 20x
lens (standard) features the finest optics
with fluorite achieving the famous
“
L-series” designation plus Super Range
Optical Image Stabilization
, zoom and
focus presetsand built-in neutral density
filters.
Fluorite providesoutstanding reso-
lution, contrast and color reproduction
and delivers the ultimate in clarity and
im
ag
e quality
b
y
r
educing color aberration.
Canon’s superb
Optical Image Stabilization
system corrects camera shake instantly
whi
le maintaining the integrity of the
image unlike some electronicsimage sta-
bilizers. By incorporating a gyro sensor to
det
ect
c
amc
or
der vibration and control a
v
ari-
angle prism Canon’s system continu-
ously corrects the path of incoming light
t
o the C
CD im
ag
e sen
sor t
o en
s
ure smooth,
steadyvideo even at tele-
photo.
Super Range uses
feedbackfrom the camera to
accelerate and refine the
p