Canon XA11 & XA15 - Overview 

touch screen as fuck

what about for low light though? I snagged an xa40 and already have an xa30 and the xa40 takes about 6db more gain than the xa30 when both at f1.8 1/60 shutter speed. We do a lot of low light shoots and I'm thinking of returning the XA40 and going with this for low light - if it's veritably the same low light as XA30

@@pjtgrizzly for low light, you should definitely go with the XA50/55 with its 1“ sensor. Our cameraman from Wuppertal regrets, that he didn’t spend the difference to get a XA50.

If I could afford the X40 I would but needing 4 cameras puts a different spin on it. The 50fps is what sold me.

@@PaulAnnis get 4 xa11 and invest in the best lighting system u can afford.

@@harold12A Yep, I've ended up with 5 of them, its working out ok in my small space - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HKpxekWn88A.html

Great, glad your happy! Carl

Can you put a fish eye on this??

"You missed the built in night vision infrared that the xa10 doesn't have" -- My XA10's have night vision. Works well.

Dustin Apple Hi. I'm an amateur film maker also about to potentially invest in the XA15, as an upgrade from my canon 60D dslr. Please advise me. I will be doing quite a bit of solo piece to camera work. What about auto focus on me... It's just so much an important thing...Pity no remote control, to start and stop. Will need to think carefully. Anyway, many thanks for any feedback you can kindly give. Alistair

@@tibbley did you ever switch? I also have a 60D I'm looking to add something new to my collection as I want to move in to wildlife filmmaking and I'm still a learner but looking for something professional and affordable that I can continue to learn and advance my skills on!

It seems unlikely that 4K will really take off.

hey guys consider the difference between shooting 4k and editing/delivering in 4k. i like to shoot 4k in order to have some flexibility with framing in the editing room. xo

Shooting 4k and editing video to output 4k is different.

And for the same price black magic cinema camera 4k is $1200 if you really want 4k footage with alot of controlled spaces to get great footage though it's not as flexible as the XA series of camera's since those can be very flexible by coming with alot of extra features.

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Yep, TOO good.

My video of the Seattle fireworks was livestreamed on an XA30. Great lowlight performance. It takes some practice to get the exposure set tho.

You'll want a solid tripod and a good fluid head. Works great for live events for me. The zoom is great.

Get the canon g50. Just preordered one

PugFace Media is it better that the xa11

@@Milo_whatwould no

Oh absolutely, you should only stop down lower than f5.6 if absolutely necessary with these cameras Carl

Nowhere in the spec sheet does it say whether the inbuilt variable ND is manually switchable or not. If there's no ND switch then it's entirely automatic and you have no say in what aperture is being used. Many camcorders are like this; you think you've shot at f/8, say, only to find the camera has set f/4 (to avoid diffraction losses) and slid undocumented ND into the light path.

my xa11close down to f8 only.... I am not able to close down to f16.... how to make it possible

@@SRINATTARSTUDIOS it may be that as it's a ramping zoom the minimum aperture ramps with the max, so you'll only get the option of f/16 at full tele. But generally, as I say, aperture readouts in the v/finder (at full tele) are extrapolations of f/5.6 and 3 stops of ND, simply to keep you well away from resolution-robbing diffraction.

I wish they had answered... my question also, is the XA15 worth more per value or only paying for the SDI interface?

If you aren't going to use the SDI option, then go with the XA11, since it's the same camera, just doesn't have the SDI connector.

Why would you shoot a wedding at 60 fps? I feel like everyone would expect a film look at 24.

@@inthefade Yes, but slowing the video down will create smoother motion. Some shots will require 24, but establishing shots should be shot in 60

They took off features in the xa30 that were not really crucial to bring the price down, like, smaller LCD 3 vs 3.5 inch, wifi, remote control, stylus, etc. But to me I don't really think those are major features anyway.

@@weezyg.5724 The Canon G40 had a 3.5 inch LCD screen and it was only $1599 in price 2 years ago, do I don't understand the downgraded LCD screen on a new product. The smaller LCD screen is what keeping me from purchasing this camera. (G40 also had Wifi and remote control as well)

I have this camera yes it does have auto focus.. It is a remarkable camera!

Hubert -Williams amazing thank you for letting me know!

@@SojournerMaya If you decide to buy that cam.. you will not be dissapointed

@@hubert-williams3379 Does this have clean HDMI out?

@@DavidMark1611 Yes It does, but you'll have to set it up in the menu

They were obviously trying to keep the cost down on these models. Carl

We just bought this camera as our 3rd camera for our churches livestream. It's on sale right now at B & H Photography for $1699. We have 2 other Canon cameras, Vixia HF G20 and Vixia HF G25, and they work great for our streams.

This camera isn't 4k

Get an hdmi to usb capture card. Then you can connect the camera directly to pc and use Obs or Vmix to record to your pc or stream to social media.

Dont buy mdh3 the video quality is almost like vhs cam

_"What happened to the powered I/S (image stabilization)?"_ It's still there, in five axes.

It's still there every single XA camcorder has had that feature since the XA10.

John Mayberry coldshoe mount

There is a rubber spacer from Sony on the market for around 15-20 bucks. My most expensive peace of rubber, I've ever bought, but this will compensate your problem. Maybe you find some cheap Chinese copies of them on Ebay.

Do you use 50p/35mbs recording mode and how good is the deliverance in that mode? Thanks

I want to know this too!! I can't figure out how to remove the lens

Wide aperture reduces depth of field.

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Anton Zandt it’s because they upscaled the 1080 image to 4K which they shouldn’t have done

Thanks. Then I might put this one back on my list of possible purchases.

We use the Canon C200 to shoot on location videos like this Carl

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Lol

from good to best = XA30 XA35 XA11 XA15 then XF range is top class camcorder.

@@bradcoetzee thankyou... And one more thing... Xf200 n Sony Nx 80/nx200.which is better?

Lol same

PEWDIEPIE using that camera ..the quality camera is worse

Lol

_"I've got a phone that exceeds this little canon."_ In your dreams...

@@Teeb2023 it's called sarcasm, but you see my point, right?

@@SportFlow but a handphone doesn't have Sdi output that can be used for live projection or broadcast conference system right. You plug those into video switcher and things like Web presenters. This camera is for event people where speed is of essence not image quality. If you want image quality buy a ursa mini or red camera -.- because I have yet to see a camcorder that give cinema camera quality at an affordable price. Im not going to put a pocket 4k camera at the back of the stage using a bunch of convertor and frankenstein it so I can do auto focus, unlimited time recording and longer battery life. Possible but it is a hassle. Even if the image quality is freaking superior. The camcorder format is there for a reason.