Canon XF105: Professional Camcorder Review
The Canon XF105 is a compact camcorder that is capable of taking high quality HD video while providing a comfortable handling experience for users. Here’s a look at its various strengths and benefits that make it a great choice for people looking for a camcorder.
Design (4 out of 5)
Weighing in a little more than one kilogram, this lightweight camcorder offers a comfortable handling experience for the user. It is coupled with an ergonomic design to make this small camcorder an excellent choice for people who want an easy to handle and easy to use camcorder. Its ease of use comes from its highly accessible and adjustable controls, easy to access XLR inputs and a great LCD display screen. This kind of design makes this camera very versatile, capable of offering great image quality to a host of different purposes like formal events or outdoor activities.
Video Quality (5 out of 5)
Like the rest of the camcorders in the XF100 series, the XF105 offers excellent HD video quality thanks to a 30.4mm wide angle video lens, a 10x zoom and a fast f/1.8 aperture performance. The image quality also benefits from the built-in optical image stabilizer that offers three settings; standard, powered and dynamic. It features a 2.07 megapixel 1/3-type CMOS sensor that is capable of capturing HD video in 1920x1080 resolution. This sensor is also equipped with a Bayer pattern color filter that offers a wide dynamic range and high sensitivity, not to mention the minimization of the shutter’s skew rolling that is common among traditional CMOS camcorders.
Features (5 out of 5)
Aside from the main features that help this camcorder capture high quality HD video, it also offers other features like 3D Shooting Assist and infrared shooting. The IR shooting capability makes this compact camcorder ideal for shooting video in the dark, which is perfect if you are making a movie at night or if you are creating a documentary about nature. Other recording options include slow motion recording, fast motion recording, interval recording and frame recording which is used for stop-motion animation. There is also a 3-second pre-record of cache option to complement the different recording modes.
These recording modes also come with an extensive amount of customization options that include over 90 image-related variables, six preset gamma curves and storage for up to nine custom images that let users dictate their own style to be used by default when shooting video clips. These custom settings can be easily stored in SDHC cards that make applying them in several camcorders easy and efficient. This is extremely useful when multiple camcorders are used for a single purpose and a standard look or style needs to be maintained on all of them.
Conclusion (5 out of 5)
This versatile camcorder is a great option for all kinds of professionals and amateurs alike. Its range of customization features and great image quality make the Canon XF105 an ideal camcorder for HD recording in all kinds of settings and for all kinds of purposes. It is definitely worth a look if you are looking to buy a new camcorder. It gets an excellent rating.
References
Vimeo, https://vimeo.com/20653525
Camcorder Info, https://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-XF105-First-Impressions-Camcorder-Review-37948.htm
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