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April 19th, 2011, 04:42 AM | #1 |
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Last minute Question about the XF100
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I have managed to find an XF100 instock and I am ready to buy it but I have this last question for this item that is very important to me... I had the canon xha1 and this camera will be the replacement. With the Canon XHA1 i had the safety recording same time tape and in datavideo dn60. what about XF100? can this camera record video on both slots same time, it is very important for me to know before I click pay now.......... |
April 19th, 2011, 04:48 AM | #2 |
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Yes, it does both relay record (fill up one card & seamlessly continue recording on the 2nd card) & what Canon call Double Slot Recording that records footage to two separate CF cards simultaneously. Canon Professional Network - Canon launches palm-sized XF105 and XF100 pro camcorders
Incidentally this was something that the XF300/305 could not do at launch but has been implemented with a firmware update they just announced. |
April 19th, 2011, 05:30 AM | #3 |
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thank u for your quick reply NIgel! I appreciate it! Hopefull the XF100 will be a good replacement for the A1
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April 19th, 2011, 07:13 AM | #4 |
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Re: Last minute Question about the XF100
As well as the peace of mind with dual-slot recording, something I hadn't thought of but has been wonderful is being able to simultaneously copy one card to my editing box and the other to my archive. Nice.
Despite being very small and light (too light for a Vinten Vision Blue tripod, actually), this is a terrific camera with a pretty deep feature set. I'm still learning it -- the "buttonology" is a bit different than the XL and XH cameras -- but I'm really liking it so far.
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Yeah, someone actually suggested to me at NAB that I could "flip" my new XF105 for a profit since supply is nil as yet.
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April 20th, 2011, 01:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: Last minute Question about the XF100
I have pre-ordered the camera from a canon dealer in Greece and told me that I will have it early next week. :)
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April 22nd, 2011, 09:58 AM | #8 |
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Re: Last minute Question about the XF100
I don't understand how the ND filters work ... how do I select the three settings for the filter? Or does it work in tandem with the iris?
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April 22nd, 2011, 10:25 AM | #9 |
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I don't have my XF105 in front of me at the moment but as I recall the ND filter is automatic. There is no manual adjustment like there is on the XF305. In fact I think that there may not really be any ND fliters at all but instead the gain of the sensor is changed in software.
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April 22nd, 2011, 09:29 PM | #12 |
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Re: Last minute Question about the XF100
The ND control is gain control, and you can manually adjust it via the presets in the control knob at the front of the camera.
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April 22nd, 2011, 11:13 PM | #13 |
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That's not quite right. It is a combination of ND and iris, not gain. When you set the preset for Iris(ND) and you push the center button it switches to manual, and then the knob adjusts the exposure varying both the iris and the ND filter. Seems a little strange but it works pretty well. The front control ring can be switched to do the same thing. The gain is controlled separately.
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AFAIK there is no physical ND filter that flips in front of the sensor like on the XF300/305 & other camcorders so it is effectively gain adjusted in software. However it actually works it does seem to function OK.
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If it is just gain reduction then it would be nice to be able to reduce the gain manually and then adjust exposure with the aperture. However the most you can reduce the gain manually is -6 dB, which is not enough on a bright day, so you need to use an external ND filter if you want to work with only iris exposure control. |
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