Jump to content

Canon XA20 Camcorder

LinusTech
 Share
Posted

Amazon: http://georiot.co/63M

 

The XA20 is a pretty phenomenal run & gun camcorder for light ENG or documentary work. Personally I use it whenever I need an all-in-one handheld solution and I don't want to fuss with microphones and lenses. The good news is that it CAN use XLR or 3.5mm microphones so the flexibility is definitely there. It also has outstanding zoom and optical image stabilization, making it great for something like a kid's Christmas recital... Although it's a little bit more prosumer focused, and pretty expensive for that kind of usage model.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

you could build a pc for its price...

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

you could build a pc for its price...

 

You'd be amazed how many of the pieces of equipment we have cost as much as a decent gaming PC............

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You'd be amazed how many of thne pieces of equipment we have cost as much as a decent gaming PC............

i feel my ego shrinking...

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

This is a pretty good camera and we actually just picked up 3 of them for the film program at my school.  The only feature that I wish was brought over from the XA10 is internal memory storage, comes in handy when a sd card isn't available.  Aside from that though it's a great and easy to use camera.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Dat price. Seems like a great camera for "prosumers". I'm not into the technical side of cameras so I had no idea what you were talking about for the last couple of minutes.

Never trust a hug. Its just a way to hide your face - The Doctor (Sounds something like the grumpy cat would say)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

This is a pretty good camera and we actually just picked up 3 of them for the film program at my school.  The only feature that I wish was brought over from the XA10 is internal memory storage, comes in handy when a sd card isn't available.  Aside from that though it's a great and easy to use camera.

 

My other complaint is that the size and weight increase is quite noticeable when you're hand-camming it.

 

Other than that the XA10 can die in a fire for all I care. Long live the XA20.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

im a little sad it doesn't shoot 4k unless amazon is wrong.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Amazon: http://georiot.co/63M

 

The XA20 is a pretty phenomenal run & gun camcorder for light ENG or documentary work. Personally I use it whenever I need an all-in-one handheld solution and I don't want to fuss with microphones and lenses. The good news is that it CAN use XLR or 3.5mm microphones so the flexibility is definitely there. It also has outstanding zoom and optical image stabilization, making it great for something like a kid's Christmas recital... Although it's a little bit more prosumer focused, and pretty expensive for that kind of usage model.

 

Who did you bribe to get this?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

My other complaint is that the size and weight increase is quite noticeable when you're hand-camming it.

 

Other than that the XA10 can die in a fire for all I care. Long live the XA20.

Ya I've noticed that its not too bad for short bursts but after an hour on the sideline of a football game you start to get annoyed, beats holding an xl though which is what we used to do o-o.  That shall not be missed. 

Definitely XA20 for life.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

im a little sad it doesn't shoot 4k unless amazon is wrong.

 

The camera was released before all this 4k rage, so no 4k for the XA20.  I believe Sony is the only one to announce a 4k "camcorder" so far.

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I'm fairly sure we have some of these at my school! It's either the XA10, or the XA20, either way, I'll be using one for my multimedia major project this year. I'll find out which one when school returns :D

                    Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Intel Core i7 4790k | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT                              Notebook: Dell XPS 13

                 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury | 2x Asus GeForce GTX 680 OC SLI | Corsair H60 2013

           Seasonic Platinum 1050W | 2x Samsung 840 EVO 250GB RAID 0 | WD 1TB & 2TB Green                                 dat 1080p-ness

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

im a little sad it doesn't shoot 4k unless amazon is wrong.

Why does it even matter it doesnt. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

it's a great camera but $2,199.00 HELL no i better get high end rig :D :D :P :P

Manners Maketh Man

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

OMG that Price!!, great video btw. can you review more of this cameras that are more affordable ?  and have great features i will be fine with 1080p

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

im a little sad it doesn't shoot 4k unless amazon is wrong.

4k... At $2,000...

Absolutely not.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

4k... At $2,000...

Absolutely not.

They could have done at least a basic implementation, the note 3 shoots 4k...

CPU: I7 3770k @4.8 ghz | GPU: GTX 1080 FE SLI | RAM: 16gb (2x8gb) gskill sniper 1866mhz | Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LK | PSU: Rosewill Hive 1000W | Case: Corsair 750D | Cooler:Corsair H110| Boot: 2X Kingston v300 120GB RAID 0 | Storage: 1 WD 1tb green | 2 3TB seagate Barracuda|

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

4k... At $2,000...

Absolutely not.

 

At CES sony showed a cam that shoots 4k for 2 grand....

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

They could have done at least a basic implementation, the note 3 shoots 4k...

 

But that's not near the quality expected of a prosumer camera. I'm sure you could make a 4K camera, for pretty cheep, but it wouldn't be that quality.

 

"At CES sony showed a cam that shoots 4k for 2 grand...."

Or I could be wrong? :huh:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Hey Linus, We use an XA10 for recording school productions.

How do you stop it chopping the footage into little bits?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's a nice camera, but for shooting quick videos and hand camming on the go, is this much better than a 700€ Sony RX-100 Mk II? I have one and I've cut it with DSLR footage a few times and it looked fine.

CPU: Intel 3930K @ 4.6GHz || MOBO: Asus P9X79-E WS || GPU: 2x Nvidia GTX Titans || CASE: Fractal Design Define XL R2 || PSU: Corsair AX1200i


RAM: 32GB Dominator Platinum @ 2100 MHz || Storage: 240GB Samsung 840 Pro & 2TB Seagate Barracuda || Sound: Asus Xonar Essence STX


Peripherals: Samsung S27B970D - Asus PB23HQ - Logitech MX Revolution - Corsair K95 - Samson Meteor Mic - Logitech C920 - Bowers&Wilkins MM-1

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

this looks like a awesome camcorder.

 

but for someone looking for something simple to use the sony 4K handycam might be a good choice as well. (same price) 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Hey I have this camcorder! My grandfather gave this to me as a gift! Awesome camcorder! Nice review Linus!

 

-Retro

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But that's not near the quality expected of a prosumer camera. I'm sure you could make a 4K camera, for pretty cheep, but it wouldn't be that quality.

 

"At CES sony showed a cam that shoots 4k for 2 grand...."

Or I could be wrong? :huh:

Look here, my furry friend. :3 http://store.sony.com/4k-camcorder-with-1-sensor-zid27-FDRAX100/B/cat-27-catid-All-Handycam-Camcorders?_t=pfm%3Dcategory

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing LTT Releases

×