Professional video perfection for the next Generation

The XF305 - Canon's newest professional digital video camera for event videographers, film makers, news gatherers, and live multi-camera environments - is truly state of the art. Designed through feedback from professional camera operators, the XF305 is also very mobile, with excellent balance between operation and weight.

Canon's first Professional file-based HD Video Camera Versatile file-based recording, direct to readily available CF Cards allowing easy integration in to standardized workflows

Super fast processing with 1/3 inch 3CMOS Sensor System A low noise system supporting slow and fast motion shooting and faster scanning reducing rolling shutter skews

Super Range Optical Image Stabilizer and Instant AF Dynamic, Powered, and Normal image stabilization settings. Instant AF with Face Detection technology

New HD L Lens: 29.3 - 527.4mm f/1.6 - f/2.8 with 18x Optical Zoom Equipped with a large L series Lens with a centre resolution of 1,000 TV lines, offers enhanced resolution at all zoom levels

Industry standard MXF format support Material Exchange Format (MXF) is an established international standard which enables the use of metadata in broadcasting and other applications

MPEG-2 FULL HD (4:2:2) recording codec This newly developed Canon XF codec enables high quality imaging and audio performance with up to 50Mbps data recording

4.0 inch LCD with 270 rotation and Viewfinder A freely rotating 270 degree (left and right), 35 degree (front), 4.0 inch 1.23MP HD LCD Panel with 100% coverage allows for greater usability and mobility

Industry Standard Terminals Genlock, HD / SD SDI and Time Code for seamless integration into multi camera live switch shoots

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