Model Number	XL2
Brand Name	Canon Xl2

Specifications  
 
Digital Video
Standard Definition or High Definition
 Standard Definition

 Power Supply (rated)
 7.2V DC (battery pack)
 
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON")
 7.1W (recording with AF, 20x zoom XL 5.4-108 L IS mounted)
 
Television System
 EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
 
Video Recording system
 Two rotating heads, helical scan azimuth recording, DV System (Consumer digital VCR SD system) digital component recording
 
Audio Recording system
 PCM digital recording: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 channels) Synchronous 4-channel recording is possible
 
Image Sensor
 Size 1/3", approx. 680,000 pixels (total), Progressive Scan CCD x3 (charge-coupled device) with horizontal pixel shift
 
Total Pixels
 16:9 target area: approx. 460,000 pixels (962 x 480) x3 CCD, 0.289" diagonal
4:3 target area: approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) x3 CCD, 0.236" diagonal
 
Tape Format
 Video cassettes bearing the MiniDV mark
 
Tape Speed
 SP: 0.74 ips (18.81mm/second), LP; 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/seco
 
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)
 SP; 80 min.
 
Maximum recording time
 LP; 120 min.
 
Fast Forward/Rewind time
 Approx. 2 minutes and 20 seconds (using 60-minute tape)
 
Lens Mount
 XL interchangeable lens system
 
Focusing System
 TTL autofocus. Manual focusing possible (20x zoom XL 5.4-108mm L IS installed)
 
Minimum Focusing Distance
 20mm (Wide macro), 1m (entire zoom range): (20x zoom XL 5.4-108mm L IS installed)
 
Minimum Illumination
 60i, 1/60 shutter speed = 5.5 lux; 30P, 1/30 shutter speed = 6.5 lux; 24P, 1/48 shutter speed = 10 lux
 
Recommended Illumination
 More than 100 lx
 
Filter Diameter
 72mm (XL lens)
 
Viewfinder
 2.0-inch TFT color LCD; Approx. 200,000 pixels, RGB delta configuration
 
Microphone
 Stereo electric condenser microphone
 
DV Terminal
 4-pin connector (complies with IEEE1394); input/output switching
 
Video Terminal
 RCA pin jack; input/output switching/BNC jack; input/output switching 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
 
Output Levels
 Max. -10 dBv (for 47 kohm load)/3 kohm unbalanced
 
S-video Terminal
 4-pin mini-DIN; input/output switching 1 Vp-p/75 ohms (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms (C signal)
 
Audio Terminal
 RCA pin jack (L/R) 2 systems; input/output switching
 
Audio
 Auto Mode, Gain 18dB