Canon XF400 and XF405 4K 60fps Camcorders

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Specs

1″ CMOS 8.29 Mp sensor
Dual pixel AF
15x 4K optimized 25.5-382mm f/2.0-4.5 optical lens, multiple aspheric elements.
5-axis image stabilization, optical and electronic Dynamic IS
Dual DIGIC DV 6 i
Wide dynamic range
3 built in ND Filters
0.24 inch EVF and LCD touch panel
MPEG4
XF-AVC
4K UHD
4:2:0 8bit 60p, 50p, 24p, up to 150Mbit
Dual SD card slots
XF405 has SDI output
5 assignable buttons, including one on the lower left corner of the touch screen (touch assignable button)
Detachable handle that has two XLR terminals that record two channel AAC or 4 channel 16 bit
Output via HDMI 4K is 4:2:0 8 bit, in full HD 4:2:2 10 bit
Built-in mic, and a 3.5 inch stereo terminal
Built in wifi for remote operation
Small wireless remote that operates several features (start, stop, zoom)
Firmware update will support XF-AVC recording
5.3in (l) x 3.8in(h) x 8.4in(d)
1.66kg / 1.67kg respectively
$3499 for XF405 and $2999 for XF400
Available in November 2017
XF405 preorders
- https://www.adorama.com/caxf405.html
- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1361551-REG/canon_2212c002_xf405_camcorder_with_8_29mp.html
XF400 preorders
- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1361550-REG/canon_2213c002_xf400_camcorder_with_8_29mp.html
- https://www.adorama.com/caxf400.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Canon XF405/XF400 Firmware v1.0.5.0

Adds [Custom Picture] modes that enables detailed image settings.
Adds [EOS Standard] and [Production Camera] color matrix to [Custom Picture] parameter.
Expand assignable features to assign buttons.
Improves autofocus accuracy when zooming.
Improves image quality when using the [Digital Zoom] [Advanced 30X] mode.

Download firmware v1.0.5.0 for XF405 and XF400

MikeLinn

Vitaliy_Kiselev

New firmwares

Ilia_Iffing

Vitaliy_Kiselev

United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 5 April 2018 – Canon UK today announced a firmware upgrade for its professional EOS C200, EOS C300 Mark II, XF405, XF400, EOS C700 and EOS C700 GS PL cameras. Major updates include the addition of XF-AVC (MXF) – a Canon video format – for the XF405, XF400 and C200. XF-AVC (MXF) offers increased efficiency for recording high-quality UHD and HD footage, while improving production workflows.

The firmware upgrade will be available from the Canon Support site from April 5th.

MikeLinn

DrDave

Canon dropped the ball on these cameras. IQ is at best average, certainly not at the level of an entry level, $450 m4/3 camera.
Disappointing!

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Wow, that's fuzzy, interesting to see if firmware will fix it.

You mean dynamic stabilizer mode?

No way, just look at the sensor resolution at first post here.

DrDave

Wow, that's fuzzy, interesting to see if firmware will fix it.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Review in Russian

Dynamic stabilizer reduce resolution in 4K modes

Samples

http://www.ixbt.com/divideo/canon-xf405.shtml

MikeLinn

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Our interview

Ilia_Iffing

1st review:

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Our photo from IBC

apefos

Yes, it will be less shallow dof comparing to m43 with prime lenses, but it can be good enough for indie films, considering the "one piece solution".

For all kind of Television productions it can be just perfect.

DrDave

@apefos the one inch sensor will only give you a shallow DOF look in telephoto. It's a good look, but not exactly like a larger sensor with a wide open prime.

DrDave

Yup, the Sony does not do 60fps, but it has a very good codec. I still think it is $1000 overpriced.
Interesting to see if people will buy it, or whether Sony will finally upgrade the ax100. They both have the one inch sensor, so should be easy to compare the IQ.
The Sony has a seriously good lens through 80 percent of its range.
The Sony focuses very well, but it does not track as well as the Canon camcorders. I'm guessing the tracking/focusing will be better. If you focus manually, as I do most of the time, then it isn't a big deal, but tracking can be very useful.
Canon color, we shall see. Canon is great at screwing stuff up, but they have had a long time to work on this camera. My ax100 has a much better lens than my 1080p canon camcorders.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@DrDave

You mean it is similar form factor, Sony model is AX100.

And it is very different from it with 4K 60fps, dual pixel sensor making it far superior for video focusing, dual SD slots.

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