United States Canon XL2 Video Camera

Specifications: Unsurpassed Image Quality... The Canon XL2. A powerful 20x professional fluorite lens. Access to a wealth of XL video lenses and to a world of Canon photographic lenses. A superior 3CCD progressive scan imaging system delivering outstanding picture quality, highly accurate color reproduction and a wide dynamic range.

Selectable frame rates and independent manual controls to create your own cine look. Whatever you\'\'re shooting, from TV documentaries to Indies, the XL2 is ready.16:9 Wide Aspect Ratio As the market shifts to home theatre systems that include widescreen TVs, demand is increasing for programs that deliver the full width of filmbased theatrical movies.

Canon\'\'s XL2 delivers both the standard 4:3 aspect ratio for the common TV screen plus the popular 16:9 widescreen ratio. Progressive Scan 3CCD System. The XL2 features a 3 CCD system with a separate progressive scan CCD (chargecoupled device) for each primary color red, green and blue). Each CCD contains 680,000 pixels.

Together they deliver outstanding image quality, highly accurate color reproduction and a wide dynamic range. The Canon XL2 Puts the control of your vision in your hands, where it belongs. You\'\'ve got the power to manipulate the image just the way you want. Start with white balance, shutter speeds and aperture control.

Create a cine look, with control of all the nuances, from gamma and knee to coring and hue.