Canon XF 405 and XF 400: First Look with Steven Pierce of Framework Productions
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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Steven Pierce of Framework Productions spends the afternoon in Union Square, New York City, shooting with the Canon XF 405 4K video camera, highlighting all this video camera has to offer!
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Canon XF 405
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Canon XF 400
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This is so great. I have been waiting for footage of this camera everyday! This really is the perfect camera for UA-camrs.
A useful explanation and a nice work thank you
Great work,,thank y
Any chance that the XF-AVC firmware update will add a H265 codec option at half the bitrate for same quality and UA-cam compatible and with HDR HLG even at 4K60p?
What are your thoughts of the XF-AVC format that will be released for it in early 2018? Any guess as to what spec it will be?
What are the lens f stops and optical zoom range. And does it have IS
Your mic sounds great! What are you using?
When can we expect a proper review of the footage and features?
Does the footage merge well with any of the C-line cameras as a B-camera?
Awesome review! I'm def. interested. What functions would the SDi port offer a professional videographer?
Brian Crawford Photography 4:2:2 10 bit opposed to 4:2:0 8 bit.
How is the XF400/405 in low light conditions?
Please show us your audio rig as you explained it?
What is the focusing on it like, i film mainly Buzzards in the Sky and hate when a bird in the sky jumps in and out of focus.
Wow
Sorry, I would like to know which video camera the interview was made with.
There is a very good bokeh effect
Well done Canon for naming this XF 400/405, as it is a perfect successor to XF 300/305.
I agree Mihael 100%. This is a great successor. Yes it does not have the independent rings for zoom/focus/iris, but this is not really a big deal. Once I set my iris, i never change it during a concert. Zoom - you can get a Varizoom controller to do nice zooms, and because of the Dual Pixel AF you don't have to worry about focus issues. And UHD 60P is FANTASTIC! Yes, you do give up color sampling, only 4:2:0 8-bit instead of 4:2:2 8-bit in UHD mode, but from what i've seen from reviewers, the 4:2:0 8-bit codec is very well implemented by Canon. It's also on the more expensive C200 camera, and nobody ever complained about banding issues on blue skies. Once you compress to UA-cam you lose more information anyway. You get so much better low light - 1" vs 1/3", and that's huge for me, I film in dark venues all the time. This will make my productions even bettter. I won't have to use noise reduction anymore.
Completely disagree, these are successors of the XA line. No waveform monitors, no vectorscopes, no configurable profiles, the EVF is quite mediocre vs the Sony huge EVFs. If you've ever had an XF200 in your hands, you can see that these are not in that pro category, unfortunately. I am not sure, if Canon is ever making cameras like the XF200/XF300.
Waiting for comparison with sony new pxw-z90
There already is one made by Pro AV TV, between these two
How are the stills ? What about us landscape photographers ? 😜sarcasm🤣
For when the comparasion of this camcorder with the PXW-Z90 or HXR -NX80 Sony ????????????
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file format ? .mov? .mp4?
is this 4k, Bit Depth: 8 bit @ 3840x2160. ...good enough ? how is this compared with other 4k camcorders. Is it , 10 bit @1920x1080 (full HD) better ? I temp to believe that 4k images are better but, is this difference mean Full HD images have better clarity and colour ? or 4k is all about frame size ?
Nice camera but will it fit on a Pilotfly H2 gimbal? Maybe the 5 axis stabilization will be enough.
Good question, I wonder if there is a video showing it's stabilization aspect
Can you record in c-log?
no
Actually, the lack of any customizable profile might be a major deal breaker. The XC400 has no profiles at all. The XF400 has only three Looks, as Canon call them: Standard, Wide DR and Monochrome; that's all. The competitor Sony Z90/NX80/AX700 cameras all have extensively configurable S-Log profiles including the top-notch S-Log3. It's really sad that at last Canon made a great SD-card 4K camera with tilting EVF, reversible 3.5" screen, and crippled it with not adding profiles.
Have you noticed at 2:15 the operator used both of his hands to execute touch operations? This is hilarious, in a working environment I rarely have the luxury to use both hands for touch screen. I am not really sure that these flimsy plastic side protruding touch screens are really the optimal tools to operate a camera like this. Maybe Sony's joystick oriented approach on the Z90 works better in practice?
What camera did you film this review on because it puts the footage from the XF405 to shame.
That is one thing I hate about most camera reviews. They should really say what hardware they used to shoot the actual review, so you have a baseline of comparison.
A thumb's up from a fellow hater.
As a C100 mark 1 owner I have been wanting 4K and the better auto focus. The C200 seems to be the camera for me - however the price is prohibitive. How would this camera be compared to a c100?
stick with your c100 seriously
Fotos y Video el Paraiso the lack of 4K is killing me and the fact that my wife can never figure out the controls of the c100 is prompting the change. I have preordered the xf400 and if it falls short can always return
Dan M Unless you're going to be happy with a 1" sensor and all the attendant side effects, you won't like this camera compared with your C100. Seriously. Canon won't market this at wedding, events or higher end t.v. production, it is for cinema verite, gritty doco work, news gathering.
i know what you mean about 4k but out of the 60 weddings ive done this year everysingle one has been delivered on bluray and a few on dvd which means 4k really didnt matter, we use c100 mark 2's (for my employees) and i use a c300 i picked up last year and the only time i use 4k is for our music videos and ill use it for short film were doing this winter, camcorders are fine because they have zoom everything is ment to be
full auto, just turn it and start shooting but if you want a good picture in low light this is not going to do it for it for you, and if your doing anything professional some day then you might want to stear clear, look when u first get it just shoot in 4k at 30p in low light and look at it on your tele. then decide or call b&h and talk to them they have some pretty smart lads over their good luck, I know it can get frustrating your truly nolan
I'm a novice, why this over a mirrorless. I am really struggling with the advantage of camcorder at this price point?
Don't get sucked into the either/or thinking. They're different tools designed with different sets of priorities, and one will never be a completely satisfactory substitute for the other. For instance, having a fixed parfocal power zoom allows you to very quickly frame up a shot, and move on. Unlimited runtime. No overheating. Of course, you also give up access to fast lenses if you really need the shallow focus (or whatever), but that's where the tradeoffs come in. As for price, a mirrorless that's got 4K/60P, outfitted with a comprable zoom & XLR interface, would probably cost about as much.
Plus all video cameras are mirrorless - hence the electronic viewfinders and LCD screens. It's just a different form factor with proper audio input and pre-amps etc. You get a mirrorless hybrid camera if you need to shoot stills and video, or if you desire a full frame or super 35mm shallow depth of field on a budget. You can also get an SLR for the same purpose but most aren't as video centric.
Obstical ?
Cool camera. So this is why the 5dmk4 doesn't do good video.
Thumbs up for the video, thumbs down for the camera!
for 3500 USD it MUST have log profile.
Another Canon product to fill a void that doesn't exists in the market.
Not everybody has the leisure of being able to shoot with DSLRs where you have to frequently swap out lenses and search for focus. This type of set up makes more sense for somebody that works in broadcast/journalism, documentary, sports, action sports, vlogging, etc... Canon has not updated their professional line of camcorders since 2012, so this makes perfect sense. The people that complain the most about Canon are coincidentally the people who own their glass or EF mount lenses. Just stop for a moment and think about somebody other than yourself.
I disagree. I think these type of cameras have there place for people who just neet to point and shoot. I work mostly in TV and shoot a ton of reality and doc - primetime and 'fish and chip'. For fast turnaround action based shows we use a heap of these types of camera's by Sony and Canon. Point and shoot; if the camera falls in a river, gets wasted by dust, dropped of a balcony and damaged just grab another.
I also disagree. I've been doing ENG all my life. The Canon XF300 is a great camera. The Canon colors are beautiful, natural and gorgeous. And a proper zoom lens is required for my work.
There was a void but it has been filled by Panasonic and Sony. I sold my XF300 and upgraded to Panasonic 4k cameras. They were way behind everyone else. This camera doesn't offer anything the others don't. This would have been nice 2 years ago. Now it is an afterthought in my mind.
That's interesting - I haven't seen any reviews yet that claim this is a wide dynamic range sensor? It's a 1" sensor and I'd be very surprised if the DR was good. The fact that it has wide gamut profile doesn't mean the sensor can deliver a wide dynamic range. Like most 1" sensors I expect it's low light performance and DR will be weak points, while the versatility of the lens and DPAF be where it shines.
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pro's DO NOT use auto focus
Journalist do for ENG which is who this camera is aimed at.
It sucks for 2017/2018.
this is NOT a professional camera I would not be caught dea shooting a wedding with this camera
I agree. The thing you said about the ring. I would personally leave it at zoom and use the touch screen for focus. I've used the touch focus on a Mark IV and its awesome.