Other than the XL series announced in April, Canon announces two new prosumer HD camcorders, the XH A1S and XH G1S of the XH series. The HDV XH A1S and XH G1S both feature a 20x HD video lens, manual zoom / focus, three independent manual adjustment rings, an “unprecedented” range of image / color settings, 60i / 30F / 24F frame rate options, Instant AF focusing system, the DIGIC DV II proprietary digital signal processor, two built-in XLR terminals with separate audio-input sensitivity settings, line output level switching and support for optional HDD recording in the field. Canon’s XH G1S comes with additional HD-SDI/SD-SDI Output, SMPTE Timecode Input/Output, and Genlock Input.

Canon XH A1S and Canon XH G1S HD camcorders will be available in December for $3,999 and $6,999, respectively.
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