回顾:佳能XA25，第一部分

我最近采访了Andrew Jones 电影学院 in Dallas about Canon’s XA25 camcorder at roughly the same time I was testing it myself. This  edited transcript of our interview, will serve as part 1 of my two-part review. Part 2 will include video testing results and a more formal first-person review.

安东尼Burokas: The XA25 from Canon’s consumer cameras division but it’s in their professional line. 它有XLR输入和很多菜单设置. I’m new to the XA lineup but I've already reviewed the Canon XF105 [[http://www.eventdv.网/文章/新闻/Feature/Review-Canon-XF105-422-HD-Camcorder-75785.htm]]和佳能XF300 [http://www].eventdv.网/文章/新闻/Feature/In-the-Field-Canon-XF300-422-HD-Camcorder-70240.我非常喜欢这些，所以我想试一试. Andrew, however, had his hands on the XA10 cameras all of last year. So for those who have the XA10 and are thinking of this as a step up, 安德鲁对此有很多反馈. For those who are coming 下来 from above and looking at this is as, “Ooh! 我得到了一个20倍的镜头，我可以保留我所有很酷的专业功能,“这方面我有一点信息. So, Andrew, tell us what did they do 正确的 in making the XA20/25?

XA20/25相对于XA10的改进:可用性

安德鲁·琼斯: 如果你喜欢你的XA10, and most people I know who tried the XA10 thought it was the greatest camera they ever touched… then they went to the menu. If you know anything about the XA10, I can do touch the screen all day long and nothing happens. 直到你到达最佳位置，然后菜单出现. But they put this little knob 下来 on the bottom of the XA10 that does absolutely nothing. 你会说，“我只是希望这能成功!" They made it work on the XA20, and that’s the biggest thing I am so excited about.

在XA20上, 有一个小操纵杆, 在“记录”按钮旁边, 下来, 左, 正确的, 所有这些都集中在一个小操纵杆上(图1), 下图). 这正是你想要的. You don't want to actually use the touchscreen in the menu because scrolling is not as good as your iPhone or Android phone. 但“小疙瘩”使它非常容易管理.

图1. XA20/25上的新“操纵杆”.

AB: 在触摸屏上, 菜单上的项目都挤在一起了, 你必须付出相当大的努力. 手机是根据手指大小设计的. 这里的菜单系统不是为你的手指设计的(下面的图2). When you first bring up the menu it’s obviously designed for your finger-big buttons. 但是当你进入实际的菜单菜单, 有三页的东西, 你可以用手指, 但实际上, 操纵杆就是实现这一目标的方法.

图2. 这个触屏是不是让我的手指看起来很大?

电源和电池问题

AJ: 是的. The other big upgrade between this and the XA10 is that there is no longer a headphone port here inside the LCD screen area. Canon put all the ports on the dumb side of the camera and 左 the smart side of the camera smart. So you don't have to keep your LCD open if you want headphones. You can now viably use the eyepiece and save your battery, which you can't do with your XA10. 这是一个巨大的升级，因为当你买这个的时候, it will come with a little small battery that lasts 75 minutes. 如果你用目镜，它会持续更长时间. 购买扩展电池是必须的. I'm operating off two extended batteries and that will last me a good nine hours.

AB: I’ve used the XA25 in the field, on and off, for the whole day with the extended battery. The placement of the battery lock is such that you can't get to it with a tripod plate attached, especially longer plates that allow fore/aft adjustments on a tripod. I was expecting an hour of use and I was easily getting two-plus hours on a battery. 我有第二块电池一直处于备用状态. I was lucky enough that I had access to a couple of XA25s so I had a second camera charging batteries. 这一点很重要. 我没有电池充电器. 相机给电池充电. Unfortunately, Canon does not include a separate battery charger with this professional camcorder.