Canon ME20F-SH Multi-Purpose Camera

Canon's new ME20F-SH Multi-Purpose Camera features a newly designed Canon 2.2MP high sensitivity CMOS sensor helping users to shoot crisp, clean high definition full-color video in extreme low light conditions. The camera's versatile, rugged, modular design, combined with a 35mm full frame CMOS sensor with an equivalent sensitivity in excess of 4,000,000 ISO, make it ideal for a wide variety of markets. A remarkable example of Canon's innovative engineering, the camera can be used for television, cinema, nature and wildlife, documentary production, astronomy, military, security and law enforcement.

Canon ME20F-SH Features

• Exceptional Low Light Performance
• Versatile, Rugged Design
• Full HD Video up to 60fps
• Professional Connectivity
• Compatible with EF-mount Lenses
• Additional Functions

• ME20F-SH Multi-Purpose Camera1
• 2-pin DC Power Contact1

• Image Sensor
  • Sensor: 35mm Full Frame CMOS (16:9 extract)
  • Total Pixels: Approx. 2.59M (2160 x 1200)
  • Effective Pixels: Approx. 2.26M (2000 x 1128)
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720
  • Pixel Size: 19um x 19um
  • Min. Sub. Illum.: 0.0005 lux or less (at 75dB, F1.2, 1/30s, 50IRE)
  • Color Filter Array: RGB Bayer
• Lens System
  • Canon EF Mount: Cinema Lock type
  • Canon EF Lenses: Select EF, EF-S and Cinema (EF-mount) Lenses
• Input Terminals
  • GEN LOCK: Black burst or Tri-level reference
  • Microphone: φ3.5mm stereo mini jack (plug-in power mic supported)
  • Remote Control
    • Remote A: φ2.5mm stereo mini jack (Canon protocol)
    • Remote B: Circular 8-pin for RS-422 (Canon protocol)
• Output Terminals
  • 3G/HD-SDI
    • Terminal 1 (On screen display optional)
    • Terminal 2 (Clean out only)
    • Bit Depth: YCbCr422 10bits (effective bits: 8)
    • Frame Rates:
      • 1920 x 1080: 59.94P/59.94i/50P/50i/29.97P/25P/23.98P
      • 1280 x 720: 59.94P/50P/29.97P/25P/23.98P
      • * Cannot set frame rate and output size separately by SDI and HDMI.
    • HDMI
      • Terminal 1 (On screen display optional)
      • Bit Depth: RGB444, YCbCr422, YCbCr444 (effective bits: 8 for each format)
      • Frame Rates:
        • 1920 x 1080: 59.94P/59.94i/50P/50i/29.97P/25P/23.98P
        • 1280 x 720: 59.94P/50P/29.97P/25P/23.98P
        • * Cannot set frame rate and output size separately by SDI and HDMI.
        • ** 640x480: 59.94P & 768x576: 50P will be output when connected with a monitor that support 480P and 576P inputs. Cannot be set from the menu and the on screen display will not show.
• Exposure Modes
  • Auto Exposure (AE)
    • Iris, Gain, Shutter and ND filter operating together (Cannot set auto/manual separately)
    • AE shift/AE response selectable
    • AGC limit can be set from 36dB to Off/75dB (3-dB intervals)
  • Manual
    • Iris: 1/2 stops (push auto iris can be set to an assign button)
    • Gain: 0dB to 75dB @ 3-dB intervals (approx. ISO 4,560,000 equivalent at 75dB)
    • Shutter: 1/3 to 1/2000 (1/4 stops)
• Image Control
  • Focus Control: One-Shot AF (can be set to an assign button)
  • W/B: AWB (2,000K-15,000K), Daylight, Tungsten, Custom Set A, Custom Set B
  • Optical Filters / ND filters:
    • ND filters: 1/8 & 1/64 Built-in (auto or motorized manual)
    • IR cut filter: On/Off (motorized manual)
  • Digital Teleconverter: 2x, 3x, 4x
  • Custom Picture Setting: EOS Standard, Wide DR, Canon Log, crispImg2, Custom 1-6
  • Other Functions: Auto black balance, color bar, test tone (interlocking with color bar), assign buttons, peripheral illumination correction, focus limit, crop for EF-S Lens, scan reverse, flicker reduction, noise reduction, time display, hour meter
• Power Input
  • Terminals: XLR 4-pin or terminal block 2-pin jack
  • Input: DC +11V ~ +17V
  • Consumption: Power Consumption Approx. 12W (body only)
• Operating TemperatureApprox. 0 - 40°C (32-104°F)
• Dimensions4.0 x 4.6 x 4.4 in. (102 x 116 x 113mm)
• WeightApprox. 2.2 lbs. (1,000g)