Canon presents at the 2008 NAB Show the XL H1S and XL H1A High Definition camcorders. Both H1S and H1A feature three 1/3-inch 1.67 Megapixel CCD Image Sensor, Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Zoom Lens, Canon XL interchangeable lens system, and Canon’s DIGIC DVII HD Image Processor.
They come with also Canon’s SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) system. Both of them have six-pin IEEE 1394 terminal while the X1S has a HD-SDI (SMPTE 299M)/SD-SDI (SMPTE272M) output.