Canon XF305 User Manual
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User’s Technical Notes
Revision 3
15 July 2010
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Technical Information about the XF305 / XF300 
 
This document provides technical information regarding Canon HD Camcorders XF305 / XF300. Please read this
information carefully prior to using the camcorder.
 
System Requirements for Canon XF Utility 
OS
Windows XP, SP2 or SP3 (32-bit version only)
Windows Vista, SP1 or SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit version)
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit version)
Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5 or v10.6
CPU
Intel® Core or equivalent
(Intel® Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz or better
recommended); SSE2 compatible.
Intel® CPU(not compatible with Power PC;
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz or better recommended)
RAM
1 GB or more
(2 GB or more for Windows 7, 64-bit version)
Available hard 
disk space 
80 GB or more (for installation)
Display
1024×768,
16-bit color (High Color) or better
1024×768, 32,000 colors or better
Correct operation of the software cannot be guaranteed in all computers, even if they meet the above system 
requirements. 
 
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Document Outline
- Technical Information about the XF305 / XF300
 - This document provides technical information regarding Canon HD Camcorders XF305 / XF300. Please read this information carefully prior to using the camcorder.
 - Correct operation of the software cannot be guaranteed in all computers, even if they meet the above system requirements.
 - The following restrictions apply regarding the use of clips recorded with a Canon HD camcorder XF305 / XF300 with Apple Final Cut Pro.
 - The following restrictions apply regarding the use of clips recorded with a Canon HD camcorder XF305 / XF300 with Media Composer or NewsCutter.