Canon Announces New Mini DV Camcorders with Widescreen
April 20, 2004
Las Vegas, NV - Canon has announced two new Mini DV camcorders, the Optura 30 and Optura 40
Mini DV 2.2-megapixel camcorders, featuring a high resolution, true 16 x 9 widescreen mode; digital still camera including a built-in automatic flash, selectable focus points, auto exposure bracketing, continuous shooting for up to five frames per second; and streamlined downloading with the print/share button and PictBridge printer compatibility.
The Optura 30 and Optura 40 feature 2.2 megapixel imagers, a 12x Optical Zoom/240x Digital Zoom and 14x Optical Zoom/280x Digital Zoom respectively as well as Canon's Image Stabilizer and High Resolution 16:9 Widescreen mode, which the manufacturer says utilizes the entire width of the CCD (without stretching the picture vertically) retaining image quality and providing a wider horizontal angle of view that is ideal for widescreen TV's
Low light shooting capabilities are also enhanced thanks to Canon's new low noise signal processing IC and a user selectable Auto Slow Shutter setting (which provides additional noise reduction when switched on). Adding to their ease of use, both the Optura 30 and Optura 40 camcorders support the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) that enables data transfer with a Windows XP or Mac OS X (version 10.1) without installing dedicated driver software. This direct link enables the computer to access the camcorder as if it was an external card reader. Program AE settings for easy optimal results. Settings offered are: Easy Recording, Full Auto, Sports, Portrait, Spotlight, Sand & Snow, Low light and Night.
Equipped with a 2.2 megapixel CCD Image Sensor, both the Optura 30 and Optura 40 camcorders are capable of capturing sharp, high-quality two megapixel (1632 x 1224) photo images as well as 1280 x 960 and e-mail ready, 640 x 480 resolution images. With the simultaneous photo-recording feature, 640 x 480 photos are captured to a multimedia card or SD Memory Card while high-quality video is captured to the camcorders' Mini DV cassette at the same time.
The Optura 30 and Optura 40 camcorders carry a manufacturer's suggested list price of $1,400 CDN and $1,500 CDN respectively* beginning in late May.
For more information, visit
www.canon.ca
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