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Canon offers new HR10 HD camcorder

Canon U.S.A., Inc. unveiled the new HR10 High Definition Camcorder earlier this week, which the company says will help users help users effortlessly create and share high definition movies on convenient DVD discs. The Canon HR10 HD Camcorder offers the benefits of top-notch broadcast quality lenses and photographic heritage by providing users with a Genuine Canon 10x optical zoom lens, a Full HD 1920 x 1080 CMOS image sensor and the AVCHD video format.
The Canon HR10 HD Camcorder features the ability to Capture three megapixel still images, the new Multi-Angle Vivid LCD and the look and feel of film with the 24p Cine Mode. Through the use of the ultra-efficient Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD), the Canon HR10 High Definition Camcorder records 1080 HD video to conventional 3-inch (8cm) DVD discs. The AVCHD codec allows HD video to be captured in a variety of Compression rates, using less storage space, and recorded to DVD discs, including high-capacity dual-layer discs for longer recording time. This allows consumers to play back their footage on many AVCHD compatible DVD players, including most Blu-Ray disc players."Research shows that consumers are looking for the convenience of DVD, as well as high-quality HD video when choosing a camcorder. With the introduction of the Canon HR10 High Definition Camcorder, we provide consumers with a better way to record and preserve their memories in High Definition," said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The Canon HR10 HD Camcorder enhances our offerings to the home theater aficionado, who demands nothing but the best in image quality, expands our product portfolio and strengthens our market leadership."Canon's Full HD CMOS Sensor features on-chip Noise reduction technology, to help ensure the signals from each pixel are as pure as possible, with minimal "noise" or other image distortion even in dimly lit scenes. What's more, the CMOS sensor incorporates an RGB Primary Color Filter with a Bayer placement to help deliver sharp, High Definition images in true vibrant, accurate color.

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Written by: James Delahunty @ 9 May 2007 15:32

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• SGSeries2

  There also seems to be a miniDV version that has a firewire port along with the HDMI-out also found on this device. It's supposedly $100 cheaper, at least according to their web site. Tough choice to make.
  
  Guess the question is, is your player a "AVCHD-compatible Blu-ray disc player", or maybe, how the heck am I supposed to edit this thing on my pc?

  9.5.2007 17:10 #1

• borhan9

  My only qualm about this is its great to have a great camcorder but its price range is always out of this world make it more reasonable.

  9.5.2007 17:15 #2

• webe123

  Well,looks like movie cams will be better if more people get one. LOL!

  9.5.2007 19:50 #3

• chubbyInc

  hmmm. High Definition on a normal DVD..... That can't be, the quality would be pretty good, but not High Def!
  
  Having the Sony HDR-SR1 I would know that lots of space is required for the high def camcorders..... Hard drive camcorders are the way to go.

  10.5.2007 13:04 #4

• ZzeusS

  High Def written to a DVD-R? Wouldn't that give you like 10 minutes for 4.7 gigs? I can't remember the exact bandwidth but writing HDV to DVDR seems foolish.

  12.5.2007 07:34 #5