Canon Optura 200MC Optura 200MC Brochure - Page 2

Dedicated to a design that is both full-featured ... Part Camcorder, Part Camera, Part of Your Life...The new OPTURA200 MC from Canon is brilliantly designed and exceptionally equipped with features that cater to even the most discerning videomaker or digital photographer. DV Format Mini DV is the new preferred format for personal and broadcast-quality video, highly regarded for its high audio and image quality. With up to 540 lines of horizontal resolution and minimum color noise, Mini DV delivers a 20% clearer picture than analog camcorder formats. All this, in a handy, super-compact cassette. High Resolution Megapixel CCD The OPTURA200 MC features a 1/4 inch megapixel CCD. A sharp, megapixel compatible lens and optical image stabilization create high resolution still images. A still image is recorded on a memory card at an image size of 1280 x 960 pixels. 10x Optical Zoom Lens (40-200x Digital Zoom*) What sets a Canon camcorder apart from all the others? It's the only camcorder made by a company renowned for high-quality professional optics. Our vast expertise in designing and crafting precision lenses for 35mm and broadcast TV cameras also goes into every camcorder lens we make. The OPTURA200 MC 's 10x optical zoom lens delivers superb definition and contrast, taking full advantage of the DV format. The digital zoom extends the camcorder's magnification from 40 to an incredible 200x, revealing details too small to see with the naked eye. * Up to 40x when using a memory card 10x 200x Digital Image Stabilizer ON Image Stabilizer OFF Optical Image Stabilizer Canon utilizes the finest method of image stabilization available: optical. While other manufacturers use an electronic or digital image stabilization system, Canon's lens design includes a dedicated optical element that preserves image quality so your videos always look smooth, steady and natural...whether shooting hand-held at full telephoto or from a moving vehicle. The optical method is also the perfect complement to the outstanding image quality of DV and offers superior shake reduction when light levels are low and while zooming.