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Enjoying High-Definition Video with your Camcorder Preserve your most treasured memories, be it unforgettable scenery or cherished moments spent with family and friends, with high-definition video recordings of a quality second only to actually being there. What is High-Definition Video? 1,080 lines Capture the finest detail, like the movement or shine of a single strand of hair Your camcorder features a full high-definition image sensor (Full HD CMOS) that captures video at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels1. This results in video recordings of unparalleled high quality, fine detail and lifelike vivid colors. How does full high definition compare with standard-definition TV broadcasts? 6 Approximately 6 times the number of pixels. 2 More than twice the number of scanning lines. "Full HD 1080" refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition video composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines). What is Cinema Mode? Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [ Cine Mode] recording program ( 47). Combine this recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate [ PF24] to get the enhanced effect of the 24p Cinema Mode. 1 Video is recorded at this resolution only when the recording mode is set to MXP or FXP mode. In other recording modes, the picture is resized to 1,440 x 1,080 pixels before being recorded. Even in that case, the picture captured is detailed enough to render richly detailed recordings. 6

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Enjoying High-Definition Video with your
Camcorder
Preserve your most treasured memories, be it unforgettable scenery or cherished
moments spent with family and friends, with high-definition video recordings of a
quality second only to actually being there.
What is High-Definition Video?
Your camcorder features a full high-definition image sensor (Full HD CMOS) that captures
video at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
1
. This results in video recordings of
unparalleled high quality, fine detail and lifelike vivid colors.
How does full high definition compare with standard-definition TV broadcasts?
Approximately 6 times the number of pixels.
More than twice the number of scanning lines.
“Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition
video composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
What is Cinema Mode?
Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [
Cine Mode] recording program
(
47). Combine this recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate
[
PF24] to get the enhanced effect of the 24p Cinema Mode.
Capture the finest detail,
like the movement or shine
of a single strand of hair
1,080
lines
6
2
1
Video is recorded at this resolution only when the recording mode is set to MXP or FXP mode.
In other recording modes, the picture is resized to 1,440 x 1,080 pixels before being recorded.
Even in that case, the picture captured is detailed enough to render richly detailed recordings.