Canon VIXIA HG20 Digital Camcorder Full Line Product Guide Summer/Fall 2009 - Page 15

Canon Advantage Entrust Your HD Vision to Canon Quality Breathtaking realism, vivid and accurate color, stunning contrast and clarity. Your high definition video deserves it all, and Canon delivers. Canon's unparalleled image quality comes from a masterful blend of vital elements: Canon's legendary HD Video Lens, Canon's exclusive Full HD CMOS Image Sensor and Canon's proprietary DIGIC DV III Image Processor. Canon Exclusive Digital Trinity for Superb HD Image Quality Canon DIGIC DV III Image Processor Canon Full HD CMOS Image Sensor Genuine Canon HD Video Lens CANON HD VIDEO LENS Experience the superb quality of Genuine Canon Optics The Canon name is synonymous with optical excellence. More than seven decades of manufacturing lenses for professional broadcast and photography have given Canon superiority in its optical products, and a legendary reputation among professional videographers and photographers. Every Canon camcorder is equipped with a Genuine Canon Video Lens. High definition video lenses use an aspherical lens to achieve low chromatic aberration with high resolution, and they use super spectra coating technology to lower flare and ghosting. A gradation ND system ensures better exposure in bright shooting situations. Spherical aberration of spherical lens Convergence of parallel light rays by an aspherical lens 28 The result is stunningly lifelike images with vivid detail FULL HD CMOS IMAGE SENSOR Perfected over decades, ideal for HD video VIXIA high definition camcorders have a Full HD decided edge thanks to Canon's longstanding CMOS expertise in the design and manufacture of CMOS Image Sensors. The Full HD CMOS Image Sensor captures images at 1920 x 1080 pixels to create true HD video, and on-chip noise reduction technology ensures that even With noise reduction in dimly-lit scenes, the signals from each pixel are as pure as possible. The resulting Full HD video is stunningly lifelike, with brilliant clarity in every detail. DIGIC DV IMAGE PROCESSORS Most advanced technology delivers exceptional clarity DIGIC DV Image Processors have long been at the heart of Canon's imaging excellence, DIGIC DIGIC DV III DV II providing exceptional color and clarity to both video and photos. Canon's newest and most advanced HD image processor yet, DIGIC DV III, takes HD video to an unparalleled level of quality. DIGIC DV III delivers stunningly realistic color reproduction, and sophisticated noise reduction for exceptional low-light performance. It is also the high-speed engine which powers a variety of new Canon technologies including 8.0 Megapixel Genuine Canon Photo Capture, Genuine Canon Face Detection, an Advanced Auto Exposure system, and Simultaneous Photo Recording. 29