HD Ready Canon HV10 Review
Posted by Patrick Woolmer on Wed 13th June 2007 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Camcorders
Canon really do have a number of seriously good camcorders on the market and the HV10 is one of them. It’s expensive, retailing at around $1650 (£849) but it promises high definition without resembling a pro camera.
The HV10 is compact and rated as one of the smallest HD cameras on the market capturing 1080i pictures. It’s a shame that the medium is MiniDV tape and not a hefty hard drive, but it’s tricky to have your cake and eat it I guess.
Features include:
• 2.96MP HDV1080i Canon CMOS sensor
• Ultra compact design
• Instant AF and Focus Assist
• DIGIC DV II for HD
• 10x optical zoom with Super Range OIS
• Advanced digital photography
• True widescreen LCD
• Video light and flash for stills
• AV input
• Full connectivity
Some of the really sexy selling points include:
HDV1080i Canon CMOS imaging
Canon’s CMOS expertise, developed for our range of professional EOS D-SLR cameras, has been transferred to video. The HV10’s 2.96MP Canon HD CMOS video sensor allows capture of HDV1080i footage with true 1920x1080 pixel resolution, for images of stunning clarity and sharpness. Standard DV recording is also possible.
Super compact
Packaging professional-quality HDV1080i into an elegant upright body, the HV10 reshapes HDV, bringing the highest resolution handheld video into the home.
Instant AF and Focus Assist
The increased resolution of HD highlights focusing errors. Canon’s new Instant AF is an innovative hybrid AF system that results in extremely quick and accurate auto focus. Focus Assist is an aid to manual focusing.
Advanced photography
The HV10 integrates advanced digital photography functions into a compact frame, including a one-push histogram display to monitor brightness levels. Up to four 3MP photos per second can be stored on convenient Mini SD card: you can even capture 2MP screen shots straight from a movie, either during recording or playback.
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