Digital Camcorders

FV1

VISTURA

MV10

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Marketed September 1998
Original Price 210,000 yen

The Canon FV1 meets the demands of a wide user base, combining easy operation and a compact, lightweight design, with the advantages and versatility of digital imaging. The model captures both movie and still images, offers manual function control as well as automatic exposure and focusing modes, includes a variety of digital effects, and has an auto-editing feature.

The Canon FV1’s lens shift image-stabilizing system was adapted from technology originally developed by Canon for use in autofocus lenses for the company’s EOS line of single-lens-reflex cameras. The system utilizes a vibration-detection gyro sensor which, when camera shake occurs, emits electronic signals that shift the image- stabilizing lens group to deliver consistently smooth, steady video images. The newly developed lens unit incorporates a compact, high- performance aspherical lens element and contributes to the FV1’s compact, lightweight body. Furthermore, unlike electronic image- stabilizing methods commonly used by other manufacturers, the lens shift system optically corrects camera shake, resulting in absolutely no degradation of image resolution.

Type VCR-integrated camera, DV system Consumer digital VCR SD System
Cassette tape format MiniDV
Video signal recording system Digital component recording
Audio signal recording system PCM digital recording
16 bit 48kHz/2ch,12 bit 32kHZ/4ch, stereo 1
Recording/playback time 90 minutes maximum with a 60-min. cassette, in LP mode
Recording/Play Back
Continuous operating time About 95 minutes (BP-915)(using viewfinder)
About 80 minutes (BP-915)(using LCD screen)
Image sensor 1/4″ Interlace CCD, approx. 390, 000 pixels (total), approx. 360,000 pixels (effective)
Video Signal NTSC standard color video signal
Scan System 525 lines interlaced 60 fields (30 frames)
Minimum subject illumination About 2 lx (Low-light mode)
Subject illumination range Approx. 2 lx – approx. 100,000 lx
Lens 3.9 – 62.4mm f/1.8 (35 – 560mm in 35mm film format)
16x optical zoom (11 elements in 9 groups with one aspheric lens)
Minimum object distance: 10mm (W, with AF)
Zoom Multilevel variable-speed zoom
16x optical zoom with rocker switch, 64x digital zoom
Electronic Shutter 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, and 1/8000 sec. speeds
Image stabilization Optical image stabilization (Shift system)
LCD monitor 2.8″ Low-temperature polysilicon color LCD (approx. 190,000 pixels)
Autofocus method TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Exposure control Auto Iris control
Exposure compensation Exposure lock set by pressing Exposure button. After setting exposure lock, compensation is set with multi-dial (except in Easy Recording mode)
AE method Program AE:
(1)Easy Recording Mode
(2)Auto Mode
(3)Active Frame Mode
(4)Sports Mode
(5)Portrait Mode
(6)Spotlight
(7)Surf & Snow
(8)Low light Mode
Digital effects Auto Fade, Wipe, Scroll, Art, Black and White, Sepia, Strobe motion
White balance Full auto TTL 64 segments, new white extraction system white balance; with set and reset functions
Light metering system Center-bottom-weighted metering: Easy Recording, Auto, Active Frame, Sports, Portrait, and Low light modes.
Whole area average + 70 segment evaluative metering: Spotlight and Surf & Snow modes
Microphone Electret condenser stereo microphone
Other Functions Wireless control (On/Off possible), Auto-date memory (through 2020), shutter speed or aperture memory, automatic wind noise reduction, DV input recording, record check, record search, photo search, date search, zero set memory, special playback (still, fast forward, rewind, reverse play at normal speed, single frame advance (forward & reverse), slow motion (forward & reverse), and double speed (forward & reverse), 16:9 wide format shooting, built-in speaker, self timer, and photo mode
Input / Output terminals DV terminal: Special 4 pin connector (based on IEEE 1394)Video and Audio output terminals, Headphone terminal, S Video terminal, External microphone input terminal, Editing (LANC) terminal (2.5mm mini mini-jack), DC output terminal (2.5mm mini mini-jack)(DC 5V)
Power supply 7.2V DC
Power consumption During recording / AF focusing about 5.4W (using viewfinder),
approx. 6.2W (using LCD screen)
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
73 x 100 x 146mm (except for small protrusions)
Weight Approx. 720g (camcorder alone)
Total equipped weight: about 845g (includes BP-915, 30 minute tape, lens cap, and lithium button battery)