- Outline
- Specifications
Marketed | March 2000 |
Original Price | 199,000 yen |
The Canon FV2 features a wide-aperture 12x optical zoom lens equipped with Canon’s proprietary lens shift image-stabilizing technology, which compensates for camera shake to ensure smooth, steady, natural-looking images with absolutely no degradation of image resolution.
The model’s Progressive Scan CCD image sensor integrates an RGB Primary Color Filter, which separates light entering through the lens into individual red, green and blue color components. The CCD and filter realize consistently high-quality image recording and playback performance with vivid color reproduction.
The new Canon camcorder is also equipped with a newly developed signal-processing LSI which delivers greatly improved image sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio when shooting in low-light situations to ensure sharp, clear images free of color blur.
The sleek, stylish FV2 features a refined silver-metallic body shaped to accent its high-performance lens. The horizontal design ensures optimal handling with minimal hand fatigue while the flip- out 3.5″ color LCD view screen delivers superb sharpness and clarity when composing shots and during playback.
Power Supply (rated) |
7.4 V DC |
Power Consumption (While recording, with AF turned on) |
4.7 W (Using viewfinder), 5.5 W (Using LCD screen) |
Television system | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
Video recording system |
2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system) Digital component recording |
Audio recording system |
PCM digital sound : 16 bit (48kHz/2ch), 12 bit (32kHz/4ch) |
Image sensor | 1/4″ Progressive Scan CCD (charge coupled device) 380,000 pixels (360,000 effective pixels) |
Tape format | Videocassettes bearing the Mini DV mark. |
Tape speed | SP : 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/s); LP : 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/s) |
Maximum recording time |
SP : 80 minutes (with a 80 min. cassette); LP : 120 minutes (with a 80 min. cassette) |
Fast forward / rewind time |
Approx. 2 min. 30 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette) |
Lens | F/1.6-2.5, 12x power zoom, 4.1-49.2 mm |
Focusing system | TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
Minimum focusing distance |
1 m (3ft 3 3/8 in), 1 cm(3/8 inch) on maximum wide angle. |
Maximum shutter speed |
1/4,000 sec |
Minimum illumination |
2.5 lx (using the low light program) |
Recommended illumination |
More than 100 lx |
Filter diameter | 30.5 mm |
Viewfinder | 0.44″, TFT color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels) |
LCD screen | 3.5″ measured diagonally, TFT color, approx. 200,000 pixels |
Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
DV Terminal | Special 4-pin connector (conforms to IEEE1394) |
Output level | Video terminal : S-video terminal : Audio terminal : |
Input level | Video terminal : S-video terminal : Audio terminal : Microphone terminal : |
Operating temperature range |
32-104 °F (0-40 °C) |
Dimensions | 68 x 87 x 148 mm (2 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in) |
Weight | 650 g (1lb 6 7/8 oz approx.) |