Digital Camcorders

FV2

OPTURA Pi

MV30/30i

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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 :
1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

S-video terminal :
1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)

Audio terminal :
-10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

Input level

Video terminal :
1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

S-video terminal :
1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)

Audio terminal :
3.5 mm (L, R), unbalanced -10dBV/47 k ohms (LINE), unbalanced

Microphone terminal :
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, – 61 dBV (with 600 ohms mic)/ at least 5 k ohms (MIC)

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.)