Digital Camcorders

FV10

ZR10

MV300/300i

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Marketed May 2000
Original Price 145,000 yen

The Canon FV10, compact and lightweight with a sophisticated body design, was developed to make digital video available to a wider user base. The model is equipped with a full array of advanced features that, when combined with its affordability, delivers outstanding cost performance.

In addition to making full use of the compactness possibilities offered by the DV standard, the new camcorder is equipped with Canon’s originally developed compact camera-signal-processing LSI and a compact mechanical chassis. These features combine to realize a body measuring a mere 5.7 (w) x 10.1 (h) x 12.9 (d) cm and weighing only 550 grams.

The FV10 features a graceful, curving body design with a sleek metallic-finish exterior. Translucent highlights, located on the camcorder’s front panel, the operation buttons on the side, and the frame of the flip-out view screen, in addition to a metal ring surrounding the lens, add stylish, refined accents.

The lens of the new Canon camcorder incorporates two aspherical lens elements, which correct for spherical aberrations and distortion, and delivers 10x optical zoom. The digital zoom feature further extends the magnification to 200x. The FV10 also features image stabilization, which cancels out the effects of camera shake to ensure smooth, steady images, even when shooting in the telephoto range.

Power Supply
(rated)
7.4 V DC
Power
Consumption
(While recording,
with AF turned on)
3.7 W (Using viewfinder),
4.6 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″ CCD (charge coupled device), approx. 460,000 pixels
(approx. 290,000 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 min. (with a 80 min. cassette);
LP : 120 min. (with a 80 min. cassette)
Fast forward /
rewind time
Approx. 2 min. 30 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Lens F/1.8-2.9, 10x power zoom, 4.2-42.0 mm
Focusing system TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum
focusing distance
1 m (3ft 3 3/8 in )
(1 cm (3/8 in) on maximum wide angle)
Maximum
shutter speed
1/8,000 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 2.5″ measured diagonally, TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
DV Terminal
input/output
Special 4-pin connector (conforms to IEEE1394)
A/V terminal
input/output

3.5 mm

Audio input :
-10dBV/ at least 47 kohms, (L, R), unbalanced

output :
-10dBV (47 kohm load)/ less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

Video : 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

S-video terminal
input/output
1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
MIC terminal
input
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, – 61 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/ at least 5 kohms
Operating
temperature range
32-104 °F (0-40 °C)
Dimensions 57 x 101 x 129 mm (2 1/4 x 4 x 5 1/8 in)
Weight 550 g (1 lb 3 3/8 oz)