- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | September2003 |
The Canon IXY DV M2 is the company’s latest megapixel-class upright digital video camcorder. Replacing the highly popular IXY DV M, the IXY DV M2 offers further refinements to realize enhanced imaging performance as well as exceeding elegance and compact size.
Incorporating a high-resolution 2.2-megapixel CCD sensor, an RGB primary color filter and Canon’s proprietary DIGIC DV image processor, the IXY DV M2 realizes outstanding-quality still and video images. Featuring a sleek vertical design finished in metallic-gray, the camcorder is also equipped with a newly developed ultra-compact video lens offering a 10x optical zoom and high resolving power that maximizes the performance potential of the 2.2-megapixel CCD.
The IXY DV M2 features a revised control-button layout that affords users full control of the main functions with one hand. Moreover, a newly developed ultra-compact flash, which is incorporated tidily into the front of the camcorder for a more streamlined appearance. The Continuous Shooting function is also linked to the flash, enabling high-performance shooting even in low-light conditions.
The IXY DV M2 digital video camcorder is compatible with the PictBridge industry standard established by the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for the direct printing of photos from digital cameras. In addition to Canon’s range of Direct Print-compatible printers, users can connect the camcorders directly to any printer enabled for PictBridge and output photos (JPEG) without having to use a computer.
| Television system | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Video recording system | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system) Digital component recording |
| Audio recording system | PCM digital sound: 16-bit (48 kHz/2 ch.) 12-bit (32 kHz/4 ch.) |
| Image sensor | 1/3.4″ CCD (charge coupled device) approx. 2,200,000 pixels (approx. 1,330,000 effective pixels-tape) (approx. 2,000,000 effective pixels-card) |
| Tape format | Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark |
| Tape speed | SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec.) LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec.) |
| Maximum recording time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 min. LP: 120 min. |
| Fast forward/rewind time | 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60-min. cassette) |
| Lens | f/1.8 – 2.4, 10x power zoom, f=4.1 – 47 mm (16:9 mode: F1.8 – 2.4, 10x power zoom, f=4.7-47 mm) (Tape) F1.8-2.4, 10x power zoom, f=4.7 – 47 mm (Card) |
| Focusing system | TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
| Minimum focusing distance | Tele: 1 m (3.3 ft.) Wide: 1 cm (0.39 in.) |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/2,000 sec. (1/250 when using memory card) |
| Minimum illumination | 1.7 lx using the Night Mode during tape recording |
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Filter diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Viewfinder | 0.33″, color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels) |
| LCD screen: | 2.5″ measured diagonally (approx. 200,000 pixels) |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| DV terminal | Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394) |
| Video terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
| S-video terminal | 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) |
| Audio terminal | Input level: -10 dBV/40 kohm, unbalanced Output level: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohm, unbalanced |
| Operating temperature range | 32 – 104° F (0 – 40° C) |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (Battery) 8..4 V DC (DC IN) |
| Power consumption | 4.1 W (using viewfinder), 5.1 W (using LCD screen) |
| Dimensions | 52 x 118 x 102 mm (2.0 x 4.6 x 4.0 in.) |
| Weight | 450 g (15.9 oz.) |