The Canon FV M300 video camcorder, which succeeds the popular FV M200 launched in February 2005, realizes significant refinements to deliver enhanced performance, style, and compactness. Boasting a slimmed-down body size, shedding 15mm in width, 2mm in depth, and 1mm in height, and weighing in at about 370 grams-130 grams less than its predecessor-the FV M300 offers users vastly improved portability.

Despite its compact size, the FV M300 packs a powerful punch with such high-performance shooting features as a 20x zoom lens, a high-resolution 1.33 million-pixel^* CCD image sensor, and the company’s proprietary high-speed DIGIC DV image processor. Moreover, contributing to the increased functionality and operability of the new camcorder model are twin white LEDs, which allow high-contrast color recording even in low light conditions, and a built-in lens cover that facilitates easy one-touch operation.

* CCD utilizes approximately 750,000 pixels when recording moving images on tape, and approximately 1.0-million pixels when recording still images on card media