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| Product | ||
| Product name | Canon HG10 40GB | |
| Prices | ||
| Best price | $586.99 Show all prices |
Lowest price |
| Number of retailers | 12 retailers | |
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| Reviews | ||
| Expert rating |  15 Expert reviews |
Expert reviews are collected from magazines and niche web sites. |
| Display | ||
| Screen Type | LCD | Does the camera have an LCD-screen? LCD - Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is a screen made of buoyant crystal. These screens are very flat and small which makes them perfect for use as screen ... More info |
| LCD size | 2.7 inch | The size of the camcorders LCD screen. |
| LCD resolution | 211000 pixels | Resolution in pixels of the camcorders LCD screen. |
| Image resolution | ||
| Number of effective pixels | 2.07 Megapixels | More important to note than total or megapixels, this is the actual number of pixels that can be used for recording an image. |
| Number of total pixels | 2.96 Megapixels | The number of total pixles indicates the number of light sensors on the imaging chip, while number of effective pixels shows how many are actually used. |
| Digital still pictures | Yes | A camcorder may have the option to take digital snap shots as if it were a digital camera. |
| Progressive scan for photos | No | With a progressive shutter the image is captured in one sweep, in opposite to an interlaced mode where every second line is recorded in one sweep and the remaining lines in the following sweep. With p ... More info |
| Video | ||
| High Definition Recording | HDV 1080i | |
| Video Resolution | 1920x1080 | |
| Recording format | Hard Drive | What is the recording format of the video camera? VHS-C - VHS-Compact format. Like a traditional VHS cassette only smaller. The same resolution as traditional VHS. 8 mm - A small ... More info |
| Sensor | ||
| Sensor type | CMOS | Indicates the type of sensor the camera uses, normally "CCD" |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7 inch | |
| Lens/Zoom | ||
| Digital Zoom | 200 x | Indicates the digital zoom capacity, the number of times that the picture is enlarged thanks to digital technology. |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | Indicates the optical zoom capacity, the number of times that the picture can be enlarged with the optics of the camera. |
| Filter size | 43.0 mm | there are a range of filters for camcorders, this indicates the specific size. |
| Focal length (Wide-lens) | 6.1-61 mm | Focal length is the distance between the the lens and the face of the ccd. In this case for a wide lens camera. |
| Aperture (Wide-lens) | F1.8-F3 | The aperture is the size of the opening behind the lens of the camera. the larger the aperture the more light is allowed in. A wide aperture is ideal for situations where light is scarce, however in a ... More info |
| Auto focus | Yes | Works similar to the human eye, focusing on the main object that you are filming automatically. Auto-focus can be "passive" or "active" Active systems are called active because they send out a signal in order to measure on what to focus. Passive systems only react to incoming light. |
| Manual focus | Yes | indicates if the camera has a manual focus option so that the user can set the focus accordingly. |
| White balance | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H | Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different color temperatures. A digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate all the other co ... More info |
| Image stabilization | Optical | Image stabilization handles unwanted vibration. This keeps your videos stable when filming in bumpy environments such as moving cars, etc. |
| Settings | ||
| Exposure control | Auto, Manual | allows you to manually adjust aperture and shutter speed. |
| Viewfinder, display | ||
| Viewfinder color | Color | tells if the camcorders viewfinder is color. |
| Viewfinder size | 0.27 | indicates the size of the camcorder's viewfinder. |
| Viewfinder resolution | 123000 pixels | indicates the resolution of the camcorders viewfinder. |
| Storage | ||
| Built-in Storage Size | 40.0 GB | |
| Inbuilt Memory | Yes | |
| Audio | ||
| Sound | Stereo | A video camera plays either in mono or stereo sound. Stereo sound creates a greater audio experience. |
| Measures | ||
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 76.2x81.28x129.54 mm | the dimensions or size of the camera. |
| Weight (lb) | 1.1 lb | |
| Related | ||
| Manufacturer | Canon | |
| Manufacturers Site & Product PDF | ||
| Product home page | English | |
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