Canon to Introduce Professional Use High-Definition Digital Video Camera.Tokyo, Japan, Sept 20, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Canon will market the XL H1, its latest digital camera model in the XL series that enables the shooting of high-definition (HD) photos, in late November. The camera features three 1/3-inch CCDs with a total of 1.67-megapixels, along with the company's proprietary DIGIC DIGIC Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit (Canon) DIGIC Digital Imaging Core DVII image processing engine The image processing engine, or image processor, is - next to the optics and the image sensor - one of the most important components of a digital camera and plays a vital role in creating the digital image. and HD codec chip, allowing HD images to be recorded on a Mini DV tape in 1080i HDV-standard format. The XL H1 is the first HDV (High Definition Video) The high-definition, wide screen version of the DV magnetic tape format. Like DV, HDV recording moves at a constant data rate and stores data on the same DV and MiniDV tapes as SD camcorders. standard-compatible video camera that has been equipped with 4HD-SDI output terminals, enabling uncompressed HD images to be output to external devices. The camera also comes equipped with a newly developed 20x zoom video lens, XL 5.4-08mm L IS II, to ensure better HD image quality. Sales will begin in late November at a price of 1 million yen ($9,000). Canon plans to manufacture 3,000 units per month. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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