Jan 09
Typical price: £850
What is it: Full high-definition camcorder with 120GB hard drive
What we think: So good, it's almost too good
Canon HG21 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | Hard drive |
|---|---|
| Size (W x H x D) | 80x77x139 mm |
| Weight | 490 g |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Gross sensor resolution | 3.31 pixels |
| Effective sensor resolution | 2.76 pixels |
| Min shutter speed | 1/2 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2000 s |
| Shooting programs | Easy, P, Av, Tv, CINE, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks |
| Digital scene transition | Auto Fade, Wipe |
| White balance | TTL |
| White balance presets | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Min illumination | 0.2 lux |
| Analogue video format | NTSC, PAL |
Lens System
| Focal length | 4.8-57.6mm |
|---|---|
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 39.3-471.6mm |
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
| Optical zoom | 12 x |
| Digital zoom | 200 x |
| Image stabiliser | Super Range Optical Image Stabiliser |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder resolution | 123 pixels |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder colour support | Colour |
| Display form factor | Folding |
| Display size | 69 mm |
| Display resolution | 211 pixels |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
Still Photography
| Sensor resolution | 3.31 megapixels |
|---|---|
| Maximum image size | 1920x1080 pixels |
Connectivity
| Accessory shoe | Yes |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Yes |
| Headphone | Yes |
| Audio | Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3 2ch) |
| S-Video | No |
| Firewire | No |
| USB | Yes |
| LANC | No |
| Other | Yes (HDMI™ Mini Connector: v1.3, CEC supported) |
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