Canon GL2 3CCD Mini DV Camcorder

    
With the GL2, Canon has created a camcorder with a wealth of features, each selected to elevate further the standard against which other camcorders are judged. The GL2 is a must-have for the person looking for the very best video-making experience. The GL2's excellence begins with its outstanding Fluorite lens and includes pro-level picture adjustment features found only in Canon's top-of-the-line, trend-setting XL1S camcorder.

      
FEATURES:

• Digital Video Format and IEEE 1394 The Canon GL2 digital video camcorder uses the standard MiniDV cassette, producing the highest quality video possible from non-broadcast equipment. The MiniDV format standard delivers more than 500 lines of horizontal resolution. This is about a 25% improvement in picture quality over the best analog formats. On top of that, because it records both video and audio as digital data, this information can be transferred -- without any loss of picture or audio quality -- to a computer for editing, then transferred back to DV tape, without a reduction in either picture or audio quality. All of this is through the use of the IEEE 1394 protocol commonly known as FireWire�.
• 3 CCD
• Lens and Optical Image Stabilization
• Shooting Modes and Aspect Ratios
• Exposure Modes
• Shooting Enhancements
• Picture Adjustments
• Audio Adjustments
• Audio and Video Inputs and Outputs The GL2 is designed to handle two types of analog input and output: using audio/video cables (composite) or S-video. Both connections are on the camera back
• Audio Adjustments
• Audio and Video Inputs and Outputs
• Custom Keys and Presets
• MultiMediaCard and SD Memory Card compatible
• Additional Features The GL2 has many additional features for ease of use and creative control.

• Power supply (rated): 7.2 V DC
• Power consumption: 4.8 W (using viewfinder), 5.7 W (using LCD screen)
• Television system: EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
• Video recording system: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning systemDV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system) Digital component recording
• Audio recording system: PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48kHz/2ch) 12 bit (32kHz/4ch)
• Image sensor: 3 CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charge coupled device) 410,000 pixels (380,000 effective pixels)
• Tape Format: Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark
• Tape speed: SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/s): LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/s)
• Maximum recording time: SP: 80 minutes (with an 80-min. cassette); LP: 120 minutes (with an 80-min. cassette)
• Fast forward/rewind time: 2 min. 50 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
• Lens: F/1.6-2.9, 20x power zoom, 4.2-84 mm
• Focusing system: TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
• Minimum focusing distance: 3ft 3 3/8 in. (1 m), 3/8 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
• Maximum shutter speed: 1/15,000 sec.
• Minimum illumination: 6 lx
• Recommended illumination: More than 100 lx
• Filter diameter: 58 mm
• Viewfinder: 0.44-inch, color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels)
• LCD screen: 2.5 in. measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 200,000 pixels (approx.)
• 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: -10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced
• Operating temperature range: 32 - 104� F (0 - 40� C)
• Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 12 in. (118 x 136 x 306 mm)
• Weight: 2 lb. 7 1/2 oz. (1.25 kg)

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