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�.
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3 CCD
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Lens and Optical Image Stabilization
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Shooting Modes and Aspect Ratios
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Exposure Modes
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Shooting Enhancements
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Picture Adjustments
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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
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Audio Adjustments
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Audio and Video Inputs and Outputs
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Custom Keys and Presets
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MultiMediaCard and SD Memory Card compatible
- Additional Features
The GL2 has many additional features for ease of use and creative control.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- 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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