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Exciting Features and New FunctionsHigh-Definition Video
Your camcorder’s high-definition image
sensor (HD CMOS) captures video at a
resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels2. Videos
are then recorded in the memory in high
definition, using AVCHD specifications3.
With your new HD camcorder, capturing
the special moments in your life with
amazing image quality and in lifelike vibrant colors is easy and fun!
// Dual
Flash Memory
Pre-recording
(56)
You can record in the built-in
memory or on commercially
available memory cards (34).
When pre-recording is activated,
the camcorder starts recording
video continuously into a
temporary 3-second memory.
When you press the
button, the scene recorded will
have started 3 seconds before you
started shooting.
1
1,080
lines
START/STOP
1“Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition video
composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
2Video is recorded at this resolution only when the recordi ng mode is set to FXP
mode. In other reco rding modes, the picture is recorded at 1 ,440 x 1,080 pixels.
3AVCHD is a standard for recording high-definitio n video. With AVCHD specifica -
tions, the video signal is recorded using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression and
the audio signal is recorded in Dolby Digital.