Canon HV10 HD Video Camcorder Reviewed
A review of the Canon HV10 HD video camcorder has been posted over at CNET. 'On the inside of the HV10, a 3-megapixel 1/2.7-inch CMOS sensor captures 1,920 horizontal and 1,080 vertical pixels for 1080i HD, or wide-screen SD, video. It down-samples the horizontal resolution to 1,440 when capturing 480i standard-def video. When capturing stills, it uses 2.76 megapixels (1,920x1,440) in 4:3 mode and 2.07 megapixels (1,920x1,080)in 16:9 mode. The HV10 couples the sensor with a 10X Canon HD video lens, a scaled-down version of the 20X lens in the XH series, which shares the optical characteristics of Canon's professional L series of lenses.
In fact, the HV10 has quite a bit in common with its more expensive relatives. Like the XH series, it implements the Super-Range Optical Image Stabilizer, a hybrid optical-electronic system in which the processor provides feedback to the optical stabilizer in order to fine-tune its corrections. Canon also adds Instant AF--the focusing system calculates the distance to the subject before attempting to lock--to improve autofocus performance. Unfortunately, Instant AF can do little to improve focusing in low-light situations; the range finder still needs enough contrast to locate the subject'
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