The stylish Canon HV10 gives you the ultimate in HD video and digital photo quality - in the world's smallest HDV camcorder. Its 10x optical zoom lens and 2.96 Megapixel CMOS image sensor ensure meticulous detail and superior color reproduction. And, with its HD and Standard Definition recording modes, you can make the move to HD without making your SD equipment obsolete.

Power Supply rated
Supplied CA-570 Compact Power Adapter, Supplied BP-310 Battery Pack
Image Sensor
1/2.7 CMOS Sensor, RGB Primary Color Filter
Maximum Recording Time with an 80-min. cassette
SP: 80 min.
Lens
Zoom Ratio: 10x Optical/200x Digital
      Focal Length: f=6.1-61mm
      Zoom Speed:Variable/3 Fixed Zoom Speeds
      Max. F/Stop: f/1.8-3.0mm when tapes are used
      Filter Size: 37mm
Minimum Focusing Distance
10 mm wide/1m tele
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H
Super-range Optical lens shift
Instant AF, Through the Lens/Manual Focusing Possible
Viewfinder
Widescreen 0.27 Color Viewfinder / Approx 123,000 pixels
LCD Screen
2.7 Widescreen LCD 210,000 pixels
Recording Media
Mini DV Cassette
Number of Recording Pixels
Approx. 2.96 Megapixels
      Tape Recording: DV normal mode: Approx 1.55 megapixels 1440 x 1080, HD/DV wide mode: Approx 2.07 megapixels 1920 x 1080
Audio
DV: 16 bit 2ch 48 kHz
      12 bit 4ch 32 kHz
      4ch synchronous recording not possible
      HDV: MPEG1 Audio Layer II 2 ch
      4-channel playback of tapes containing 4-channel recordings possible