Canon Optura 50 Camcorder Review

camcorderinfo.com Review the Canon Optura 50 Camcorder and they say-"The Optura 50 would make a strong contender for best camcorder in its price class (retail $799, street prices around $600), were it not for the absence of a few really useful features found on its big sister model, the Optura 60. Missing the the active accessory shoe, and the better zoom (10x down from 14x), the Optura 50 seems like a questionable better value at a hundred bucks less. While the Optura 50 is a a downgrade from the 60, it’s a still solid piece of work, so let’s take a closer look...."

Canon Optura 50 Features:

2.2 Megapixel Performance

Canon's High-Resolution 16:9 is true widescreen that's picture perfect

Camcorder and Digital Camera in One

A Shooting Mode for Every Situation

More Control for Perfect Photos

Unsurpassed Optical Quality

One Touch Photo Downloading and Printing

Canon Optura 50 Specs:

Power Supply (rated)	7.4 V DC
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON")	3.5 W (using viewfinder), 3.6 W (using LCD screen in normal brightness)
Television System	EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Video Recording system	2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component recording
Audio Recording system	PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Image Sensor	1/3.4-inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels card approx. 2,000,000 pixels
Tape Format	Videocassettes bearing the "MiniDV" mark.
Tape Speed	SP: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/s)
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)	SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Maximum recording time	2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Fast Forward/Rewind time	Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Lens	f=4.6-46 mm, f/1.8-2.8, 10x power zoom 35mm equivalent: Tape: 4:3 recording: 47.8-478 mm 16:9 recording: 40.9-409 mm Card: 37.6-376 mm
Minimum Focusing Distance	3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
Minimum Illumination	1.1 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination	More than 100 lx
AF System	34 mm
Viewfinder	0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone	Stereo electret condenser microphone
Number of Recording Pixels	Still image: 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
Image Format	Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)
File Format	Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF compliant
DV Terminal	Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant)
Video Terminal	1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
S-video Terminal	1 Vp-p/75 ohms (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms (C signal)
Audio Terminal	Audio output: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less Audio input: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more
Microphone Terminal	3.5 mm stereo mini-jack -57 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more -37 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more (MIC ATT ON)
Operating Temperature range	32 - 104 ° F (0 - 40 °C)
Dimensions	2.8 x 3.2 x 5.2 in. (70 x 82 x 133 mm) excluding protrusions
Weight (not including lens and battery pack)	1.2 lb. (530 g)

Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on August 11, 2005 1:10 AM | Permalink