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Canon ZR600 MiniDV Camcorder
Canon introduced its new Canon ZR600 MiniDV Camcorder at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. The camcorder, like the others in the ZR series, is an affordable camcorder featuring widescreen high-resolution and uses a 1.6" CCD with 680k pixels.

The Canon ZR600 sports an SD/MMC memory card slot, and featuers a Motion JPEG Mode, where one can record movie clips directly to the memory card. This makes it easy to post the photos online or e-mail them for others to see. PC transfer is via a provided USB cable. Photos can be taken in different modes, including Progressive, Special Scene and Image Effects. You also get 9-point AiAF Autofocus and simultaneous photo recording.

Thanks to PictBridge compatibility, you can even take printouts of photographs on the memory card without needing to access a PC. Once you connect the camcorder to a TV, you can use the remote control to play movies.

A brilliant 2.7" widescreen panel display is provided for preview while a joystick on the display panel's housing offers access to the camera's menu system, playback and manual controls.

Other features include:

  • Canon Connects — Windows Certified and Mac Compatible
  • 25x optical zoom
  • 800x digital zoom

    Available in Silver Frost, the Canon ZR600 MiniDV camcorder is priced at $349, and details are available from Canon.

  • Canon ZR600 MiniDV camcorder Specifications:
    Tape Format Video cassettes bearing the MiniDV mark
    Maximum Recording Time SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min. (80 min. cassette)
    Image Sensor 1/6" CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels
    Effective pixels Tape:
  • approx. 340,000 pixels (4:3)
  • approx. 450,000 pixels (16:9 IS* OFF)
  • approx. 400,000 pixels (16:9 IS* ON)
  • approx. 450,000 pixels
  • Lens f=2.6-65mm, f/1.8-4.4, 25x power zoom
    LCD Screen 2.7-inch, approx. 112,000 pixels
    Viewfinder 0.3-inch, 123,000 pixels
    Minimum Illumination 2 lx (Using the Night Mode)
    Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
    Exterior Colors ZR600 – Blue Mist
    Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.9 x 3.6 x 4.5 in. (49 x 92 x 115 mm)(excluding protrusions)
    Weight ZR600: 13.4 oz. (380g) (Camcorder Body Only)

    Canon ZR600 MiniDV Camcorder