Awesome Canon Vixia HF M300 INTRO
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The good: Very good video at highest quality setting; nice lens performance.
The bad: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode.
The Canon VIXIA HF M300 Flash Memory Camcorder records directly to an SD memory card slot and is ultra-sleek, compact and lightweight - it's a brilliant blend of capability and convenience. Canon's advanced imaging technologies, including a Genuine Canon 15x HD Video Lens and 3.89-megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor, help to deliver high definition video and 3.3 megapixel photos with incredible detail and lifelike color.
Sophisticated features such as Smart Auto “reads” the visual components of the scene you're shooting and chooses the best settings. Touch & Track allows you to achieve sharp focus and precise exposure for any subject, simply by touching the 2.7” Touch Panel LCD. And to complete the entertainment picture, 5.1-Channel Surround Sound* ensures your audio is every bit as impressive as your video.
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| Standard Definition or High Definition | High Definition |
| Power Consumption | 3.5W (LP Mode, LCD set to normal brightness) |
| Television System | NTSC |
| Video Recording system | MPEG4-AVC / H.264 |
| Image Sensor | 1/4-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter |
| Total Pixels | Approx. 3.89 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels | Video: Approx. 2.99 Megapixels (2304 x 1296); Advanced Zoom ON: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080) Photo: 16:9 Approx. 2.99 Megapixels (2304 x 1296); 4:3 Approx. 3.31 Megapixels (2100 x 1575) |
| Maximum recording Time | 32GB SD memory card (not supplied) LP (5Mbps) 12 hours 15 minutes SP (7Mbps) 9 hours 35 minutes XP+ (12Mbps) 5 hours 45 minutes FXP (17Mbps) 4 hours 10 minutes - Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording MXP (24Mbps) 2 hours 55 minutes - Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording |
| Lens | Zoom Ratio 15x Optical/18x Advanced Zoom/300x Digital Focal Length f-4.1 - 61.5mm (35mm equivalent 39.5 - 592.5mm) Zoom Speed Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds Max. F/Stop f/1.8-3.2 |
| Focusing System | Instant AF, Face Priority AF, TTL (through the lens) |
| Manual Exposure | Yes |
| Programmed AE | Smart Auto, P, Av, Tv, Cine*, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night Scene, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks, Underwater, Surface |
| Max Shutter Speed | Movie: 1/2000, Still image: 1/500 |
| Focusing System | 10mm (wide) / 1m (tele) |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent H, Fluorescent, Manual |
| Frame Rate | 60i, 24p Progressive (records at 60i), 30p Progressive (records at 60i) |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.4 lx (Low Light mode) |
| Image Stabilization | Dynamic SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Standard SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Powered IS |
| Filter Diameter | 37mm |
| Viewfinder | None |
| LCD Screen | 2.7-inch Touch Panel Widescreen color LCD (Approx. 211,000 dots) |
| Flash | Built-in |
| Recording Media | SD / SDHC memory card** |
| USB Terminal | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Video Terminal | component (output), composite (output) |
| Audio | Dolby Digital 2 channel (AC-3), 5.1-channel (with optional Canon SM-V1 5.1-Channel Surround Microphone) |
| Accessory Shoe | mini Advanced |
| Supplied Video Editing Software | Pixela ImageMixer 3SE |
| HDMI Terminal | HDMI Mini Connector (output), CEC and x.v.Color supported |
| Microphone Terminal | 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack |
| AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal | 3.5 mm 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only) |
| Dimensions | (W x H x D) Approx. 2.7 x 2.4 x 4.8in. (68 x 60 x 123mm) |
| Weight (not including battery pack and memory card) | Approx. 11.3 oz. (320g) |
| Weight | Approx. 13.4 oz. (380g) (including BP-808, memory card and grip belt)
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