Canon MV500i Specifications |
| AE Modes | 8 | When the prevailing conditions are unusual or you wish to create a special effect you can opt for an AE or Automatic exposure setting with your digital camera. This offers more flexibility for the advanced photographer |
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| Audio | Stereo | The sound your Digital Camcorder can produce will vary from the most basic mono recording to the very advanced dolby 5.1 |
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| Backlight Compensation | Yes | When the scene that you are photographing has a very bright background it can make the figures or objects in the foreground a silhouette. This feature reduces this effect |
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| Brand | Canon | The company that makes this MV500i Digital Camcorder |
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| Colour Viewfinder | Yes | The viewfinder is used to sight the scene you wish to film with the digital camcorder. In some camcorders the viewfinder may be in colour |
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| Digital Still Mode | Yes | The ability to take still photographs in the manner of a digital camera. It is worth checking the resolution that these images are taken at as they are likely to be inferior than a stand alone digital camera |
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| Digital Zoom | 360x | This Digital Camcorder has the ability through it's zoom lenses to make objects appear closer than they actually are 2x twice as close as it is in reality |
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| DV Input | Yes | Makes for easy transfer of media files from a PC to be transferred to the Digital Camcorder |
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| DV Output | Yes | Makes for easy transfer of movie and media files from a Digital Camcorder to a PC |
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| Electronic Stabiliser | Yes | The feature aims to provide a smoother image when the digital camcorder is being moved around. It automatically compensates for jerky movement and bumps. |
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| Ext. Mic Socket | Yes | For an increase in the quality of the sound recording from the digital camcorder an external microphone can be plugged in |
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| Fader | Yes | Known as a transition effect it allows for the picture on the digital camcorder to fade into black rather than ending abruptly. Makes for a slicker home movie |
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| Focal Range | 2.8-61 mm | digital camcorders mimic the range of a traditional lenses with optical and electronic means. This shows the range they cover (100mm is equal to 3.9 inches) |
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| Format | Mini DV | Once the digital camcorder has taken a movie or picture still image it needs to store it. There are a number of different ways to do this from DVD disk to hard drive to flash memory card |
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| Headphone Socket | Yes | Some digital camcorders have the ability to attach external headphones which block out peripheral sound allowing you to listen more closely to the sound the camcorder is picking up |
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| Manual Exposure | Yes | Most Digital Camcorders regulate the amount of light that is allowed in however some camcorders allow you to manually alter this. Useful for special effects or when lighting conditions are very non standard |
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| Manual White Balance | Yes | Most Digital Camcorders regulate the whiteness of the image you are filming however some camcorders allow you to manually alter this. Useful for special effects or when lighting conditions are very non standard |
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| Memory Card | No | The type of memory card that stores your filmed images captured by this Digital Camcorder |
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| Min. Illumination | 1 lux | The lowest amount of light that this Digital Camcorder will work and capture meaningful film in. |
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| Model | MV500i | The name of the model and the unique product label of the Digital Camcorder |
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| Optical Zoom | 18x | Digital Camcorder use a combination of optical and digital means to make images appear closer than they really are. This is the extent the optical element magnifies. 2X means it will appear twice as close |
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| Remote Control | Yes | This allows for the Digital Camcorder to be placed in position and then operated by a remote control thus allowing you to appear in the movie |
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| Self-Timer | Yes | This places a short delay before recording starts so that the cameraman can set up the Digital Camcorder and move around to be in the scene as well |
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| Video Light | Yes | When light is particularly limited this some Digital Camcorders have a small light that will illuminate the immediate surroundings. Good for close up work but will not light a wide open space |
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| Weight | 530g | The total weight of the MV500i in grams ( 200g is equal to 0.44 of a Pound lb) |
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