DC40 Canon kamkorder

4.29 Megapixel perpetual curve camcorder

Amstelveen, The Netherlands, 01 February, 2006: Canon announces the launch of its High Resolution flagship DVD camcorder: the 4.29 Megapixel CCD DC40. Recording true widescreen video straight to DVD (-R/-RW), with advanced digital photography functions, the DC40 effortlessly combines high power shooting with an inimitable sense of style: the camcorder’s perpetual curve design has been ergonomically engineered for precision handheld shooting.

With 4.29 Megapixel imaging, the DC40 sets new standards: a High Resolution DVD camcorder that effortlessly combines style and substance.

True widescreen

Like all of Canon’s new camcorders, the DC40 is optimised for High Resolution true 16:9 widescreen recording. Making best use of its Megapixel CCD, video is suitable for playback on the very latest widescreen TV sets. In addition, with a High Resolution wide colour LCD screen and full colour, 0.3” wide viewfinder, footage can even be monitored in true widescreen – exactly how it is registered on the camcorder’s CCD. The Level Marker, provided on the LCD, is the best way to keep the horizon line perfectly in position, ensuring high impact panoramic shots every time. For playback on normal televisions, 4:3 shooting is available and easily selected with the push of just a single button. Images recorded in widescreen can also be watched on a normal TV, in letterbox format.

Perpetual curve design

The DC40’s distinctive, perpetual curve design reflects the natural ease-of-shooting that consumers have come to expect from DVD, but also adds elegance and luxury to the overall package.
Providing effortless handheld shooting, the body of the camcorder is conceived around a single, cylindrical shape: ergonomically moulded as a continuous and flowing curve, it is a natural fit in the hand, with controls clustered around the mode dial and positioned for intuitive and easy operation.

The DC40 measures 60 x 87 x 126mm.

DIGIC DV for video and stills

The DIGIC DV image processor provides separate processing paths for video and still images, saved to ultra-compact Mini SD card. With DIGIC DV, the DC40 guarantees optimal colour reproduction for each: together with a range of advanced digital photography functions, such as dedicated flash for stills and one-push direct printing, the camcorder is a high-capacity, multi-purpose digital imaging tool.