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Canon Elura 100 MiniDV Camcorder

Canon Elura 100 Both DVD recording and MicroMV are newer technologies that aren’t nearly as mainstream as the other two, so they’re a tougher call. If you appreciate the advantages of those technologies, the only real step necessary before making the decision is to research the compatibility of a particular camcorder with the PC hardware and software that you intend to use for editing. If you can get the images from the camcorder into your software with a minimum of fuss, any of these recording mediums should be acceptable.

Shopping for canon elura 100 DV Camcorder Nearly all of the innovation in the camcorder market is taking place in digital video camcorders, and digital is much more convenient for computer-based editing. If you’ve decided to stick with analog formats such as SVHS-C or Hi8 for your video work, that’s great—you’ll be able to use analog-to-video conversion hardware to edit that video using your computer. But since most of the analog camcorders still on the market are at the low end of the spectrum, buying a new one is a decision that should be fairly easy for you to make—choose a format and buy the most camera you can afford. The wide-open DV market makes your choices a little more interesting. The first decision you’ll need to make about buying a DV camcorder is how much money you want to spend, at least in broad terms. Currently, there’s a fairly significant break at the $1500 mark, which tends to dictate whether the camera uses a single CCD (below $1500) or three CCDs (above $1500) to record the picture. Some camcorders buck this trend, as usually is the case with lower end camcorders that are loaded with extra features that put them over the $1500 mark, even though they may have only one CCD.

It’s interesting to note that some camcorders at the highest end of the video spectrum— the $3500 Canon XL-1s, for instance—offer three CCDs that are rated at only 270,000 pixels each. Taken together, that’s a lot of pixels, but it also shows that, when focused exclusively on video production, camcorders simply don’t need the CCD resolution that high-end digital photography requires.

Lens quality
One way serious, high-end camcorders are differentiated is by touting the name-brand lens manufacturer—it doesn’t matter how good the sensors are if the lenses aren’t equally impressive. Many new Sony camcorders use name-brand Carl Zeiss lenses, Canon Elura 100 uses its own highly regarded lens technologies, and Panasonic focuses some of its marketing on the fact that its cameras use the respected Leica brand lenses. At the upper reaches of the MiniDV camcorders, lenses are interchangeable, making it possible to change to a specialized zoom or wide-angle lens. Interchangeable lenses are also par for the course in professional DVCAM and DVPROformat cameras. The Canon XL-1 series, shown in Figure 2.1, is regarded by many as the gold standard in MiniDV production cameras. The XL-1 is designed to support interchangeable lenses and was specifically shaped to have a look and size that give it professional cache for news-gathering or documentary filmmaking.

With Canon's DoubleShot technology, you get the best of both video and digital photography. That means Canon Elura 100 is a MiniDV camcorder that's also a great digital camera.

Canon Elura 100's lens is precisely matched to the camcorder's CCD and features a unique spectral coating that reduces flare and ghosting. The lens is a powerful 20x optical zoom. Combined with the camcorder's powerful 800x digital zoom, the Canon Elura 100 gives you an impressive range of focal lengths (3.0-60mm).

Choosing Your Camcorder Format
Which format should you choose? The easy answer is MiniDV—it’s the standard for most consumer digital camcorders as well as Canon elura 100. The majority of camcorders that you can rent or borrow to film a digital video production use MiniDV tapes and technology.