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Canon announces 2009 camcorder lineup
by Doug Aamoth on January 5, 2009

Canon just gave birth to 11 camcorders; five high definition models and six standard definition models. Let’s skip the dinner and drinks and get straight to the after-party, shall we?

VIXIA High Definition Lineup

VIXIA HF S10

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Features:

  • Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
  • 10x HD video lens
  • 1/2.6-inch 8.59 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
  • DIGIC DV III image processor
  • 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
  • HDMI out
  • Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF S100

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Features:

  • No onboard memory, just SDHC expansion slot
  • 10x HD video lens
  • 1/2.6-inch 8.59 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
  • DIGIC DV III image processor
  • 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
  • HDMI out
  • Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF20

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Features:

  • Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
  • 15x HD video lens
  • 3.89 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
  • DIGIC DV III image processor
  • 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
  • HDMI out
  • Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF200

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Features:

  • No onboard memory, just SDHC expansion slot
  • 15x HD video lens
  • 3.89 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
  • DIGIC DV III image processor
  • 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
  • HDMI out
  • Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HV40

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Features:

  • MiniDV format
  • 10x HD video lens
  • 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
  • DIGIC DV II image processor
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
  • HDMI out
  • Available in March, price not yet set

Standard Definition Flash Memory Lineup

FS22

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Features:

  • Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
  • 48x “advanced” zoom
  • 1.07 Megapixel CMOS sensor
  • DIGIC DV II image processor
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available this month, price not yet set

FS21

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Features:

  • Dual Flash Memory: 16GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
  • 48x “advanced” zoom
  • 1.07 Megapixel CMOS sensor
  • DIGIC DV II image processor
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available this month, price not yet set

FS200

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Features:

  • No internal memory, just SDHC expansion slot
  • 41x “advanced” zoom
  • 680,000 Pixel CMOS sensor
  • DIGIC DV II image processor
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available this month in three colors, price not yet set

Standard Definition DVD Lineup

DC420

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Features:

  • DVD-R/-RW/-R DL Format
  • 48x “advanced” zoom
  • 1.07 megapixel CCD image sensor
  • DIGIC DV II chip
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available this month, price not yet set

DC410

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Features:

  • DVD-R/-RW/-R DL Format
  • 41x “advanced” zoom
  • 680,000 pixel CCD image sensor
  • DIGIC DV II chip
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available this month, price not yet set

Standard Definition miniDV

ZR960

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Features:

  • MiniDV format
  • 41x “advanced” zoom
  • 680,000 pixel CCD image sensor
  • DIGIC DV image processor
  • 2.7-inch LCD
  • Available in March, price not yet set

[via Canon]

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