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July 21, 2008 – Canon expanded its iVIS high definition camcorder line today with two new models, the HF11 and the HG21. These will be the first consumer-grade camcorders capable of achieving the 24Mbps ceiling for AVCHD compression. The HF11 records to 32GB of solid state memory. The HG21 records to a 120GB internal hard drive. Both camcorders were announced for the Japanese market only, and are expected to hit stores in September.
The HG21 comes as a replacement for Canon's HG10, released in August of last year. Joining the HF10 and HF100 (Review, Specs, Recent News, $0.00), the Canon iVIS HF11 will become Canon's third model in the line of HD Dual Flash memory camcorders. The HF11 is very similar to the HF10 in lens, sensor, and body design, but comes with a higher capacity Flash of 32GB. All three of the new models carry a new maximum bitrate of 24Mbps.
This new maximum bitrate achieves the ceiling first promised when AVCHD was unveiled in 2006. Although the professional grade Panasonic AG-HMC150 records up to 24Mbps compression (with an average bitrate of 21Mbps), the two new models from Canon represent the first camcorders with 24Mbps compression to reach the consumer market. AVCHD is clearly the dominant format for consumer HD video. The increase in bitrate to 24Mbps has been long-awaited by prosumers and hobbyists as the point at which AVCHD might finally trump HDV (an older, popular, tape-based compression) in overall video quality. At press time, no footage of the new camcorders has been made available.
Canon has stated that the upgrade to 24Mbps should produce no post-production hassles, as it still falls within the same AVCHD spec. Consumers upgrading from the earlier AVCHD models should have no problem working with their current editing software.
Canon iVIS HF11
The HG21 includes other improvements over the older HG10. Weighing in at 1.1 pounds and measuring 3.2 x 3 x 5.5-inches, body size has been slightly reduced. The HDD capacity received a big upgrade - from 40GB on the HG10 to 120GB on the HG21. The SDHC card slot can now be used to store video (not just stills, as on the HG10). HG21 also features a multi-angle vivid LCD and viewfinder.
The second camcorder announced today, the iVIS HF11, has only two upgrades from the previous generation HF10, though they are significant. First, the internal flash memory capacity doubled from 16GB to 32GB. Shooting in the lowest bitrate (5Mbps), you'll have 12 hours of recording. The second upgrade is the max bitrate, up from 17Mbps to 24Mbps.
Aside from upgrades in capacity and bitrate, both of the new models are very similar to Canon's HF10. They are equipped with a 1/3.2-inch CMOS chip with a gross pixel count of 3.3 megapixels. Both record in full 1920 x 1080. For the HG21, the sensor is an improvement on the HG10's 1/2.7-inch CMOS with a gross pixel count roughly of 2.9 megapixels.
The Canon iVIS HF11 and HG21 have an expected MSRP of ¥140,000 (approx. US$1,300) and are scheduled for release in September for the Japanese market only.
The HG21 comes as a replacement for Canon's HG10, released in August of last year. Joining the HF10 and HF100 (Review, Specs, Recent News, $0.00), the Canon iVIS HF11 will become Canon's third model in the line of HD Dual Flash memory camcorders. The HF11 is very similar to the HF10 in lens, sensor, and body design, but comes with a higher capacity Flash of 32GB. All three of the new models carry a new maximum bitrate of 24Mbps.
This new maximum bitrate achieves the ceiling first promised when AVCHD was unveiled in 2006. Although the professional grade Panasonic AG-HMC150 records up to 24Mbps compression (with an average bitrate of 21Mbps), the two new models from Canon represent the first camcorders with 24Mbps compression to reach the consumer market. AVCHD is clearly the dominant format for consumer HD video. The increase in bitrate to 24Mbps has been long-awaited by prosumers and hobbyists as the point at which AVCHD might finally trump HDV (an older, popular, tape-based compression) in overall video quality. At press time, no footage of the new camcorders has been made available.
Canon has stated that the upgrade to 24Mbps should produce no post-production hassles, as it still falls within the same AVCHD spec. Consumers upgrading from the earlier AVCHD models should have no problem working with their current editing software.
Canon iVIS HF11
The HG21 includes other improvements over the older HG10. Weighing in at 1.1 pounds and measuring 3.2 x 3 x 5.5-inches, body size has been slightly reduced. The HDD capacity received a big upgrade - from 40GB on the HG10 to 120GB on the HG21. The SDHC card slot can now be used to store video (not just stills, as on the HG10). HG21 also features a multi-angle vivid LCD and viewfinder.
The second camcorder announced today, the iVIS HF11, has only two upgrades from the previous generation HF10, though they are significant. First, the internal flash memory capacity doubled from 16GB to 32GB. Shooting in the lowest bitrate (5Mbps), you'll have 12 hours of recording. The second upgrade is the max bitrate, up from 17Mbps to 24Mbps.
Aside from upgrades in capacity and bitrate, both of the new models are very similar to Canon's HF10. They are equipped with a 1/3.2-inch CMOS chip with a gross pixel count of 3.3 megapixels. Both record in full 1920 x 1080. For the HG21, the sensor is an improvement on the HG10's 1/2.7-inch CMOS with a gross pixel count roughly of 2.9 megapixels.
The Canon iVIS HF11 and HG21 have an expected MSRP of ¥140,000 (approx. US$1,300) and are scheduled for release in September for the Japanese market only.
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