Canon GL2 Professional Digital Camcorder

The Canon GL2 offers reliable professional performance. Offering the highest level of control, the camera fully compliments one's vision and passion for excellence. Its advanced feature set allows users to handle even the most challenging tasks with confidence and ease

Product Specifications

• Power supply (rated):

7.2 V DC

• Power consumption:

4.8 W (using viewfinder), 5.7 W (using LCD screen)

• Television system:

EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal

• Video recording system:

2 rotary heads, helical scanning systemDV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system) Digital component recording

• Audio recording system:

PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48kHz/2ch) 12 bit (32kHz/4ch)

• Image sensor:

3 CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charge coupled device) 410,000 pixels (380,000 effective pixels)

• Tape format:

Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec.) LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec.)

• Maximum recording time (with an 80-min. cassette)

SP: 80 minutes (with an 80-min. cassette); LP: 120 minutes (with an 80-min. cassette)

• Fast forward/rewind time:

2 min. 50 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)

• Lens:

F/1.6-2.9, 20x power zoom, 4.2-84 mm

• Focusing system:

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

• Minimum focusing distance:

3 ft. 3 3/8 in. (1 m) 3/8 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle

• Maximum shutter speed:

1/15,000 sec.

• Minimum illumination:

6 lx

• Recommended illumination:

More than 100 lx

• Filter diameter:

58 mm

• Viewfinder:

0.44 in., color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels) LCD screen: 2.5 in. measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 200,000 pixels (approx.)

• Microphone:

Stereo electret condenser microphone

• DV terminal:

Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394)

• Video terminal:

1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

• S-video terminal:

1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)

• Audio terminal:

-10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced