Canon launches MVX4i digital video camera

Canon, leader in photographic and imaging technology, has announced the launch of the 4.29 Megapixel MVX4i digital video camera.
With its DIGIC DV processor, RGB Primary Colour Filter and a host of advanced digital still camera features, the MVX4i delivers superb video quality and impressive digital still results that surpass that of many purpose-built digital cameras.
Canon’s new consumer range flagship digital video camera also features a 10x optical zoom, High Resolution 16:9 widescreen mode, built in stills flash and Mini Video Light, a Super Bright 2.5” colour LCD, Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) and SD memory card slot for recording Motion JPEGs and JPEGs.
The MVX4i is PictBridge compliant and features a Print/Share button for simple PC-less printing of digital stills direct to compatible photo printers, and PC uploads. Beautifully sculptured ergonomics include flush switches, recessed buttons and a super-compact body, expected to appeal to consumers demanding feature-rich products with superior finish quality and design.
“The MVX4i is born out of a convergence of core Canon technologies,” said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. “The best of our precision optics, image processing, video and digital still technologies have been brought together into one stylish and superbly specified unit.”
The RGB Primary Colour Filter enhances tonal accuracy and colour definition. Rather than simply ‘stretching’ video frames to create digital stills, the DIGIC DV split path processor renders stills and video according to their own specific requirements.
The MVX4i will be available from September 2005.
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