- 3CCD unit with 470,000 pixels
- Horizontal and vertical super pixel shift
- L-Series fluorite lens
- 20x/100x optical zoom
- Optical image stabilizer
- 2-channel manual audio level control
The XM2's advanced technology delivers unrivaled image quality in its class A high-quality, versatile model suitable for serious camcorder enthusiasts and professional videographers. Its advanced technology delivers unrivaled image quality in its class.
The Canon XM2 camcorder has the powerful technology and many useful sound and picture adjustments and enhancements to cater for a variety of shooting situations and preferences. Its highly sensitive 3CCD unit achieves 540 lines horizontal resolution and super low light performance. A super pixel shift provides a wider dynamic range for movies, reducing vertical smear, and gives 1.7-megapixel high resolution digital photos. The camcorder's professional L-Series fluorite lens provides 35 mm and broadcast TV quality. It can deliver extremely sharp images and high magnification with less color aberrations. An optical image stabilizer keeps the image steady with no loss of quality.
And video recordings made with the Canon XM2 will sound as good as they look with the 'direction accurate' microphone giving accurate stereo ambience and less mechanical background noise. The microphone frequency has three modes to match recording conditions (normal, voice, and windscreen).