Canon on May 21 announced the launch of three Vixia-series high-definition (HD) flash memory camcorders, the HF S200, HF M300 and HF R100, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$42,900 (US$1,332), NT$32,900 and NT$22,900, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan).
| Canon Vixia-series camcorders: Main specifications | ||||
| Item | HF S200 | HF M300 | HF R100 | |
| Image sensor | 1/2.6-inch CMOS | 1/4-inch CMOS | 1/5.5-inch CMOS | |
| Resolution (megapixel) | Photo | 8.02 | 3.31 | 1.73 |
| Video | 6.01 | 2.99 | 1.56 | |
| Optical zoom | 10x | 15x | 20x | |
| Screen | 3.5-inch 922,000-pixel touch LCD | 2.7-inch 210,000-pixel touch LCD | 2.7-inch 112,000-pixel LCD | |
| Dimension (W × H × D, mm) | 75 × 74 × 140 | 68 × 60 × 123 | 60 × 64 × 124 | |
| Weight (not including battery and memory card, g) | 460 | 320 | 270 | |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, May 2010
Canon Vixia HF S200 high-definition flash memory camcorder
Photo: Company
