Camcorder / CAMERA REFERENCE

FS21

Canon

Regional names: iVIS FS21 / LEGRIA FS21.

Marketed:

Canon FS21
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Standard Definition or High Definition
Standard Definition
Power Consumption
1.8w (SP Mode, LCD Screen ON)
Television System
NTSC/PAL
Video Recording system
MPEG-2
Image Sensor
1/6-inch CCD
Total Pixels
Approx. 1.07 megapixels
Effective Pixels
Movies: 16:9 – approx. 550,000 pixels (Adv. Z off) 16:9 – approx. 710,000 pixels (Adv. Z on, wide) 16:9 – approx. 410,000 pixels (Adv. Z on, tele) Photos: approx. 800,000 pixels
Maximum recording time
16GB internal Flash drive: LP(3 Mbps):10hours,25minutes SP (6 Mbps): 5 hours, 30 minutes XP (9 Mbps): 3 hours, 40 minutes Greater capacity is possible by adding an SDHC Memory Card.
Lens
Zoom Ratio 48x Advanced Zoom (16:9 mode); 37x Optical / 2000x Digital Focal Length f=2.6-96.2mm, (35mm equivalent: 47.1 – 1743mm, Advanced Zoom OFF, 16:9) Zoom Speed Variable
Focusing System
TTL (through the lens)
Programmed AE
Auto, Program, Tv, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
Max Shutter Speed
Movie: 1/2000, Still Image: 1/500
Minimum Focusing Distance
10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)
White Balance
Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Manual
Minimum Illumination
1.7 lx (Night Mode)
Filter Diameter
none
Viewfinder
none
LCD Screen
2.7-inch widescreen color LCD (Approx. 123,000 dots)
Recording Media
Internal Flash memory (16GB) SD or SDHC Memory Card
USB Terminal
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Terminal
composite (output)
Audio
Dolby Digital 2 ch (AC-3 2 ch)
Microphone Terminal
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
3.5 mm 4-pole mini-jack (video/audio output only), Headphone (input)
Dimensions
(W xH x D) approx. 2.2 x 2.3 x 4.8 in.(55 x 59 x 121mm)
Weight (not including lens and battery pack)
7.9 oz (225g)
Weight (fully loaded)
10.1 oz (285g)

02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

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03 / PROVENANCE

Sources and dates

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