Canon GL1 MiniDV Digital Camcorder with Lens & Optical Image Stabilization

Canon GL1 MiniDV Digital Camcorder with Lens & Optical Image Stabilization
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Product Type: Photography

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Product Description
High performance comes second nature to the Canon GL1. Whether your application is event videography, film making, shooting for the Web, or simply capturing family memories, the GL1 adapts to your lifestyle, producing studio-quality results every time. The power is in your hands. Full manual control allows you to call the shots, for unsurpassed flexibility. Form and function are successfully blended to create a camcorder that is simple to operate, yet capable of dazzling any audience.
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The Canon GL1 (and its big brother, the XL1) are helping to blur the line between consumer and professional video equipment. This camcorder borrows most of the professional-quality components from the XL1 and puts them into a more compact, affordable camera. Though it's small enough to carry around and doesn't cost much more than a top-of-the-line consumer camcorder, the GL1 produces such high-quality results that it could be used as a broadcast video camera.

Great movies start with great CCD sensors, and Canon cuts no corners here. For the best possible picture quality, they use three separate 270,000-pixel CCDs (one for each primary color). To further improve image detail, Canon has intentionally shifted the green CCD half a pixel horizontally and vertically. This shift allows more accurate interpolation, resulting in an image that Canon claims rivals those from cameras with 410,000-pixel CCDs. Each pixel is 72 square microns, which is about 1.5 times the size as those in competing camcorders. This increased size increases light sensitivity, allowing you to shoot in lower-light situations. Ultimately, the larger pixel size results in an improvement of 4 dB loss budget in sensitivity.

For great optical quality, the GL1 uses a fixed (nonremovable) 20x optical (100x digital) zoom L-series fluorite lens. The fluorite element in the lens increases sharpness and contrast, as well as helping to preserve color fidelity.

Audio is recorded through the built-in microphone, which features two pairs of pickup elements. Audio can be recorded in 16-bit mode on two channels on one track. Alternatively, audio can be record in 12-bit mode, where the audio track is divided into two, and two channels of audio are recorded onto one track, with the other left over for audio dubbing.

The electronics of the GL1 have many advanced features, including a number of programmed AE modes, as well as both shutter and aperture priority modes. There are two different auto modes, one of which allows you to adjust any setting manually, if you want, and the other, which adjusts every setting automatically and lets you adjust nothing. A spotlight mode automatically compensates for lighting difficulties when shooting a subject bathed in a spotlight. Finally, a sand-and-snow mode is designed to prevent dark, underexposed subjects in situations with bright backgrounds--commonly found in sandy and snowy areas. There are also three different shooting modes: normal movie mode, digital photo mode, and frame movie mode. Normal movie mode is for any time you want to shoot video footage. Digital photo mode records a still image for six seconds on the miniDV tape, and also captures any audio, such as a commentary. The frame movie mode records 30 still images per second, but it isn't intended to be used for shooting video. Rather, frame movie mode should be used as burst or continuous shooting mode, as you'd find on a still camera.

The GL1 uses an IEEE 1394 port for digital editing and for transferring footage to and from other IEEE 1394-compliant devices. The camcorder also has RCA (composite) audio and video ports, and an S-Video out. The analog inputs allow you to transfer old footage to DV for archiving. Built-in effects include a fader for transitions, black and white, slim, stretch, and strobe. Picture adjustment is also possible; you can adjust camera sharpness, softening or sharpening your subject, as well as the color tone and how dark or light the camera sets the auto-exposure level.

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Epson Powerlite 5600p SVGA Projector

Manufacturer: Epson
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00005AG2S

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Product Description

The EMP-5600 is a 2200 ANSI lumens true SVGA projector capable of supporting signals from VGA to SXGA resolution, with a low noise level. The projector will support all the current worldwide video formats, and offers 2 computer inputs, 1 of which can be a digital input. The second computer input can also be used as a component video input - allowing video inputs to be either composite, s-video or component. A monitor redrive connection also allows presenters to daisy-chain a standard monitor as a presentation aid.A new 200W UHE lamp helps to give a bright, vibrant image suitable for desktop or installation use. An easy bayonet fitting makes it simple to fit an optional long throw or wide zoom lens, and makes the EMP-5600 supremely versatile, able to create the right impression in almost any room size.

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Handle your presentations with ease and style using the Epson PowerLite 5600p multimedia LCD projector. Weighing just 14.9 pounds, it can travel with you everywhere you go. The 5600p is as powerful as it is portable, with 2,200 ANSI lumens, 800 x 600 true SVGA performance, and audio capabilities for a complete multimedia experience.

The 5600p features a remote control that puts special effects, source selection, mouse operation, and picture-in-picture functions at your fingertips. Easy to use, it allows you to conveniently switch from one input source to another at any point in your presentation. With its adjustable screen size, the 5600p provides flexible viewing for any classroom or conference area. Its twist-and-pull lens mount allows easy changes on site, while its 300:1 contrast ratio delivers sharp text and high-definition images. Other features include a Kensington lock security mechanism and 30-degree keystone correction for squaring up a picture while projecting at an angle.

The PowerLite 5600p comes with a remote control, cables, and a two-year warranty.

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