Canon announces 2009 camcorder lineup

Canon just gave birth to 11 camcorders; five high definition models and six standard definition models. Let’s skip the dinner and drinks and get straight to the after-party, shall we?

VIXIA High Definition Lineup

VIXIA HF S10

Features:

• Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
• 10x HD video lens
• 1/2.6-inch 8.59 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
• DIGIC DV III image processor
• 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
• 2.7-inch LCD
• 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
• HDMI out
• Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF S100

Features:

• No onboard memory, just SDHC expansion slot
• 10x HD video lens
• 1/2.6-inch 8.59 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
• DIGIC DV III image processor
• 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
• 2.7-inch LCD
• 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
• HDMI out
• Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF20

Features:

• Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
• 15x HD video lens
• 3.89 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
• DIGIC DV III image processor
• 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
• 2.7-inch LCD
• 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
• HDMI out
• Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HF200

Features:

• No onboard memory, just SDHC expansion slot
• 15x HD video lens
• 3.89 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
• DIGIC DV III image processor
• 1920×1080 full HD recording at 24Mbps
• 2.7-inch LCD
• 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
• HDMI out
• Available in February, price not yet set

VIXIA HV40

Features:

• MiniDV format
• 10x HD video lens
• 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS image sensor
• DIGIC DV II image processor
• 2.7-inch LCD
• 24p cinema mode, 30p progressive mode
• HDMI out
• Available in March, price not yet set

Standard Definition Flash Memory Lineup

FS22

Features:

• Dual Flash Memory: 32GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
• 48x “advanced” zoom
• 1.07 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• DIGIC DV II image processor
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available this month, price not yet set

FS21

Features:

• Dual Flash Memory: 16GB internal, plus SDHC expansion slot
• 48x “advanced” zoom
• 1.07 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• DIGIC DV II image processor
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available this month, price not yet set

FS200

Features:

• No internal memory, just SDHC expansion slot
• 41x “advanced” zoom
• 680,000 Pixel CMOS sensor
• DIGIC DV II image processor
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available this month in three colors, price not yet set

Standard Definition DVD Lineup

DC420

Features:

• DVD-R/-RW/-R DL Format
• 48x “advanced” zoom
• 1.07 megapixel CCD image sensor
• DIGIC DV II chip
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available this month, price not yet set

DC410

Features:

• DVD-R/-RW/-R DL Format
• 41x “advanced” zoom
• 680,000 pixel CCD image sensor
• DIGIC DV II chip
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available this month, price not yet set

Standard Definition miniDV

ZR960

Features:

• MiniDV format
• 41x “advanced” zoom
• 680,000 pixel CCD image sensor
• DIGIC DV image processor
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Available in March, price not yet set

[via Canon]