Product Description

The super-stylish, ultra-slim 2.2 Megapixel DC20 shoots superb digital stills and impressive video direct-to-DVD, with a mini video light and stills flash to keep you shooting well into the night. At just 47mm wide, the DC20 is delightfully slim. The casi

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #246182 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Canon
• Model: 0934B004AA
• Released on: 2005-09-19
• Dimensions: 4.14 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
At just 47mm wide, the DC10 is delightfully slim. The casing's solid construction adds durability to a surprisingly lightweight body. Key controls are easy to locate and operate. Start shooting straight-to-DVD without rewinding or fast-forwarding tape. Thumbnails of each scene let you see at a glance which footage to share or quickly delete. Create playlists and group together favourite scenes and digital stills. Finalise the disc in-camera then play back on your home cinema. A 1/4" 1.33 Megapixel CCD sensor and DIGIC DV processor ensure great quality video and digital stills. DIGIC DV's true split path processor renders stills and video separately for uncompromised output quality of both formats.

Canon's all-glass 10x zoom lens produces sharp, crystal clear results free of ghosting and smear. A built-in lens cap keeps out of the way and protects against dust and scratches. True 16:9 Widescreen mode means your images will naturally fill the screen of a widescreen TV without cropping or stretching. Electronic Image Stabilization suppresses the effect of vibrations and hand-held camera shake to keep images steady when you can't be. Particularly useful at high zoom ratios. The DC10 has a fully functioning digital still camera built in. Special Scene modes assist with tricky lighting conditions. 9-point AiAF auto focus keeps even off-centre subjects clear and sharp. Auto exposure bracketing helps get the perfect exposure with every shot. Capture the pace of action events with Continuous Shooting mode. Put an end to storage worries with capacity to write up to 8,000 images to a single DVD.

Connect direct to any PictBridge compatible photo printer and push the Print/Share button for quality photo prints without the computer. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connects the DC10 to computers for fast transfer of video and stills. You can even use the DC10 as an external DVD burner for making duplicates of your home movies. Use the supplied MyDVD Studio software to create video and photo slideshows, complete with automatically synchronized soundtracks.

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Customer Reviews

Too many pauses
I recently bought a DC20 and am very impressed with the video performance. The picture is sharp, and the colours very natural, unlike some camcorders which produce unnaturally bright colours.

Unfortunately playback is more of an issue. In the small print in the manual, Canon state that playback on some DVD players may result in the picture freezing between scenes. I have been unable to find a DVD player which this does not happen on. The only way to have a seamless playback apperas to be to play back on the camera itself.

To sum up, my rating would move from 2 stars to 5 if the playback performance were adequate. As it is, playback on anything other than the camcorder itself is totally unsatisfactory.