While vacations can't last a lifetime, the Canon Elura 50 guarantees a journey back anytime you choose. It offers the superior quality of digital video, the ability to take XGA digital photos (up to 1024 X 768) and store them on a MultiMediaCard or SD Memory Card, as well as the optional capability of making prints without connection to a computer. The Elura 50 also gives you an extensive selection of digital effects, automatic and manual controls, and offers quick and easy connection to your computer. Using the standard MiniDV cassette, it produces the highest quality video possible from non-broadcast equipment. The MiniDV format standard delivers more than 500 lines of horizontal resolution and can be transferred -- without any loss of picture or audio quality -- to a computer for editing and then transferred back to DV tape without a reduction in either picture or audio quality. All of this is through the use of the FireWire (IEEE 1394). To capture high quality video, the Elura 50 uses a 680,000-pixel CCD. This also allows the Elura 50 be used as a digital still camera to take high resolution photos. Don't miss a shot -- even if you're shooting hand-held, at full telephoto, or while you're on the move. Canon's Image Stabilization system compensates for camcorder shake instantly, making your videos look steady and natural. It's even effective even while panning and zooming. Its 10X optical zoom lens and 400X digital zoom will more than take care of all your picture-taking needs, whether it's wide-angle shots of all the family at the reunion, or close-up sports action at full telephoto. Combine this zoom with the high-resolution capability of DV and you have high quality video at your fingertips. The DIGIC DV system achieves superior video and photographic quality images, making it possible to achieve accurate color for both video and digital photos. Weighing a mere 13.4 ounces, the Elura 50 is perfect for traveling. But don't let its size fool you; it features Canon-exclusive imaging technology to capture exceptional superb quality video and photos. For the storage of digital photos and Motion JPEG Movie clips, you can use either MultiMediaCards or SD® Memory cards. An 8MB SD memory card is included with the Elura 50. The camera's ultrafast memory card access time allows you to capture your next image without waiting a long time. The Elura 50 offers both a color viewfinder and a 2-inch fold-out color LCD screen. Because it twists and can be flipped, you can shoot your video from any angle without having to look in the viewfinder. The screen also is great for sharing video with others just after you've captured a scene. Turn your images into prints in seconds -- without a computer. A single cable connects the Elura 50 camcorder with Canon Card Photo Printers and select Canon Bubble Jet Printers. All printing options can be controlled directly from the camcorder's LCD Screen. Options include: selecting the print quantity, cropping, and whether you would like bordered or borderless prints. The Elura 50 is designed for the transfer of digital video and audio to and from either a PC or another IEEE 1394 terminal-equipped camcorder or professional DV VCR. The DV terminal allows high quality transfer with virtually no deterioration in quality of images. You can edit and process images by connecting the camera to a PC with the IEEE 1394 terminal. You can also add new sound to original sound or replace original sound and images on a previously-recorded tape.
