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DV HG10 

High Definition DV - HDD 

canon.com.au

 

 

 

 

HG10 Technical Specifications 

 

Video System 

 

Standard 

1080i / AVCHD / 40GB HDD with anti shock absorption system 

 

Sensor 

1/2.7 inch Canon progressive HD CMOS sensor (1920 x 1080) 

 

Filter Array 

Primary Colour Filter (RGB Bayer) 

 

Image Processor 

DiG!C DV II 

 

Image Pixels 

 

 

Total 

Total: 2,960,000 (1994x1484); Movie: 2.07MP (HD 1920x1080/16:9); Still Image: 2.76MP (4:3) 

 

Widescreen Capability 

High Resolution Real Widescreen 16:9 

 

Lens 

 

 

Type 

Canon High Definition Video Lens 

 

Focal Length 

6.1 – 61mm 

 

Maximum Aperture 

f/1.8-3.0 

 

Minimum Focusing Distance 10mm 

Shutter Speed 

Tape:  1/6 – 1/2000 sec, Card:  1/2 – 1/500 sec 

 

Optical Zoom / Digital Zoom 

10x / 40x/200x (Movie) seesaw-type zoom lever 

 

Image Stabilizer 

Super Range Optical Image Stabilization  

 

Focusing  

 

 

AF System 

Hi-Speed Instant Auto Focus (Instant AF)  / Normal AF 

Focusing Range 

Auto  /  Manual  /  Forced Infinity  

 

Control/Balance 

 

 

Light Metering Method 

Evaluative  / Centre-weighted average / Spot metering 

 

Exposure Compensation 

± 11 Levels  

 

White Balance Mode 

Auto, TTL, 6 Presets (Daylight  /  Shade  /  Cloudy  /  Tungsten  /  Fluorescent  /  Fluorescent H), include Backlight 
correction (BLC) 

 

Illumination 

 

 

Minimum Illumination 

0.2 lux (Night Mode), Advanced illumination with gapless micro lens technology on CMOS 

 

Flash 

Built in (Auto / On / Off /  Red eye reduction is available)

1

 

 

Video Light 

Built in low luminance AF auxiliary video LED light with manual switch

2

 

 

Further Support 

Accessory shoe supports attachable flash  

 

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder 

 

 

LCD 

2.7 inch Real Widescreen / approx. 211,000 pixels. With wide angle viewing, wide colour range, hard coat and anti glare. 

 

Viewfinder  

0.27 inch Real Widescreen & colour / 123,000 pixel 

 

Filming Modes & Controls 

 

 

AE Modes 

Scene Modes (SCN) 

13 modes. AUTO, [P], (P / Av / Tv / SCN / CINE) 
Portrait / Sports / Night / Snow / Beach / Sunset / Spotlight / Fireworks 

 

Image Quality Adjustment 

8 adjustments. Vivid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Soft Skin Detail / Brightness / Contrast / Sharpness / Colour Depth 

 

Effects 

Movie: Auto fade, Wipe, Black & White, Sepia, Art; Still: Black & White, Sepia 

 

Fades 

Auto Fade, Wipe Fade 

 

Recording Formats 

 

 

Video Data 

AVCHD (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264: 5/7/9/15 Mbps (variable) 

 

Recording Modes 

Highest Quality  HXP (15 Mbps 5Hrs 30mins),  Hgh Quality XP (9 Mbps 9 Hrs 30mins), Short Play SP (7 Mbps 11 Hrs 
30mins) , Long Play LP (5 Mbps 15 Hrs). QuickStart button for power save mode and instant recording 

 

Audio 

 

 

Audio Data 

Dolby Digital AC-3 (2ch) 

 

Wind Screen 

Available 

 

Still Image Recording 

 

 

Capture Sizes 

3.15 megapixel (2048 x 1536 4:3), 2.07 megapixel (1920 x 1080 16:9), 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480 and 640 x 480 also available, 
Option to take stills from playback footage 

 

Memory Card 

Mini SD (photo recording only) 

 

Still Shooting Functions  

Simultaneous Photo Recording to Mini SD / Auto Exposure Bracketing / High Speed Continuous Shooting / 9-point AiAF 

 

Image Transfer / Direct Print 

Via USB

3

 / PictBridge and dedicated Direct Print/Print Share button

4

 

 

Interface 

 

 

Accessory Shoe 

Advanced Accessory Shoe for flash, video light and directional microphone 

 

Terminals 

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, AV in/out, Component out, HDMI output (Type C), Microphone terminal, Headphone terminal 

Operating Platforms 

PC: Wndows 2000 SP4, XP (SP1 & SP2); Vista  Mac:OS X (v10.3– v10.4); Corel Software:  Windows XP SP2, Vista 

 

Other 

 

 

Self Timer 

10 sec/Remote Controller: 2 sec. 

 

Power Supply 

7.4V DC (battery pack), 8.4V (DC IN) 

 

Power Save 

Power shutoff after recording continuously paused for 5 minutes 

 

Dimensions 

81 x 75 x 129mm (W x H x D) 

 

Weight 

505 g (body only) 

 

Included Accessories 

ƒ

 

Wireless controller 
(WL-D86 / Remote 
battery CR2025) 

ƒ

 

Battery Pack (BP-
2L13 / 1200 mAh) 

ƒ

 

Compact Power 
Adaptor (CA-570) 

ƒ

 

Stereo Video Cable 
(STV-250N) 

ƒ

 

Component Cable 
(CTC-100/S) 

ƒ

 

Software (Corel 
Application Disk / 
DVSD Ver26.0 for 
Win/Mac 

ƒ

 

USB Cable & AC 
Cable 

ƒ

 

8cm DVD-R disk 

 

 

 
 
Optional Accessories 

ƒ

 

Battery Pack (NB-
2L / NB-2LH / BP-
2L12 / BP-2L13 / 
BP-2L14) 

ƒ

 

Long Life Battery 
Pack (BP-2L24H) 

ƒ

 

Compact Power 
Adapter (CA-570) 

ƒ

 

AC Battery Charger 
(CB-2LTE / CB-
2LWE ) 

ƒ

 

Car Battery 
Charger (CBC-
NB2) 

ƒ

 

Component Cable 
(CTC-100/S  /  
CTC-100) 

ƒ

 

Stereo Video Cable 
(STV-250N) 

ƒ

 

Tele Converter 
Lens (TL-H43) 

ƒ

 

Wide Converter 
Lens (WD-H43) 

ƒ

 

Filter set (FS-43UII 
/ FS-43U) 

ƒ

 

Soft Carrying Case 
(SC-1000  /  SC-
2000) 

ƒ

 

Interface Cable 
(IFC-400PCU) 

ƒ

 

SCART Adapter 
(PC-A10) 

ƒ

 

HDMI Cable (HTC-
100) 

ƒ

 

Directional 
Microphone (DM-
50)

 

 
 
 

Disclaimers 

1.

 

Other

 flash supported 

via accessory shoe. 

2.

 

Other video light 
supported via 
accessory shoe. 

3.

 

Compatible Windows 
computer required for 
direct download. 

4.

 

Compatible printer 
required for Direct 
Printing.   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Subject to change 

without notice 

 
 

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