The FS30 Camcorder is a product of the Japanese multinational company, which is known to be a leading company in the global market of electronics. This particular product by Canon is known to cost $300. The camcorder comes with a USB cables as well as the video and stereo cables. Other than that it has a BP-808 battery pack, a manual to help users through the various functions of the camcorder, a compact adapter which is used to charge the battery, a software CD as well as a music CD.
The camcorder has many impressive specifications. For starters, it has a 2.7 inch LCD display which allows one to watch the footage they have captured. It is capable of zooming into an object and showing it 37 times its actual size; the zoom being the optical zoom. As for the digital zoom it is capable of showing the object 2000 times it actually is. It also has a 16:9 zoom format. It has a built in CCD sensor which is capable of capturing very high quality blur free images with the video snapshot mode. The DIGIC DV II processes images in such a way that is able to stabilize the colors and reduces noise in the images. The images are captured as 4 second clips. The FS30 Digital Camcorder is also capable of delivering 690K pixel video resolution; the wide range camera resolution being 0.45MP and 0.36 MP in the tele mode.
Having the Electronic Image Stabilization technology is a big help when one is taking images and expects an automatic high quality and sharp images. The FS30 Digital camcorder also provides with a number of preprogrammed modes which automatically set themselves up on command, by the user, for different times of the day and the surroundings. Some of them are Sunset, Fireworks, Portrait, Spotlight, Landscape, Beach etc. helping the user and relieving them of the worries of setting up exposures according to the lights so that the images aren’t over or under exposed.
With the help of prerecord mode, the camera is able to record 3 second video even before the record button is pressed. The capture speeds are SP, XP and LP. In order to save battery and perk up the start up time, the camcorder provides the user with the quick start mode. The mode called Digital Still gives the user an opportunity to capture 0.45 MP images instantly. To avoid having to switch the mode, one can capture still images as well as record videos simultaneously which is a great help and a time saver.
The camcorder has an 8GB internal memory which is huge, and it also provides the user with the option of inserting an external memory card as well, if needed. The audio can be captured with the help of an internal microphone which is capable of giving a high quality output when the video is played. It also has the option for users who are interested in recording audio through Dolby Digital Channel 2.0.
Although FS30 Digital Camcorder has simple functions and is fun to use, it doesn’t have any kind of touch screen, water proof or HD recording feature, it is still known to be very efficient.