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February 19, 2007Canon HV50 Rumors Proved False
On Friday rumors of the Canon HV50 surfaced on the web. A Japanese 'photo' of the camcorder reported the HV50 would have 3 CMOS sensors, and 18x optical zoom, 1080i and 720p recording, 24p capability, and Optical Image Stabilization.Upon closer inspection, the photo of the HV50 was merely a Photoshop enhanced picture of the recently announced HV20. You can check out both photos side by side here. Camcorder savvy readers will immediately notice the zoom ratio mistake on the lens (6.1mm to 61mm) which is actually a 10x zoom (like the HV20) rather than an 18x like the reported HV50.
Once message board visitor on DvInfo actually contacted Canon and received this response:
Of course it's an obvious fake, but for future reference, here are some easy ways of checking:
- zoom ratio mistake (6.1mm to 61mm equals 10x, not 18x)
- some buttons have no labels
- the addition of 'S' in the 'Instant AF' and 'Focus' labels
- strange positioning of '3x' to describe '3 CMOS'
- strange positioning and style of RGB color logo
- big EVF at the back doesn't fit properly (one edge is sticking out oddly)
- Japanese writing is not correct - weird non-native grammar
But its a pretty good job of retouching!
It looks like we'll all have to wait a little longer for a new release from Canon.
[via DigitalCamcorderNews]
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