Canon announces trio of new ZR camcorders

	ZR40	ZR45	ZR50	ZR60	ZR65	ZR70 (Specs, $699)
Price	$379*	$454*	$519*	$599	$699	$799
CCD	1/6" 460K (290K eff)	1/6" 460K (290K eff)	1/6" 460K (290K eff)	?" 680K	?" 680K	?" 680K
Zoom	18x opt 360x dig	20x opt 400x dig	22x opt 440x dig	18x opt 360x dig	20x opt 400x dig	22x opt 440x dig
SD/MMC	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
USB	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Still size	n/a	640x480	640x480	n/a	1024x768	1024x768
Accessory shoe	basic	basic	advanced	basic	basic	advanced

*based on pricegrabber.com, January 8/2003

As you can see, the only significant change is the CCD upgrade, which makes possible a larger still image size. However, for the money this should be a very good camcorder for the average consumer.

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