From Emily Price,
Your Guide to Camcorders.
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Canon recently announced the upcoming release of four DVD camcorders for 2007. The DC230, DC220, and DC210 DVD camcorders are all reasonably similar models, each separated in price by $50. All three camcorders record directly onto a 3-inch DVD-R/-RW and can store up to 108 minutes of video on a dual layer disk. All of the camcorder will have a 35x optical zoom and a 1000x digital zoom unprecedented by Canon before this line of camcorders. With three very similar DVD camcorder models it can be difficult to determine the difference between the three. Here is a break down of each model, and what makes it different from the others.

Canon DC210 DVD Camcorder

The DC210 is the entry level DVD camcorder by Canon. This camcorder has a 2.7” widescreen LCD and sports a 35x optical and 1000x digital zoom.

Canon DC220 DVD Camcorder

The DC220 adds a nine-point AiAF autofocus, the DC220 also has a MiniSD memory card slot for saving still images at a 1024 x 768 resolution. The camcorder also has USB 2.0 capabilities and PictBridge compatibility with Cannon printers.

Canon DC230 DVD Camcorder

The DC230 is a slight upgrade from the DC220 offering a 1.07 megapixel CCD image sensor and the ability to take photos at a 1152 x 864 resolution. The DC230 also comes packaged with a remote control.

All three camcorders are expected to be available on the market in early March 2007.