Product comparison · 2 camcorders

Canon FS FS40 CCD Black vs Philips HD camcorder CAM300WH/00

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Sensor type
- FS FS40 CCD Black:CCD
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:CMOS
Digital zoom
- FS FS40 CCD Black:2000x
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:5x
Image stabilizer
- FS FS40 CCD Black:Yes
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:No
White balance
- FS FS40 CCD Black:Auto, Daylight, Incandescent
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:Auto
Built-in flash
- FS FS40 CCD Black:No
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:Yes
Camera shutter speed
- FS FS40 CCD Black:1/500 s
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:2 s
Display diagonal
- FS FS40 CCD Black:6.86 cm (2.7")
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:7.62 cm (3")
Product colour
- FS FS40 CCD Black:Black
- HD camcorder CAM300WH/00:Silver

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Comparison of FS40, CAM300WH/00
60 specifications	A Canon FS FS40 CCD Black Model FS40 View product	B Philips HD camcorder CAM300WH/00 Model CAM300WH/00 View product
Image sensor1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CCD	CMOS
Optical sensor sizeKnown for one	25.4 / 6 mm (1 / 6")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens system2 differ
Optical zoomKnown for one	37x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital zoomDiffers	2000x	5x
Image stabilizerDiffers	Yes	No
Focal length rangeKnown for one	2.6 - 96.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)Known for one	45.8 - 1695 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Camcorder media typeKnown for one	Memory card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDHC, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focusingidentical
Closest focusing distanceKnown for one	0.01 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Exposure1 differ
Light exposure modesKnown for one	Auto, Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scene modesDiffers	Beach, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset	Backlight, Beach, Night, Snow, Sunset
White balance1 differ
White balanceDiffers	Auto, Daylight, Incandescent	Auto
Flash1 differ
Built-in flashDiffers	No	Yes
Shutter1 differ
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1/500 s	2 s
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	6.86 cm (2.7")	7.62 cm (3")
Display	LCD	LCD
Display resolution (numeric)Known for one	112000 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	960 x 240 pixels
Cameraidentical
Minimum illuminationKnown for one	1.3 lx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image processorKnown for one	DIGIC DV II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo effectsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black&White, Negative film, Sepia
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Videoidentical
Video formats supportedKnown for one	MPEG2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	NTSC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pre-recordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Capture modesKnown for one	LP, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full HD
Maximum video resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Video resolutionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640 x 480,1280 x 720,1920 x 1080
Still image1 differ
Maximum image resolutionDiffers	1024 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Still image resolution(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640 x 480
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Dolby Digital 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wind filterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Composite video outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery typeKnown for one	BP-808	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 h
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	53.3 mm	54 mm
DepthDiffers	121.9 mm	21.5 mm
HeightDiffers	58.4 mm	110 mm
WeightKnown for one	270 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteries includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AV, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hand strapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manual exposureKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video outKnown for one	AV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB

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