Canon has unveiled a high-definition camcorder that it says is the world’s smallest and lightest such device.The HV10 is based on the HDV tape format that uses conventional MiniDV tape for storage of high-definition video. Unlike previous HDV camcorders from competitors, the HV10 looks much more like a traditional compact consumer camcorder.The camera measures 56 by 104 by 106 millimeters and weighs 500 grams, including battery and tape. That compares favorably with Sony’s most compact HDV camcorder, the HDR-HC3, that measures 82 by 78 by 139 millimeters and weighs 560 grams with a battery pack. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Like other HD camcorders, it can manage full 1,920-by-1,080-pixel resolution. It has a 10X optical zoom lens and optical image stabilization. Canon HV10 When it goes on sale in September, it will be the latest of a number of high-definition camcorders to hit the Japanese market. Just last week, Canon announced two HDV-based camcorders for the professional and high-end consumer market, and earlier in July, Sony and Sanyo Electric took the wraps off new models aimed at consumers. Sony unveiled two models: one based on the new AVCHD format and another that stores video on a hard-disk drive, while Sanyo’s camera uses memory cards.Sony is aggressively targeting consumers with high-definition models and hopes that half of all the camcorders it is selling in Japan by the end of the year will be high-definiton models. Other camera makers are equally keen, especially with the back-to-school season coming in Japan. Many schools hold sports days around September, and that makes it the busiest period of the year for camcorder sales. Sales of Canon’s HV10 outside Japan are due to begin in mid-September in the United States and late September in Europe. Prices for those markets haven’t been announced, but it will cost around 150,000 yen (US$1,311) in Japan.-Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Four Leadership Motions make leading transformative work easier The Four Leadership Motions can be extremely beneficial —they don’t just drive results among software developers, they help people make extraordinary progress wherever they lead. By Jason Fraser, Director, Product Management & Design, VMware Tanzu Labs, Public Sector Sep 21, 2023 5 mins IT Leadership feature The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far In 2022, the big AI story was the technology emerging from research labs and proofs-of-concept, to it being deployed throughout enterprises to get business value. This year started out about the same, with slightly better ML algorithms and improved d By Maria Korolov Sep 21, 2023 16 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence opinion 6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture EA is a complex endeavor made all the more challenging by the mistakes we enterprise architects can’t help but keep making — all in an honest effort to keep the enterprise humming. By Peter Wayner Sep 21, 2023 9 mins Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy Software Development opinion CIOs worry about Gen AI – for all the right reasons Generative AI is poised to be the most consequential information technology of the decade. Plenty of promise. But expect novel new challenges to your enterprise data platform. By Mike Feibus Sep 20, 2023 7 mins CIO Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe