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Canon VIXIA mini X Full HD Camcorder, 12.8MP, f/2.8 Fisheye Lens, 2.7" Tilting Touch Panel LCD, Built-in Wi-Fi, Microphone Input & Headphone Output

Canon VIXIA mini X Features

• Canon f/2.8 fisheye lens: The ultra wide-angle lens provides a 150deg. angle of view during AVCHD recording, a 160deg. angle of view for MP4 video and 170deg. angle of view for still images, allowing the camcorder to capture scenes with your subject and everything around them
• DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor: A significant upgrade on several fronts, the DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor features dramatically increased processing power and captures more light, for brighter, noise-free images even in dark scenes.
• Canon HS System: The VIXIA mini X camcorder features the Canon HS SYSTEM - a powerful combination of the Canon DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor and a 12.8 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor - that offers dramatically increased processing power and the ability to operate in lower light levels.
• Flexible Recording For Your Production: AVCHD secures enhanced images at 1920x1080 resolution and 60i frame rate, while MP4 format is available in either 1920x1080 or 1280x720 resolutions at 30p or 24p frame rates; MP4 640x360 is also possible at 4 Mbps for live-streaming applications.
• Linear PCM audio recording: The VIXIA mini X camcorder not only captures great video, but outstanding audio quality as well, thanks to its built-in, high-quality stereo microphone.
• High-quality, built-in stereo microphone: High-quality, large-diameter stereo microphone captures enhanced, immersive sound that adds a heightened sense of stereo depth that further draws viewers into a video scene. A separate audio-level control ensures distortion-free recordings with no overload
• Audio Scene Select: Audio Scene Select on the VIXIA mini X lets you select optimized recording parameters for specific types of shoots, including newly added Meeting, Festival and Custom Setting modes.
• Wide or Close-up -It's Your Choice: Wide mode records video with an expansive 150deg. angle of view for AVCHD and 160 degrees for MP4, capturing the whole scene. During AVCHD-format recordings, Close-up mode offers 51-degree angle of view, while MP4-format videos offer 64-degree view
• Professional level support with features like embedded time code: Provides embedded time code for AVCHD-format recordings, which enables frame-accurate editing on professional NLE systems as well as the accurate synchronization of recordings from the VIXIA mini X with other video and audio recorders
• Uncompressed HDMI output: Uncompressed HDMI output delivers a digital video signal with embedded two-channel audio in most camcorder and playback modes for live monitoring during shoots on a high-resolution 1080 monitor or large-screen TV.
• In this way you can check how shots with multiple participants - including band recordings - are being composed, or how a particular scene looks when shooting a wedding or conference event.
• Audio Terminals: Built-in stereo microphone, external microphones can be connected to the camcorder for extra creative options or enhanced fidelity. A separate Mic Level control adjusts recording levels; you can also listen to recordings as they are being made using external headphones.
• Built-in Wi-Fi: Built-in Wi-Fi allows you to easily share MP4 video recordings and still images over the Internet via social networking sites such as YouTube and Facebook using the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY# online photo storage service, or conveniently transfer your files to a home or office PC.
• Live Streaming: The Live Streaming function enabled by the VIXIA mini X camcorder's built-in Wi-Fi allows you to receive the live video and sound that your camcorder is recording from a remote location on your iOS or Android device using the free Canon CameraAccess plus app
• 2.7" capacitive, tilt LCD: 2.7" LCD monitor lets you see every nuance of a scene, and quickly switch between video and still-image mode with fast, easy-to-use intuitive controls. A familiar touch panel lets you simply tap and swipe the screen in the same way as you might use a tablet or smartphone
• Shoot From Virtually Any Angle: A built-in, adjustable stand and tripod socket enable easy positioning of the VIXIA mini X camcorder, making it possible to shoot scenes hands-free, including presentations in which you are starring.
• Record in Slow motion or Fast motion: The VIXIA mini X makes it easy to add interest and excitement to your MP4 video recordings using classic special effects. You can now control the pace and rhythm of office presentations, for example, with a choice of Slow Motion and Fast Motion sequences.
• Interval Recording: The VIXIA mini X camcorder's Interval Recording mode lets you see slow-changing movements over time. The camcorder records JPEG still images or half-second MP4 video clips at pre-determined intervals - 5, 10 or 30 seconds; 1 or 10 minutes - with playback in flip-book style
• Higher capacity battery pack: Newly designed NB-12L battery provides 2.5-times the capacity as previous models, for extended record times & additional still images from a single charge. You can now accommodate continuous video recordings of long meetings or music performances up to 150 minutes long
• Special Scene Mode: In The Car mode corrects exposure settings for passengers inside vehicles that tend to be backlit & as a result, normally are shot too brightly; instead, camcorder's settings are adjusted to be correct for dark areas so that areas inside the car will not be lost in the shadows
• Automatic lens cover: Designed to be ultra-portable and ready to shoot in an instant, the VIXIA mini X camcorder's built-in lens shutter automatically opens when you turn it on, so that there is no need to remove and then keep track of a separate cap when the action begins.
• Mirror Image Recording/Playback lets you flip the image horizontally: Particularly useful for practicing office presentations or checking your golf swing, Mirror Image Recording/Playback mode flips the image horizontally to let you view a scene in real time as you watch a recording.
• Smart AUTO helps make shooting great videos simple: Smart AUTO streamlines the recording of high-impact videos by intelligently selecting the best settings from 23 predefined groupings, in addition to the Sports, Snow, Beach, Night, Food and Fashion, Macro, and new In The Car Scene modes