Product Description Take incredible video and photos wherever life takes you. Jam-packed full of features normally reserved for higher-end professional cameras, the new Optura 30 and Optura 40 camcorders give you the versatility and power to capture life's one-of-a-kind moments, and to then share those moments with family and friends with the press of a button. DV Photo Plus DV Photo Plus unleashes the full digital imaging power of your Canon Megapixel camcorder, promising a superior level of clarity, color and excellence for video and photos. Canon's DV Photo Plus achieves premium-quality video and photos by combining four key technologies: Genuine Canon Optics DIGIC DV Image Processor Megapixel CCD Image Sensor Print and Share Get the full picture on your wide-screen TV Unlike camcorders which only record a vertically stretched picture, the Optura 30 and Optura 40 both feature a High-Resolution 16:9 Mode that records video in true 16:9 (""""letterbox"""") format for playback on wide-screen TVs. When shooting in the 16:9 Mode, the entire width of the 2.2 Megapixel CCD image sensor is used to capture your footage. The result is wide-screen quality videos that are certain to impress even the biggest """"big screen"""" fan. Effortlessly print and share your images Part of Canon's DV Photo Plus advantage, the Optura 40 can connect directly to any Canon CP-series Photo Printer or Canon Bubble Jet Direct Printer... without the need of a computer!