The camcorders three CCDs, delivers outstanding picture quality, highly accurate color reproduction and a wide dynamic range with virtually no color noise. On top of that, Canon has improved a broadcast technology to create a new form of Pixel Shift, producing greater picture quality than that of camcorders using CCDs with almost twice the number of pixels. In addition to the camcorders high video quality it incorporates a built-in Digital Photo mode for capturing crisp, high-definition photos up-to 1488 x 1128 pixel.