One of the highly anticipated announcements of Canon is still in the air as the much awaited tapeless camcorder from Canon has not been made official. Apparently, many onlookers at the 2009 NAB Show hoped to get some update on this new technology, something which Canon can make possible due to its flash card line.

Since Canon is a leader in production of flash-memory-based consumer camcorders, it seems natural the company would want to jump into the market with professional products. “It is definitely something we’re working on,” remarked Tom Smith, a representative from Canon. Mr. Smith couldn’t offer a firm launch or announcement date, but he conceded it was a market Canon wanted to be involved with.

If Canon does eventually release a tapeless pro camcorder, it is unclear as to what compression system will be utilized for capturing video. The company could choose to develop a pro AVCHD camcorder, work with an existing compression system developed by another manufacturer, or develop their own compression codec. Mr. Smith pointed out that the Canon 5D Mark II, a digital SLR camera with HD video capability, utilizes a Canon proprietary H.264 codec that is contained in a Quicktime MOV wrapper. It’s possible Canon will use that same codec, or a tweaked version, on a pro camcorder in the future.

(Source) Camcorderinfo

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