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Product Specification

 
 

VIDEO SYSTEM

       
 

Recording Medium

    MiniDV  
 

CCD

       
 

Type

    1/6" Interlaced CCD  
 

Total Pixels

    1.07 megapixel  
 

Effective Pixels

    Movie: 710,000 pixels¹
Still: 800,000 pixels
 
 

Filter

    Interlaced Color Correction  
 

LENS

       
 

Advanced Zoom

    45x  
 

Optical Zoom

    37x  
 

Digital Zoom

    2000x  
 

Focal Length

    2.6 - 96.2mm  
 

35mm Equivalent Focal Length

    MOVIE: 41.7-1877mm¹
STILLS: 41.5 - 1536 mm
 
 

Maximum Aperture

    f2.0 to f5.2  
 

Minimum Focusing Distance

    10mm  
 

Image Stabilizer

    Electronic  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Image Processor

    DIGIC DV  
 

LCD

       
 

Screen Size

    2.7" widescreen colour LCD  
 

Pixels

    112,000 pixels  
 

Manual Adjustment

    Brightness  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Screen Size

    0.35" widescreen colour LCD  
 

Pixels

    114,000 pixels  
 

MINIMUM ILLUMINATION

       
 

Minimum Lux.

    Approx. 1.7 lux (Night Mode)  
 

Night Mode

    YES  
 

FOCUS

       
 

Auto/Manual

    YES/YES  
 

Control

    Joystick operation (manual mode)  
 

AE MODE

       
 

Program AE

    10
Easy, Program, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Auto

    YES  
 

Set/Preset

    YES (Daylight, Tungsten)  
 

SHUTTER SPEED

       
 

Maximum

    1/2000th sec.  
 

Slow

    1/6th sec.  
 

DIGITAL EFFECT

       
 

Fade

    Auto Fade , Wipe  
 

Effect

    Black & White, Sepia, Art, Mosaic  
 

IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT

       
 

Image Effects

    Vivid, Neutral, Soft Skin Detail  
 

STILL IMAGE

       
 

Capture Image Size

    1152 x 864, 640 x 480  
 

Continuous Shooting Mode

    NO  
 

Auto Exposure Bracketing

    NO  
 

Simultaneous Photo Recording

    NO  
 

Selecting AF Frame Function

    YES  
 

Histogram

    NO  
 

Photo Button

    NO  
 

SELF TIMER

       
 

Self Timer

    10 sec
2 sec with wireless remote
 
 

REC. REVIEW/REC. SEARCH

       
 

REC. Review/REC. Search

    YES/YES  
 

RECORDING MODE

       
 

LP Mode

    YES  
 

SEARCH

       
 

Still Image

    NO  
 

Date

    YES  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Multi Media Card

    YES  
 

Secure Digital Card

    SD / SDHC  
 

Movie Recording

    NO  
 

AUDIO

       
 

System

    PCM Digital Stereo (Tape):
16-bit 2ch (48kHz)
12-bit 4ch (32kHz, simultaneous 4 channel recording not possible)
 
 

Manual Rec. Level Control

    NO  
 

Audio Dubbing

    YES  
 

TERMINAL

       
 

Headphone

    NO  
 

Microphone

    NO  
 

USB

    USB 2.0 Full Speed  
 

DV

    YES  
 

Direct Print

    YES  
 

Analogue-in

    NO  
 

AV

    YES  
 

S-video

    NO  
 

Component

    NO  
 

HDMI

    NO  
 

Built-in Charger

    YES  
 

ACCESSORY SHOE

       
 

Accessory Shoe

    NO  
 

QUICK START

       
 

Quick Start

    YES  
 

BUILT-IN VIDEO LIGHT

       
 

Built-in Video Light

    LCD Video Light  
 

BUILT-IN FLASH

       
 

Built-in Flash

    NO  
 

PC CONNECTION KIT

       
 

Digital Video Solution Disk

    YES (v28)  
 

USB Cable

    YES  
 

WIRELESS CONTROLLER

       
 

Wireless Controller

    YES (multiangle remote control)  
 

ANALOGUE DIGITAL CONVERTER

       
 

Analogue Digital Converter

    NO  
 

BATTERY PACK

       
 

Type

    Lithium-Ion  
 

Battery Included in the Kit

    BP-2L5  
 

Long Life Battery

    BP-2L14  
 

Longer Recording Time- a)

    Approx 4hrs 30mins  
 

DIMENSIONS

       
 

W x H x D

    68 x 82 x 127 mm  
 

Weight

    390g  

Effective Pixels

¹ Advanced Zoom ON, 16:9 recording mode, wide end

35mm Equivalent Focal Length

¹ Advanced Zoom ON, 16:9 recording mode, wide end

a) using EVF and optional long life BP

Specifications are subject to change without notice

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