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HV30



Product Specification

 
 

VIDEO SYSTEM

       
 

Recording Medium

    HDV  
 

CCD

       
 

Type

    1/2.7" CMOS  
 

Total Pixels

    2.96 megapixel  
 

Effective Pixels

    Movie
HDV: Approx 2.07 megapixels
DV 16:9: Approx 2.07 megapixels
DV 4:3: Approx 1.55 megapixels
Still
2.76 megapixels
 
 

Filter

    RGB Primary Colour Filter  
 

LENS

       
 

Optical Zoom

    10x  
 

Digital Zoom

    200x / 40x (selectable)  
 

Focal Length

    6.1 - 61mm  
 

35mm Equivalent Focal Length

    HDV: Approx 43.6-436 mm
DV 16:9: Approx 43.6-436 mm
DV 4:3: Approx 53.0-530mm
STILL 16:9: Approx 43.6-436 mm
STILL 4:3: Approx 40.0-400 mm
 
 

Maximum Aperture

    MOVIE: f1.8 to f3.0
STILLS: f2.8 to f3.0
 
 

Minimum Focusing Distance

    10mm  
 

Image Stabilizer

    Super Range Optical Image Stabilizer  
 

Filter Diameter

    43mm  
 

Wide Attachment

    YES (optional WD-H43)  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Image Processor

    DIGIC DV II  
 

LCD

       
 

Screen Size

    2.7" widescreen Multiangle Vivid LCD  
 

Pixels

    211,000 pixels  
 

Manual Adjustment

    Brightness, backlight  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Screen Size

    0.27" widescreen colour LCD  
 

Pixels

    123,000 pixels  
 

MINIMUM ILLUMINATION

       
 

Minimum Lux.

    Approx 0.2 lux (Night Mode)  
 

Night Mode

    YES  
 

FOCUS

       
 

Auto/Manual

    YES / YES  
 

Control

    AUTO: Instant AF
MANUAL: Control wheel
 
 

Manual Focus Assist

    Magnifying, Peaking  
 

AE MODE

       
 

Program AE

    13
Auto, Program P, Av, Tv, CINE, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
 
 

BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION

       
 

Backlight Compensation

    YES  
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Auto

    YES  
 

Set/Preset

    YES (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H)  
 

SHUTTER SPEED

       
 

Maximum

    1/2000th sec.  
 

Slow

    1/2 sec.  
 

DIGITAL EFFECT

       
 

Fade

    Auto Fade , Wipe  
 

Effect

    Black & White, Sepia, Art  
 

IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT

       
 

Image Effects

    Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Soft Skin Detail  
 

Custom Functions

    Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Colour Depth  
 

STILL IMAGE

       
 

Capture Image Size

    1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1536, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480  
 

Continuous Shooting Mode

    YES (Normal and High-speed)  
 

Auto Exposure Bracketing

    YES  
 

Simultaneous Photo Recording

    YES  
 

Selecting AF Frame Function

    YES  
 

Histogram

    YES  
 

Photo Button

    YES  
 

SELF TIMER

       
 

Self Timer

    10 sec
2 sec with wireless remote
 
 

REC. REVIEW/REC. SEARCH

       
 

REC. Review/REC. Search

    YES/NO  
 

RECORDING MODE

       
 

LP Mode

    YES (DV mode only)  
 

Progressive Shooting Mode

    YES (25p)  
 

CINE Image Mode

    YES  
 

SEARCH

       
 

Still Image

    NO  
 

Date

    YES  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Multi Media Card

    NO  
 

Secure Digital Card

    YES (MiniSD)  
 

Movie Recording

    NO  
 

AUDIO

       
 

System

    HDV: MPEG1 Audio Layer II(Sampling frequency: 48 kHz)(Bit rate: 384 kbps)
DV: PCM digital recording (48 kHz/16 bits or 32 kHz/12 bits, selectable)
 
 

Manual Rec. Level Control

    YES  
 

Audio Dubbing

    NO  
 

TERMINAL

       
 

Headphone

    YES  
 

Microphone

    YES  
 

USB

    USB 2.0 Full Speed  
 

DV

    YES (In/Out)  
 

Direct Print

    YES (PictBridge)  
 

Analogue-in

    YES  
 

AV

    YES  
 

S-video

    NO  
 

Component

    YES  
 

HDMI

    YES  
 

LANC

    NO  
 

Built-in Charger

    YES  
 

ACCESSORY SHOE

       
 

Accessory Shoe

    YES  
 

BUILT-IN VIDEO LIGHT

       
 

Built-in Video Light

    YES  
 

BUILT-IN FLASH

       
 

Built-in Flash

    YES  
 

PC CONNECTION KIT

       
 

Digital Video Solution Disk

    YES (v28)  
 

USB Cable

    YES  
 

WIRELESS CONTROLLER

       
 

Wireless Controller

    YES  
 

ANALOGUE DIGITAL CONVERTER

       
 

Analogue Digital Converter

    YES  
 

BATTERY PACK

       
 

Type

    Lithium-Ion  
 

Battery Included in the Kit

    BP-2L13  
 

Long Life Battery

    BP-2L24H  
 

Longer Recording Time- a)

    HDV: Approx 4hrs
DV: Approx 4hrs 50mins
 
 

DIMENSIONS

       
 

W x H x D

    88 x 82 x 138 mm  
 

Weight

    535g  

a) using EVF and optional long life BP

Specifications are subject to change without notice

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