Digital Video
Power Supply (rated) 7.4 V DC
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") 2.3W (using viewfinder), 3.1W (using LCD screen in normal brightness)
Television System EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Video Recording system 2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component recording
Audio Recording system PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Image Sensor 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels
Effective pixels: Tape approx. 340,000 pixels, Card approx. 450,000 pixels
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the "MiniDV" mark
Tape Speed SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips), LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips)
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Fast Forward/Rewind time Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Lens f=2.8-61.6 mm, f/1.6-3.6, 22x power zoom
35mm equivalent:Tape: 4:3 recording: 53.5-1077 mm 16:9 recording : 44.2-972 mm
Card: 46.9-1032mm
Focusing System TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) on maximum wide angle
Minimum Illumination 2.0 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Filter Diameter 28 mm
Viewfinder 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
LCD Screen 2.4-inch. TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Total Pixels Still image: 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
File Format Design rule for Camera File System (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF compliant
DV Terminal Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant)
Video Terminal Combined with Audio Terminal:
Video: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
Audio Terminal Combined with Video Terminal:
Audio output: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less
Audio input: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more
Operating Temperature range 0 - 40 °C (32 - 104 °F)
Dimensions 51 x 93 x 130 mm (2.0 x 3.7 x 5.1 in.) excluding protrusions
Weight (not including lens and battery pack).

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