| Video Recording System | Rotary head, helical scanning, digital component recording |
| HDV | High Definition Video 1080i |
| DV | Consumer digital VCR SD system |
| Audio Recording System | HDV | MPEG-1 audio layer 2, 16 bit (48 kHz), Transfer rate: 384 kbps (2CH) |
| DV | PCM digital sound, 16 bit (48 kHz) or 12 bit (32 kHz) |
| Television System | HD | High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/50i |
| SD | CCIR standard (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL color signal |
| Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the "MiniDV" mark. |
| Tape Speed | HDV | 18.83 mm/s |
| DV | SP: 18.83 mm/s, LP: 12.57 mm/s |
| Maximum Recording Time | HDV | 60 min. |
| (60 min. cassette) | DV | SP: 60 min., LP: 90 min. |
| Fast Forward/Rewind Time | Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette) |
| Image Sensor | 1/3-inch CCD x 3 (horizontal pixel shift), approx. 1,670,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels: | HD | approx. 1,560,000 |
| SD16:9 | approx. 1,560,000 |
| SD4:3 | approx. 1,170,000 |
| Viewfinder | 2.4 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio, TFT color, approx. 215,000 pixels, RGB delta configuration |
| Microphone | M/S Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens Mount | XL interchangeable mount system |
| AF System | TTL autofocus, manual focusing with focus ring (with the HD 20x L IS III lens) |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (indoor, outdoor), custom white balance, or color temperature setting |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.4 lx (with HD 20x L IS Lens, 50i/25F mode, Manual mode, Shutter speed 1/3, F1.6, Gain 18 dB) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Subject Illumination Range | 0.4 to 100,000 lx (50i/25F) |
| Memory Card |
| Recording media | SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card, SD memory card, MultiMedia Card (MMC)(*1) |
| Size of Images on the Card | 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 pixels |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2(*2) compliant, DPOF compliant |
| Image Compression Method | JPEG compression (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
*1: The camcorder's operations have been tested with SD/SDHC memory cards up to 16 GB. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all memory cards. *2: The camcorder supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between camcorders and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camcorder's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. |
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