| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD |
| Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Still images | DCF (Design rule for camera system), compatible with Exif(*1) Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF |
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| Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels
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| Other recording modes: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Still images |  mode: 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 640 x 480 pixels
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| Simultaneous recording: 1920 x 1080, 848 x 480 pixels |
| Television System | 1080/50i(*2) |
| Recording Media | Built-in hard disk:  120 GB,  60 GB
SD or SDHC memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time
(approximate figures) | Built-in hard disk: | MXP mode: 11 hr. 5 min. FXP mode: 15 hr. 45 min. XP+ mode: 21 hr. 40 min. SP mode: 36 hr. LP mode: 45 hr. 55 min. |
| Built-in hard disk: | MXP mode: 5 hr. 30 min. FXP mode: 7 hr. 50 min. XP+ mode: 10 hr. 50 min. SP mode: 18 hr. LP mode: 22 hr. 55 min. |
| 32 GB memory card: | MXP mode: 2 hr. 55 min. FXP mode: 4 hr. 10 min. XP+ mode: 5 hr. 45 min. SP mode: 9 hr. 35 min. LP mode: 12 hr. 15 min. |
| Image Sensor | 1/3.2-inch CMOS, approx. 3,310,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels | Movies: approx. 2,070,000 |
| Still images (LW): approx. 2,070,000 |
| Still images (L, M, S): approx. 2,760,000 |
| LCD Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots |
| Viewfinder | 0.27 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=4.8-57.6 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 12x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies: 42.9 – 514.8 mm |
| Still images (LW): 42.9 – 514.8 mm |
| Still images (L, M, S): 39.3 – 471.6 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups (2 aspheric elements) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 37 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m; 1 cm at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, custom white balance and preset white balance settings:
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.2 lx ([Night] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
2.5 lx ([Programmed AE], Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/25) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
*1 : This 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.
*2 : Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the hard disk/memory card as 50i. |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
Power consumption
(SP mode, AF on) | 3.8 W (LCD screen, normal brightness, recording on the hard disk)
3.7 W (LCD screen, normal brightness, recording on a memory card) |
| 3.7 W (viewfinder, normal brightness, recording on the hard disk)
3.5 W (viewfinder, normal brightness, recording on a memory card) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 ℃ |
Dimensions [W x H x D]
(excluding the grip belt) | 80 x 77 x 139 mm |
| 80 x 77 x 138 mm |
| Weight (camcorder body only) | 490g 465g |
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