| System |
| Recording System | Movies | SD-Video
Video compression: MPEG-2
Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3) |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for camera system), compatible with Exif(*1) Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF
Photo compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
| Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Recording Media |  | Built-in flash memory, 32 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
 | Built-in flash memory, 16 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
 | Built-in flash memory, 8 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
 | SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time
(approximate figures) | Built-in memory, 32 GB
XP: 7 hr. 20 min., SP: 11 hr. 5 min., LP: 20 hr. 50 min. |
Built-in memory, 16 GB
XP: 3 hr. 40 min., SP: 5 hr. 30 min., LP: 10 hr. 20 min. |
Built-in memory, 8 GB
XP: 1 hr. 50 min., SP: 2 hr. 45 min., LP: 5 hr. 10 min. |
4 GB memory card
XP: 55 min., SP: 1 hr. 20 min., LP: 2 hr. 35 min. |
| Image Sensor | / / 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 1,070,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels(*2) (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom | 410,000 (T) / 710,000 (W) pixels |
| optical zoom | 550,000 pixels |
| 4:3 Movies | advanced zoom | 310,000 (T) / 690,000 (W) pixels |
| optical zoom | 690,000 pixels |
| 16:9 Photos | 600,000 pixels |
| 4:3 Photos | 800,000 pixels |
| 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels(*2) (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom | 360,000 (T) /450,000 (W) pixels |
| optical zoom | 360,000 pixels |
| 4:3 Movies | optical zoom | 340,000 pixels |
| Photos | 450,000 pixels |
| LCD Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | / / f=2.6-96.2 mm, F/2.0-5.2, 37x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom | 41.7-2,002 mm |
| optical zoom | 47.1-1,743 mm |
| 4:3 Movies | advanced zoom | 44.6-2,453 mm |
| optical zoom | 44.6-1,650 mm |
| 16:9 Photos | 45.2-1,672 mm |
| 4:3 Photos | 41.5-1,536 mm |
| f=2.6-96.2 mm, F/2.0-5.2, 37x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom | 41.3-1,695 mm |
| optical zoom | 45.8-1,695 mm |
| 4:3 Movies | optical zoom | 49.8-1,843 mm |
| Photos | 43.6-1,613 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element) |
| AF System | TTL autofocus, manual focus available |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, TUNGSTEN) or custom white balance |
| Minimum Illumination | [NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/8:
/ / 1.7 lx 1.3 lx |
[PROGRAM AE], Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30:
/ / 6.5 lx 5 lx |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Electronic |
| Size of Photos | / / | 1152 x 864, 1152 x 648, 640 x 480 pixels |
| | 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 pixels |
*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: When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second indicates the value at full wide-angle(W).
| Terminals |
AV OUT/ Terminal | φ 3.5 mm minijack; Output only
(dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output) |
| Video | 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced |
| Audio | –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
| USB Terminal | mini-B, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) |
| MIC Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack
–57 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 kΩ or more |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
Power consumption
(SP mode, AF on) | 1.8 W (LCD screen, normal brightness, recording in the built-in memory*)
* / / only
1.8 W (LCD screen, normal brightness, recording on a memory card) |
| Operating temperature | 0 - 40 ℃ (32 - 104 ℉) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 55 x 59 x 121 mm (2.2 x 2.3 x 4.8 in.) excluding the grip belt |
| Weight (camcorder body only) | 225 g (7.9 oz.) excluding the grip belt |
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