| Power Supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (Battery) 9.5 V DC (DC IN) |
| Power Consumption | 4.7 W (using viewfinder), 5.4 W (using LCD screen) |
| Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Video Recording system | 3 rotary heads, helical scanning system, 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 | 5/18" CCD (charge coupled device); approx. 1.3 million pixels (approx 1.25 million pixels for still images recorded onto memory card and 690,00 pixels for movie and still images recorded onto tape.) |
| Total Pixels | 1,280 x 960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels |
| Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV Mark |
| Tape Speed | SP: 3/4 ips (18.81mm/sec); LP 1/2 ips (12.56mm/sec); ESP 3/8 ips (9.41mm/sec); ELP 1/4 ips (6.28mm/sec) |
| Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 min; LP: 120 min; ELP: 3/8 ips (9.41mm/sec); ELp : 1/4 ips (6.28mm/sec) |
| Fast Forward/Rewind Time | 2 min 20 sec (with a 60 min cassette) |
| Lens | f/1.6-1.8, 10x power zoom, 4.2 - 42.0mm (8x zoom, 5.25-42.0mm in CARD CAMERA mode) |
| Focusing System | TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
| Focusing System | 3ft. 3 3/8 in (1m), 3/8in (1 cm) on maximum wide angle |
| Minimum Illumination | 3 lux using the Low-Light program during tape recording |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lux |
| Filter Diameter | 43mm |
| Viewfinder | 0.55 in color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels) |
| LCD Screen | 2.5 in measured diagonally (approx. 200,000 pixels) |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Flash | Built-in, Auto pop-up flash |
| Image Format | Design rule for Camera Format System (DCF), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), compliant (only images, marked for printing) |
| File Format | JPEG (compression mode: Fine/Standard) |
| DV Terminal | Special 4 pin connector(based on IEEE 1394) |
| Video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
| S-video Terminal | 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) |
| Input Levels | Input: -10 dBv, less than 3 Kohms, unbalanced; output Level: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohm |
| Operating Temperature range | 32-104° F (0-40° C) |
| Dimensions | 2 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (66 x 131 x 129mm) |
| Weight (not including lens and battery pack) | 1lb 7 1/4 oz. (660g) |