| Power Supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (Battery); 9.5 V DC (DC IN) |
| Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") | 3.9 w (using viewfinder), 4.8 W (using LCD screen) |
| Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Video Recording system | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system, DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD/SDL system); Digital component recording |
| Audio Recording system | PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 khz/4 ch.) |
| Image Sensor | 1/4" CCD (charged coupled device) approx. 1.33 million pixels; (approx. 1.23 million pixels for still images recorded onto memory card and 690,00 pixels for movies and still images recorded onto tape.) |
| Total Pixels | 1280x 960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels, movie: 320 x 240 pixels (approx. 10 sec.); 160 x 120 pixels (approx 30 sec.) The figures in brackets represent the maximum length, marked for printing. |
| Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark |
| Tape Speed | Sp: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec); LP 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec) |
| Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 min; LP: 120 min |
| Fast Forward/Rewind Time | 2 min 20 sec, (with a 60 min casette) |
| Lens | f/1.8- 2.1, 10x power zoom, 4.1-41.0mm (39.5-395mm in CARD CAMERA mode) |
| Focusing System | TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
| Focusing System | 3ft. 3 3/8 in. (1m); 3/8 in. (1cm) on maximum wide angle |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.5 lux using the Night program during tape recording |
| Recommended Illumination | more than 100 lux |
| Filter Diameter | 34mm |
| Viewfinder | 0.5 in. color LCD (approx. 113,00 pixels) |
| LCD Screen | 2.5 in. measured diagonally (approx 200,00 pixels) |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Flash | Built-in, Auto pop-up flash |
| Recording Media | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| 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) |
| Estimated MultiMediaCard MMC-8M Capacities (approx.) | 1280 x 960: 6 Superfine images, Fine 10 images, Standard 18 images, 640 x 480, Superfine 34 images, Fine 50 images, Standard 84 images |
| DV Terminal | Special 4 pin connector (Based on IEEE 1394) |
| Video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
| Output Levels | 1 Vp-p (Y signal) 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) |
| Audio Terminal | Input level: -10 dBV/40 kohm, unbalanced; Output level: -10 Dbv, less than 3 kohm, unbalanced |
| Operating Temperature range | 32- 104° F (0- 40° C) |
| Dimensions | 2 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (60 x 119 x 118mm) |
| Weight | 1lb 2 3/4 oz. (530g) |