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PRODUCT INFO
Power Supply (rated) | 7.2 V DC |
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") | 6.7 W (using viewfinder), 7.4 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 system Digital component recording) |
Audio Recording system | PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32kHz/4 ch) |
Image Sensor | 3CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charge coupled device); 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) |
Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the (MiniDV) mark |
Tape Speed | SP: 3/4ips (18.81 mm/s); LP: 1/2ips (12.56 mm/s) |
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 minutes (with an 80-inch cassette); LP: 120 minutes (with an 80-min cassette) |
Fast Forward/Rewind Time | 2 min. 50 sec (with a 60-min cassette) |
Lens | F/1.6 - 2.9, 20 x power zoom, 4.2-84mm |
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 | 6 lux |
Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lux |
Filter Diameter | 58 mm |
Viewfinder | 0.55-inch, color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels) |
LCD Screen | 2.5 in measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 122, 000 pixels (approx) |
Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
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) |
Audio Terminal | -10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced |
Operating Temperature range | 32 - 104° F (0-40° C) |
Dimensions | 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (117 x 135 x 272 mm) |
Weight | 2 lbs 12 1/8 oz. (1.25 kg) |
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