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Optura 100MC
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Filter Sets FS-43U
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Tele-converter Lenses TL-43
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Directional Microphones DM-50
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Wide-converter Lenses WD-42
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Power Adapter CR-560 Instruction Manual
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Power Adapter CR-560 Instruction Manual
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Video Light VL-3
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Optura 100MC Instruction Manual
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Wide-converter Lenses WD-43
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Tele-converter Lenses TL-43
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Zoom Remote Controller ZR-1000
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Battery Packs BP-512, BP-522 & BP-535
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Battery packs BP-512,BP522 & BP-535
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Video Light VL-3
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Filter Sets FS-43U
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ins_optura100_e.pdf
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Directional Microphones DM-50
SETUP & TROUBLESHOOTING
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PRODUCT INFO
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) |
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