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Optura 50/60 Brochure
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OPTURA60 OPTURA50 Instruction Manual
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PRODUCT INFO
Power Supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC |
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") | 3.5 W (using viewfinder), 3.6 W (using LCD screen in normal brightness) |
Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
Video Recording system | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning 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 | 1/3.4-inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels card approx. 2,000,000 pixels |
Total Pixels | Still image: 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec. |
Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the "MiniDV" mark. |
Tape Speed | SP: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/s) |
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min. |
Maximum recording Time | 2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels |
Fast Forward/Rewind Time | Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette) |
Lens | f=4.6-46 mm, f/1.8-2.8, 10x power zoom 35mm equivalent: Tape: 4:3 recording: 47.8-478 mm 16:9 recording: 40.9-409 mm Card: 37.6-376 mm |
Focusing System | 3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle |
Minimum Illumination | 1.1 lx (using the Night mode) |
Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
Filter Diameter | 34 mm |
Viewfinder | 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels |
Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
Image Format | Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural) |
File Format | Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF compliant |
DV Terminal | Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant) |
Video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
S-video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms (C signal) |
Audio Terminal | Audio output: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less Audio input: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more |
Microphone Terminal | 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack -57 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more -37 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more (MIC ATT ON) |
Operating Temperature range | 32 - 104 ° F (0 - 40 °C) |
Dimensions | 2.8 x 3.2 x 5.2 in. (70 x 82 x 133 mm) excluding protrusions |
Weight (not including lens and battery pack) | 1.2 lb. (530 g) |
Memory Card
Recording Media | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
* 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. |
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