| Video
recording system: |
2 rotary heads,
helical scanning systemDV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system)
Digital component recording |
| Audio
recording system: |
PCM digital
sound:
16 bit (48kHz/2ch)
12 bit (32kHz/4ch) |
| Television
system: |
EIA standard
(525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Image
sensor: |
3 CCD 1/4"
Pixel Shift (charge coupled device) 410,000 pixels (380,000 effective
pixels) |
| 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 minutes
(with an 80-min. 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,
20x power zoom, 4.2-84 mm |
| Focusing
system: |
TTL autofocus,
manual focusing possible |
| Minimum
focusing distance: |
3 ft. 3 3/8
in. (1 m)
3/8 in. (1 cm)
on maximum wide angle |
| Maximum
shutter speed: |
1/15,000 sec. |
| Minimum
illumination: |
6 lx |
| Recommended
illumination: |
More than 100
lx |
| Filter
diameter: |
58 mm |
| Viewfinder: |
0.44 in., color
LCD
(approx. 180,000 pixels) |
| LCD
screen: |
2.5 in. measured
diagonally (6.4 cm), 200,000 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 - 104º
F (0 - 40º C) |
| Power
supply (rated): |
7.2 V DC |
| Power
consumption: |
4.8 W (using
viewfinder),
5.7 W (using LCD screen) |
| Dimensions: |
4 5/8 x 5 3/8
x 12 in. (118 x 136 x 306 mm) |
| Weight: |
2 lb. 7 1/2
oz. (1.25 kg) |