| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD |
| Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for camera system), compatible with Exif(*1) Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF |
| Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
| Television System | 1080/50i(*2) |
| Recording Media |  | Built-in flash memory, 32 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
 | SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time
(approximate figures) | 32 GB built-in memory | MXP mode: 2 hr. 55 min., FXP mode: 4 hr. 10 min., XP+ mode: 5 hr. 45 min., SP mode: 9 hr. 35 min., LP mode: 12 hr. 15 min. |
| Commercially available 16 GB memory card | MXP mode: 1 hr. 25 min., FXP mode: 2 hr. 5 min., XP+ mode: 2 hr. 50 min., SP mode: 4 hr. 45 min., LP mode: 6 hr. 5 min. |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.6-inch CMOS, approx. 8,590,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels | Movies | approx. 6,010,000 pixels |
| (using Digital Tele-converter): approx. 2,070,000 pixels |
| Photos (L, M, S) | approx. 8,020,000 pixels |
| Photos (LW, MW) | approx. 6,010,000 pixels |
| LCD Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=6.4-64 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent |
| Movies | 43.5 – 435 mm |
| Photos (L, M, S) | approx. 39.9 – 399 mm |
| Photos (LW, MW) | approx. 43.5 – 435 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups (2 aspheric elements) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 58mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m ; 1 cm at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, custom white balance and preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.3 lx ([Night] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) |
| 3.5 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/25) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels;
XP+, SP, LP mode: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Photos |  mode: LW 3264 x 1840, L 3264 x 2456, M 1920 x 1440, S 640 x 480 pixels
Simultaneous recording: LW 3264 x 1840, MW 1920 x 1080 pixels |
*1: 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.
*2: Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 50i.
| Terminals |
AV OUT/  Terminal | φ 3.5 mm minijack; output only (dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output)
Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced
Audio: –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
| USB Terminal | mini-B, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) |
COMPONENT OUT Terminal
(proprietary mini-D terminal) | Luminance (Y): 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω; Chrominance (PB/PR (CB/CR)): ±350 mV / 75 Ω
1080i (D3) / 576i (D1) compatible; output only |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only; compatible with HDMI-CEC |
| MIC Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack
–57 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 kΩ or more |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption (SP mode, AF on) | 3.4 W (normal brightness, recording in the built-in memory)
3.5 W (normal brightness, recording on a memory card) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 ℃ |
| Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) | 70 x 69 x 136 mm |
| Weight (camcorder body only) | 450 g |
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