| System |
| Recording System | Movies | SD-Video |
| Video compression: MPEG-2 |
| Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3) |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for camera file system), compatible with Exif(*1) Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF |
| Photo compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
| Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
| Recording Media |  | Built-in flash memory, 16 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
 | Built-in flash memory, 8 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) | Built-in memory, 16 GB
XP: 3 hr. 40 min. / SP: 5 hr. 30 min. / LP: 10 hr. 25 min. |
Built-in memory, 8 GB
XP: 1 hr. 50 min. / SP: 2 hr. 45 min. / LP: 5 hr. 10 min. |
4 GB memory card
XP: 55 min. / SP: 1 hr. 20 min. / LP: 2 hr. 35 min. |
| Image Sensor | 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels(*2) (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom, [IMG STAB] set to [OFF] or [STANDARD] | 360,000 (T) /450,000 (W) pixels |
| optical zoom, [IMG STAB] set to [DYNAMIC] | 360,000 pixels |
| 4:3 Movies | optical zoom | 340,000 pixels |
| Photos | 450,000 pixels |
| LCD Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=2.6-96.2 mm, F/2.0-5.2, 37x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent (all figures are approximate values) |
| 16:9 Movies | advanced zoom, [IMG STAB] set to [OFF] or [STANDARD] | 41.3-1,695 mm |
| optical zoom, [IMG STAB] set to [DYNAMIC] | 45.8-1,695 mm |
| 4:3 Movies | advanced zoom | 49.8-1,843 mm |
| Photos | 43.6-1,613 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element) |
| AF System | TTL autofocus, manual focus available |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, TUNGSTEN) or custom white balance |
| Minimum Illumination | [NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/8 : 1.3 lx |
| [PROGRAM AE], Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30 : 5 lx |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Electronic ([DYNAMIC] setting available when recording movies) |
| Size of Photos | 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 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: When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second indicates the value at full wide-angle (W). |