| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;
Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch*
* Only when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF**
Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
* 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.
** Only photos recorded on a memory card. |
| Television System | 1080/60i* or 1080/24p (only recordings made with the [24F] frame rate)
* Recordings made with the [PF24], [PF30] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 60i. |
| Recording Media | - Built-in memory: 32 GB
- SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time  | 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, 8,590,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels | Movies |
| 6,010,000 pixels |
| using Digital Tele-converter | 2,070,000 pixels |
| Photos | L, M, S | 8,020,000 pixels |
| LW, MW | 6,010,000 pixels |
| LCD Touch Screen | 3.5 in., wide, TFT color, 922,000 dots , 100% coverage , touch operation |
| Viewfinder | 0.27 in., wide, TFT color, 123,000 dots , 100% coverage |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=6.4-64 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies | 43.5 – 435 mm |
| Photos | L, M, S | 39.9 – 399 mm |
| LW, MW | 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 | 58 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings:
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.3 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
4 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/30, Auto slow shutter [On]) |
| 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 |
| Capturing photos from video | MW 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| 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) compatible; output only |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only; compatible with HDMI-CEC and x.v.Color |
| MIC Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack
–57 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 kΩ or more |
| REMOTE Terminal | φ 2.5 mm stereo minijack |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 4.1 W (SP mode, AF on, built-in memory, LCD normal brightness)
4.0 W (SP mode, AF on, memory card, LCD normal brightness)
3.6 W (SP mode, AF on, built-in memory, viewfinder)
3.5 W (SP mode, AF on, memory card, viewfinder) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 deg C (32 – 104 deg F) |
Dimensions [W x H x D]
(excluding the grip belt) | 75 x 74 x 148 mm (3.0 x 2.9 x 5.8 in.) |
Weight
(camcorder body only) | 470 g (1.0 lb.) |
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