| 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) |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| XP+, SP, LP mode: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Photos | Recording photos mode: LW 2304x1296, L 2100x1575, M 1600x1200, S 640 x 480 pixels |
| Simultaneous recording: LW 2304x1296, SW 848x480 pixels |
| Capturing photos from a playback scene: MW 1920x1080 pixels |
| Television System | 1080/50i(*2) |
| Recording Media | Built-in flash memory, 64 GB; SD or SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) |
| Maximum Recording Time (approximate figures) | 64 GB built-in memory | MXP mode: 5 hr. 55 min., FXP mode: 8 hr. 20 min., XP+ mode: 11 hr. 30 min., SP mode: 19 hr. 10 min., LP mode: 24 hr. 30 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 | 1/4-inch CMOS, approx. 3,890,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels | Movies | approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| 16:9 photos | approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| 4:3 photos | approx. 3,310,000 pixels |
| LCD Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=4.1-61.5 mm, F/1.8-3.2, 15x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent: 39.5 – 592.5 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 37 mm |
| 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 | 0.4 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) |
| 4.5 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 ([Dynamic] setting available when recording movies) |
| *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/ Headphones 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 and x.v.Colour™ |
| 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 deg C |
| Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) | 70 x 62 x 124 mm |
| Weight (camcorder body only) | 340 g |
| When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] |
| The following settings are adjusted | white balance, image effects, light metering |
| The following functions are not available | mini video light, flash, face detection, Instant AF, auto slow shutter, AF-assist lamp, manual audio recording level adjustment, microphone attenuator, zoom speed adjustment (zoom speed is locked at [Speed 3]) |
| Minimum focusing distance from the waterproof case lens window |
| In the water | approx. 75 cm; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
| In the air | approx. 1 m; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
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