| 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. |
| Television System | 1080/50i* |
| * Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 50i. |
| Recording Media |
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Built-in memory, 32 GB
SD, SDHC(SD High Capacity) or SDXC(SD eXtended Capacity)* memory card (not included) |
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Built-in memory, 8 GB
SD, SDHC(SD High Capacity) or SDXC(SD eXtended Capacity)* memory card (not included) |
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SD, SDHC(SD High Capacity) or SDXC(SD eXtended Capacity)* memory card (not included) |
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SD, SDHC(SD High Capacity) or SDXC(SD eXtended Capacity)* memory card (not included) |
| * If you wish to use SDXC memory cards, you need to update the firmware of your video products. Please download the new firmware from Canon’s download pages to update the firmware of your video products. The movie recording function has been tested also using SDXC memory cards made by Panasonic and Toshiba. |
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. |
| 8 GB built-in memory: | MXP mode: 40 min./ FXP mode: 1 hr./ XP+ mode: 1 hr. 25 min./ SP mode: 2 hr. 20 min./ LP mode: 3 hr. |
| 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 | [Dynamic] IS mode:
approx. 2,990,000 (T) / 2,070,000 (W) pixels* |
Other IS modes:
approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| Photos | L, M, S:
approx. 3,310,000 pixels |
LW, MW, SW:
approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| * When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second the value at full wide-angle (W). |
| LCD Touch Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots, touch operation |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=4.1-61.5 mm, F/1.8-3.2, 15x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies | [Dynamic] IS mode:
39.5 – 711 mm |
Other IS modes:
39.5 – 592.5 mm |
| Photos | 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 or 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 |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| XP+, SP, LP mode: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of 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 |
| When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] |
| The following functions are not available | mini video light, flash, face detection (available only for [Surface]), Instant AF, auto slow shutter, AF-assist lamp, manual audio recording level adjustment, microphone attenuator, zoom speed adjustment (zoom speed is faster than [Speed3] when [Zoom Speed] is set to [Variable]) |
| The following settings are adjusted | white balance, image effects, light metering |
| Minimum focusing distance from the waterproof case lens window | In the water | approx. 75 cm at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
| In the air | approx. 1 m at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
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