| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD *1
Video : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;
Audio : Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch *2
Dolby Digital 2ch |
MP4
Video : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio : MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif *3 Ver. 2.3
Image type : JPEG |
*1 Compatible with AVCHD ver. 2.0 specifications.
*2 Linear PCM is available only when the recording mode is 28 Mbps LPCM or 24 Mbps LPCM.
*3 This camcorder supports Exif 2.3 (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. |
| Recording Media | SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included); two memory card slots |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.84-inch CMOS, 3,090,000 pixels 
Effective pixels: 2,910,000 pixels |
| LCD Touch Screen | 3.0 in., wide, TFT color, 460,000 dots , 100% coverage, capacitive touch screen operation |
| Viewfinder | 0.24 in., wide, color, equivalent to 1,560,000 dots , 100% coverage |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone, attenuator (20 dB) |
| Lens | f=3.67-73.4 mm, F/1.8-2.8, 20x optical zoom, 8-bladed circular aperture
35 mm equivalent : 26.8 – 576 mm
28.8 – 576 mm (when Dynamic IS is activated) |
| Lens Configuration | 12 elements in 10 groups (double-sided aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF] or [Medium AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 58 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 60 cm (2 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance (2 settings), User-defined color temperature or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
1.2 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/30) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
| Size of Video Recordings | AVCHD movies | 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P), 28 Mbps (59.94P), 24 Mbps LPCM, 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps: 1920 x 1080 pixels; 5 Mbps: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| MP4 movies | 35 Mbps (59.94P), 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps: 1920 x 1080 pixels; 8 Mbps (59.94P), 4 Mbps: 1280 x 720 pixels; 3 Mbps: 640 x 360 pixels |
| Size of Photos | 1920 x 1080 pixels
1280 x 720 pixels (when recording MP4 movies at 8 or 4 Mbps)
640 x 360 pixels (when recording MP4 movies at 3 Mbps)
1920 x 1080 pixels (photos captured from movies) |
| Terminals |
 HD/SD-SDI Terminal | BNC jack, output only, 0.8 Vp-p / 75 Ω, unbalanced
HD-SDI : SMPTE 292M
Video : 1080i, 720P
SD-SDI : SMPTE 259M
Video : 480i
Embedded audio, time code (VITC/LTC) |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only |
| USB Terminal | mini-B receptacle, Hi-Speed USB; output only |
| AV OUT Terminal | φ 3.5 mm 4-pole minijack; output only
Video : 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced
Audio : –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
| MIC Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced)
Sensitivity:
For microphone input: -65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more
For line input: -30 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ or more
Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
| INPUT Terminal | INPUT jack (pin1 : shield, pin2 : hot, pin3 : cold), 2 sets (balanced)
Sensitivity:
For microphone input: -60 dBu (manual volume center, full scale -18 dB) / 600 Ω
For line input: 4 dBu (manual volume center, full scale -18 dB) / 10 kΩ
Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
 (headphone) Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced)
-29 dBV (16 Ω load, Max volume) / 100 Ω |
| REMOTE Terminal | φ 2.5 mm stereo sub-mini jack; input only |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 4.8 W  4.7 W (17 Mbps, AF on, LCD normal brightness) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) |
| Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) | Camcorder only: 109 x 84 x 182 mm (4.3 x 3.3 x 7.2 in.)
Camcorder with the lens hood attached: 115 x 84 x 231 mm (4.5 x 3.3 x 9.1 in.)
Camcorder with the lens hood and handle unit attached: 131 x 180 x 231 mm (5.2 x 7.1 x 9.1 in.) |
| Weight |
Camcorder only: 750 g (1.7 lb.)
Camcorder with lens hood, BP-820 Battery Pack, memory card, handle unit: 1140 g (2.5 lb.)
Camcorder only: 745 g (1.6 lb.)
Camcorder with lens hood, BP-820 Battery Pack, memory card, handle unit: 1135 g (2.5 lb.) |
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