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OPTURA60/OPTURA50
System
Video Recording System 2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD
system), digital component recording
Audio Recording System PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Television System EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Image Sensor 1/3.4-inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels
Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels
card approx. 2,000,000 pixels
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
Tape Speed SP: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/s)
Maximum Recording Time
(80 min. cassette)
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Fast Forward/Rewind Time Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
LCD Screen 2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Viewfinder 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens OPTURA60: f=4.6-64.4 mm, f/1.8-3.0, 14x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 47.8-669 mm
16:9 recording: 40.9-573 mm
Card: 37.6-526 mm
OPTURA50: f=4.6-46 mm, f/1.8-2.8, 10x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 47.8-478 mm
16:9 recording: 40.9-409 mm
Card: 37.6-376 mm
Lens Configuration 11 elements in 9 groups
Filter Diameter 34 mm
AF system TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
White Balance Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE,
CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom
white balance
Minimum Illumination 1.1 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Optical
Memory Card
Recording media MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Number of Recording Pixels Still image: 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
File Format Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF
compliant
* 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.
Image Compression Method Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)