Canon GL2 instruction manual Specifications

Specifications

GL2

Power supply (rated):	7.2	V DC
Power consumption	4.8	W (Using viewfinder), 5.7 W (Using LCD screen)
(AF turned on):
Television system:	EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
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);
Image sensor:	1/4” 3CCD (charge coupled device), approx. 3 ⋅ 410,000
	pixels (3 ⋅ 380,000 effective pixels)

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Tape format:	Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
Tape speed:	SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/s)
Maximum recording time	SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
(80 min. cassette):
Fast forward/rewind time:	Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Lens:	F/1.6-2.9, 20x power zoom, f=4.2-84 mm
Focusing system:	TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum focusing distance:	3 ft 3 3/8 in (1 m), 3/8 in (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
Maximum shutter speed:	1/15,000 sec. (1/720 sec. when using a memory card)
Minimum illumination:	0.37 lx (at 1/8 sec. slow shutter)
Recommended illumination:	More than 100 lx
Filter diameter:	58 mm
Viewfinder:	0.44 in, TFT color LCD, approx. 180,000 pixels
LCD screen:	2.5 in, TFT color, approx. 200,000 pixels
Microphone:	Stereo electret condenser microphone
Recording media:	SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Number of recording pixels:	1488 ⋅ 1128 pixels, 640 ⋅ 480 pixels
Image format:	Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant*,
	Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (only still images
	marked for printing)
	* 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.
File format:	JPEG (compression mode: Fine/ Standard)
Estimated SD Memory Card	1488 ⋅ 1128: Fine 6 images/Standard 10 images;
SDC-8M capacities*:	640 ⋅ 480: Fine 47 images/ Standard 93 images
	* The actual number varies depending on the images.
USB terminal:	mini-B
DV terminal input/output:	Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant)

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