Specifications

OPTURA300

Power supply (rated):

7.4 V DC

Power consumption (AF turned on):

4.1 W (using viewfinder), 5.1 W (using LCD screen)

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:

Tape: PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)

 

Card: ADPCM digital sound: 16 bit (8 kHz/1 ch), 4 bit

Image sensor:

1/3.4“ CCD (charge coupled device), 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

SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.

(80 min. cassette):

 

Fast forward/rewind time:

Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)

Lens:

F1.8-2.4, 10power zoom, f=4.7-47 mm

 

 

Focusing system:

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

Minimum focusing distance:

3.3 ft. (1 m), 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle

Maximum shutter speed:

1/2,000 sec. (1/250 sec. when using a memory card)

Minimum illumination:

1.7 lx (using the Night mode)

Recommended illumination:

More than 100 lx

Filter diameter:

30.5 mm

Viewfinder:

0.33 in., TFT color LCD, approx. 113,000 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:

Still image: 1632 1224, 1280 960, 640 480 pixels

 

Movie: 352 288 pixels, 176 144 pixels , 15 frames/sec.

Estimated SD Memory Card 1632 1224: Superfine: 3 images/Fine: 5 images/Normal: 10 images;

SDC-8M capacities:1280 960: Superfine: 5 images/Fine: 9 images/Normal: 16 images; 640 480: Superfine: 34 images/Fine 50 images/Normal: 84 images

The actual number varies according to the images. Sample images recorded on the supplied SD Memory Card are to be included in the total number.

Maximum continuous shots:

1632

1224: Flash on/off: 10 images (2 frames/sec.)

 

1280

960: Flash on: 10 images (2 frames/sec.); Flash off: 10

 

images (3 frames/sec.)

 

640 480: Flash on: 30 images (2 frames/sec.); Flash off: 30

 

images (3 frames/sec.)

File format:

Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant,

 

Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (still images only)

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.

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