Canon 50, 60 Specifications, System, Memory Card

Specifications

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	SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
(80 min. cassette)
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)

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