Specifications

DC40

System

Disc Recording System

Video: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode)

 

DVD-VR (VR mode) only with 8 cm DVD-RW

 

Video Compression: MPEG2

 

Audio Compression: Dolby Digital 2ch

 

Still Images: Exif 2.2** compliant with JPEG compression

Television System

EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal

Image Sensor

1/2.8 in. CCD, approx. 4,290,000 pixels

 

Effective pixels:

 

Movies:

16:9 (Image stabilizer ON): approx. 2,740,000

 

 

16:9 (Image stabilizer OFF): approx. 2,990,000

 

 

4:3 recording: approx. 3,500,000

 

Still images: approx. 4,000,000

Compatible Media

8 cm (3 in.) mini DVD discs marked

 

with the DVD-R or DVD-RW logo

Maximum Recording Time

XP: approx. 20 min., SP: approx. 30 min., LP: approx. 60 min.

(1.4 GB single-sided

 

 

8 cm Mini DVD)

 

 

LCD Screen

2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels

Viewfinder

0.3 in. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels

Microphone

Stereo electret condenser microphone

Lens

f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x power zoom

 

35 mm equivalent:

 

Movies:

16:9 (Image stabilizer ON): approx. 47.4-474 mm

 

 

16:9 (Image stabilizer OFF): approx. 45.4-454 mm

 

 

4:3 recording: approx. 44.5-445 mm

 

Still images: approx. 41.6-416 mm

Lens Configuration

11 elements in 9 groups

Filter Diameter

37 mm

 

AF System

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

Minimum Focusing Distance

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

White Balance

Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE,

 

CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom

 

white balance

Minimum Illumination

0.6 lx (Night recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)

 

9 lx (Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30)

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

Image Stabilization

Electronic

 

Memory Card

Recording Media

miniSD Card*

Size of Still Images

2304 x 1736, 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels

File Format

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

 

compliant

Image Compression Method

JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)

* This camcorder has been tested with miniSD cards up to 256 MB. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all miniSD cards.

**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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