Specifications

GL2

E

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)

 

 

 

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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