General Information 101

Specifications

HV20

System

Video Recording System

2 rotary heads, helical scanning

 

 

HDV

HDV 1080i1

 

 

 

 

DV

 

DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component

 

 

 

recording

 

 

 

Audio Recording System

HDV

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, 16 bit, 48 kHz;

 

 

 

transfer rate 384 kbps (2 channels)

 

DV

 

PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels);

 

 

 

 

12 bit (32 kHz/4 channels)

Television System

HD

High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i

 

SD

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compatible Tapes

Videocassettes bearing the

 

mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape Speed

HDV

18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips)

 

 

DV

 

SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips); LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Recording Time

HDV

60 minutes

 

 

 

(60 min. tape)

DV

 

SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Sensor

1/2.7-inch CMOS, approx. 2,960,000 pixels

 

Effective pixels:

 

 

 

 

Movies (16:9):

approx. 2,070,000

 

Movies (4:3):

approx. 1,550,000

 

Still images (LW):

approx. 2,070,000

 

Still images (L, M, S):

approx. 2,760,000

LCD Screen

2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 pixels

Viewfinder

0.27 in., wide, 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):

43.6-436 mm

 

Movies (4:3):

53.0-530 mm

 

Still images (LW):

43.6-436 mm

 

Still images (L, M, S):

40.0-400 mm

Lens Configuration

11 elements in 9 groups

 

 

 

Filter Diameter

43 mm

 

 

 

AF system

Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]),

 

manual focus available

 

 

 

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

0.2 lx ([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)

 

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

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

 

 

 

Image Stabilization

Optical

 

 

 

1You can play back with this camcorder tapes recorded in HDV standard with a Canon XL H1, XH G1 or XH A1 (including 24F or 30F mode).

Video shot with the [ HDV (PF24)] standard will be recorded on the tape as 60i.

Memory Card

Recording Media

miniSD Card2

Size of Still Images

2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 pixels

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