General Information 101
Specifications
HV20
System
Video Recording System | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning |
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| HDV | HDV 1080i1 |
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Audio Recording System | HDV | |||||
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| transfer rate 384 kbps (2 channels) | |||
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| PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels); | |||
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Television System | HD | High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i | ||||
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| EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal | |||
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Compatible Tapes | Videocassettes bearing the |
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Tape Speed | HDV | 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips) |
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| SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips); LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips) | |||
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Maximum Recording Time | HDV | 60 minutes |
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(60 min. tape) | DV |
| SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes | |||
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| 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 | |||||
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Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups |
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Filter Diameter | 43 mm |
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AF system | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]), | |||||
| manual focus available |
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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 |
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Image Stabilization | Optical |
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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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