106General Information
Specifications
VIXIA HV40
System
Video Recording System | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning | |
| HDV | HDV 1080i1 |
| DV | DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component |
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Audio Recording System | HDV |
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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) |
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| DV | SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips); LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips) | ||
Maximum Recording Time | HDV | 60 minutes |
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(60 min. tape) | DV SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes | |||
Image Sensor | ||||
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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 dots | |||
Viewfinder | 0.27 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots | |||
Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone | |||
Lens | ||||
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| Movies (16:9): | |||
| Movies (4:3): | |||
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| Still images (L, M, S): | |||
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)] or [ HDV(PF30)] standard will be recorded on the tape
as 60i. Video shot with the [ HDV(24F)] standard will be recorded on the tape as 24p.