Canon Comprehensive Manual for MV690 and MV730i Camcorders

Recording Media

Number of Recording Pixels

File Format

Specifications
MV750i/MV730i/MV700i/MV700/MV690
		E
System
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)
Television System	CCIR standard (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL colour signal
Image Sensor	1/6-inch CCD, approx. 800,000 pixels
	Effective pixels: tape: approx. 400,000 pixels
	card: approx. 528,000 pixels (MV750i/MV730i)
Tape Format	Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark
Tape Speed	SP: 18.83 mm/s, LP: 12.57 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)
LCD Screen	2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Viewfinder	0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone	Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens	MV750i: f=2.8-61.6 mm, F=1.6-3.6, 22⋅ power zoom
	MV730i: f=2.8-56 mm, F=1.6-3.2, 20⋅ power zoom
	MV700i/MV700/MV690: f=2.8-50.4 mm, F=1.6-2.9, 18⋅ power
	zoom
Lens Configuration	11 elements in 8 groups
Filter Diameter	30.5 mm
AF System	TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance	1 m; 1 cm on maximum wide angle
White Balance	Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (indoor, outdoor) or
	custom white balance
Minimum Illumination	2 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination	More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization	Electronic

Memory Card (MV750i/MV730i)

SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

Still image: 1024 ⋅ 768, 640 ⋅ 480 pixels

Movie: 320 ⋅ 240, 160 ⋅ 120 pixels , 12.5 frames/sec.

Design rule for Camera File System (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF compliant (still images only)

*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.

Image Recording Format Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) Movie: AVI (image data: Motion JPEG; audio data: WAVE (monaural))

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