Canon XH A1S, XH G1S instruction manual Specifications, 150, System, Memory Card

Specifications

XH G1S / XH A1S

System

Video Recording System	Rotary head, helical scanning, digital component recording
	HDV High Definition Video 1080i
	DV Consumer digital VCR SD system
Audio Recording System	HDV MPEG-1 audio layer 2, 16 bit (48 kHz), Transfer rate: 384 kbps (2CH)
	DV PCM digital sound, 16 bit (48 kHz) or 12 bit (32 kHz)
Television System	HD High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i
	SD EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Tape Format	Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” 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 min.
(60 min. cassette)	DV SP: 60 min., LP: 90 min.
Fast Forward/Rewind Time	Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Image Sensor	1/3-inch CCD x 3 (horizontal pixel shift), approx. 1,670,000 pixels
	Effective pixels:	HD	approx. 1,560,000
		SD16:9	approx. 1,560,000
		SD4:3	approx. 1,170,000
Viewfinder	0.57 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio TFT color, approx. 269,000 dots
LCD Screen	2.8 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio TFT color, approx. 207,000 dots
Microphone	Stereo electret, Cross-layout microphone
Lens	f=4.5-90 mm, F/1.6-3.5, 20x power zoom
	35 mm equivalent:
	[HD], [SD16:9], 16:9 still images: approx. 32.5-650 mm
	[SD4:3], 4:3 still images: approx. 39.8-796 mm
Lens Configuration	16 elements in 11 groups (1 aspheric element)
Filter Diameter	72 mm
AF System	Autofocus, manual focusing with focus ring
White Balance	Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (indoor, outdoor), custom white balance, or color
	temperature setting
Minimum Illumination	0.4 lx (60i/30F mode, Manual mode, Shutter speed 1/4, F1.6, Gain 18 dB)
Recommended Illumination	More than 100 lx
Subject Illumination Range	0.4 to 100,000 lx (60i/30F)
Image Stabilization	Optical Shift Image Stabilizer

Memory Card

Recording media	SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card, SD memory card, MultiMedia Card (MMC)*
Size of Images on the Card	1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 pixels
File Format	Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2** compliant, DPOF compliant
Image Compression Method	JPEG compression (Super Fine, Fine, Normal)

* The camcorder’s operations have been tested with SD/SDHC memory cards up to 16 GB. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all memory cards.

**The 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.

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