Specifications
XH G1 / XH A1
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 | |
| 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 |
Image Sensor | ||
| Effective pixels: [HDV] | approx. 1,560,000 |
| [SD16:9] | approx. 1,560,000 |
| [SD4:3] | approx. 1,170,000 |
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) | |
Viewfinder | 0.57 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio TFT color, approx. 269,000 pixels | |
LCD Screen | 2.8 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio TFT color, approx. 207,000 pixels | |
Microphone | Stereo electret, | |
Lens | ||
| 35 mm equivalent: | |
| [HD], [SD16:9], 16:9 still images: approx. | |
| [SD4:3], 4:3 still images: approx. | |
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, | |
| balance, or color temperature setting | |
Minimum Illumination | 0.4 lx (60i/30F mode, Manual mode, 1/4 shutter, F1.6, Gain 18 dB) | |
Recommended Illumination | More than 100 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 memory cards up to 2 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
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