Specifications

XL H1S / XL H1A

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) 1080/50i

 

SD

CCIR standard (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL color signal

Tape Format

Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.

Tape Speed

HDV

18.83 mm/s

 

 

 

DV

SP: 18.83 mm/s, LP: 12.57 mm/s

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

2.4 in. wide, 16:9 aspect ratio, TFT color, approx. 215,000 pixels, RGB delta configuration

Microphone

M/S Stereo electret condenser microphone

Lens Mount

XL interchangeable mount system

 

AF System

TTL autofocus, manual focusing with focus ring (with the HD 20x L IS III lens)

White Balance

Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (indoor, outdoor), custom white balance, or color

 

temperature setting

 

 

 

 

Minimum Illumination

0.4 lx (with HD 20x L IS Lens, 50i/25F mode, Manual mode, Shutter speed 1/3, F1.6, Gain 18 dB)

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

 

 

Subject Illumination Range

0.4 to 100,000 lx (50i/25F)

 

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.

Additional Information

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