Specifications

XM2

Power supply (rated):

7.2 V DC

Power consumption

4.8 W (Using viewfinder), 5.7 W (Using LCD screen)

(AF turned on):

 

 

 

 

Television system:

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

 

 

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);

 

 

Image sensor:

1/4” 3CCD (charge coupled device), approx. 3 470,000

 

pixels (3 440,000 effective pixels)

 

 

Tape format:

Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.

Tape speed:

SP: 18.83 mm/s (3/4 ips), LP: 12.56 mm/s (1/2 ips)

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)

 

 

Lens:

F/1.6-2.9, 20x power zoom, f=4.2-84 mm

 

 

Focusing system:

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

 

 

Minimum focusing distance:

1 m (3 ft 3 3/8 in), 1 cm (3/8 in) on maximum wide angle

Maximum shutter speed:

1/16,000 sec. (1/700 sec. when using a memory card)

 

 

Minimum illumination:

0.37 lx (at 1/8 sec. slow shutter)

Recommended illumination:

More than 100 lx

Filter diameter:

58 mm

Viewfinder:

0.44 in, TFT colour LCD, approx. 180,000 pixels

LCD screen:

2.5 in, TFT colour, approx. 200,000 pixels

 

 

Microphone:

Stereo electret condenser microphone

 

 

Recording media:

SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

 

 

 

Number of recording pixels:

1488

1128 pixels, 640 480 pixels

 

 

Image format:

Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant*,

 

Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (only still images

 

marked for printing)

 

* 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.

File format:

JPEG (compression mode: Fine/ Standard)

Estimated SD Memory Card

1488

1128: Fine 6 images/Standard 10 images;

SDC-8M capacities*:

640

480: Fine 47 images/ Standard 93 images

* The actual number varies depending on the images.

E

USB terminal:

mini-B

DV terminal input/output:

Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant)

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