Specifications

ZR300/ZR200

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

EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal

Image Sensor

1/6-inch CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels

 

Effective pixels: tape approx. 340,000 pixels

 

card approx. 450,000 pixels

Tape Format

Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.

Tape Speed

SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips), LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 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)

 

 

LCD Screen

2.4-inch. TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels

Viewfinder

0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels

Microphone

Stereo electret condenser microphone

 

 

Lens

ZR300: f=2.8-61.6 mm, f/1.6-3.6, 22x power zoom

 

35mm equivalent:

 

Tape: 4:3 recording: 53.5-1177 mm

 

16:9 recording : 44.2-972 mm

 

Card: 46.9-1032 mm

 

ZR200: f=2.8-56 mm, f/1.6-3.2, 20x power zoom

 

35mm equivalent:

 

Tape: 4:3 recording: 53.5-1070 mm

 

16:9 recording : 44.2-884 mm

 

Card: 46.9-938 mm

Lens Configuration

11 elements in 8 groups

Filter Diameter

28 mm

 

 

AF System

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

Minimum Focusing Distance

1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) on maximum wide angle

White Balance

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

 

white balance

Minimum Illumination

2.0 lx (using the Night mode)

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

 

 

Image Stabilization

Electronic

Memory Card

Recording Media

SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

Number of Recording Pixels

Still image: 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 pixels

 

Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.

File Format

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

 

compliant

*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 Compression Method Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)

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