92General Information

Specifications

ZR850/ZR830

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 channels); 12 bit (32 kHz)

Television System

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

Image Sensor

1/6-inch CCD,

approx. 1,070,000 pixels

 

 

 

 

approx. 680,000 pixels

 

Effective pixels

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [ON])

approx. 550,000 pixels

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [OFF])

approx. 710,000 pixels

 

4:3 Movies

 

 

approx. 690,000 pixels

 

Still images

 

 

approx. 800,000 pixels

 

Effective pixels

 

 

 

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [ON])

approx. 360,000 pixels

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [OFF])

approx. 450,000 pixels

 

4:3 Movies

 

 

approx. 340,000 pixels

 

Still images

 

 

approx. 450,000 pixels

Compatible Tapes

Videocassettes bearing the

mark

 

Tape Speed

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

Maximum Recording Time

SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes

 

 

(60 min. tape)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Screen

2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels

Viewfinder

0.35 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 114,000 pixels

Microphone

Stereo electret condenser microphone

 

Lens

f=2.6–91 mm, F/2.0–5.0, 35x power zoom

 

 

35 mm equivalent:

 

 

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [ON])

47.1–1,649

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [OFF]) 41.7–1,460

 

4:3 Movies

 

 

44.6–1,561

 

Still images

 

 

41.5–1,453

 

35 mm equivalent:

 

 

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [ON])

45.8–1,603

 

16:9 Movies (Image stabilizer [OFF]) 41.0–1,435

 

4:3 Movies

 

 

49.8–1,743

 

Still images

 

 

43.6–1,526

Lens Configuration

10 elements in 8 groups

 

 

 

AF system

TTL autofocus, manual focus available

 

Minimum Focusing Distance

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

White Balance

Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, TUNGSTEN) or

 

custom white balance

 

 

 

Minimum Illumination

2 lx ([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/8)

 

8 lx (Easy recording mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30)

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

 

 

 

Image Stabilization

Electronic

 

 

 

Memory Card

Recording Media

SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card, SD memory card, MultiMedia

 

Card (MMC)*

 

 

Size of Still Images

1,152 x 864 (

only), 1,024 x 768 (

only), 640 x 480

 

pixels