Specifications

ZR960

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)

 

 

Television System

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

 

 

Image Sensor

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

 

Effective pixels1 (all figures are approximate values)

 

16:9 Movies (advanced zoom)

360,000 (T) / 450,000 (W) pixels

 

 

(optical zoom)

360,000 pixels

 

4:3 Movies

 

340,000 pixels

 

 

 

Compatible Tapes

Videocassettes bearing the

mark

 

 

Tape Speed

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

 

 

 

Maximum Recording Time

SP: 60 minutes; L : 90 minutes

 

(60 min. tape)

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Screen

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

 

 

Viewfinder

0.27 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels

 

 

Microphone

Stereo electret condenser microphone

 

 

Lens

f=2.6–96.2 mm, F/2.0–5.2, 37x optical zoom

 

35 mm equivalent (all figures are approximate values)

 

16:9 Movies (advanced zoom)

41.3–1,695 mm

 

 

(optical zoom)

45.8–1,695 mm

 

4:3 Movies

 

49.8–1,843 mm

 

 

Lens Configuration

10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element)

 

 

AF system

TTL autofocus, manual focus available

 

 

 

 

Filter Diameter

30.5 mm

 

 

 

 

White Balance

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

 

balance

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Illumination

5 lx (

mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed 1/30)

 

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

 

 

Minimum Focusing Distance

1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle

 

 

 

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lx

 

 

 

 

 

Image Stabilization

Electronic

 

 

1When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second indicates the value at full wide-angle (W).

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