Major Specifications

 

CCD (number of effective pixels)

1/4-inch interlaced

 

 

 

 

total number of pixels: approx. 1,100,000

 

 

 

 

movie: approx. 720,000

 

 

 

 

still: approx. 1,000,000

 

Lens

 

F2.0-2.7, f = 3/16”-1-15/16” (4.1-49.2 mm)

 

 

 

 

Filter diameter: 1-7/16” (37 mm)

 

Focal length (converted to 35 mm

Movie: approx. 1-3/4”-20-13/16” (44-528 mm)

 

camera)

 

Still: approx. 1-1/2”-17-15/16” (38-456 mm)

 

Focus

 

Auto/Manual

 

Zoom

 

Optical 12x, 48x-240x with digital zoom added

 

 

 

 

 

Required minimum illumination

0.5 lx (When Low Light mode is selected)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder

 

0.44-inch color TFT (approx. 180,000 pixels)

 

LCD monitor

 

3.5-inch color TFT (approx. 200,000 pixels)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic image stabilizer

Electronic type

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed

 

1/60 - 1/4000 second (movie)

 

Flash [using Video Flash (optional)]

(Auto/On/Off) Still recording only

 

Self-timer recording

Still recording only

 

 

 

 

 

External microphone jack

External microphone jack / ø3.5 mm stereo mini-jack:

 

 

 

 

Recommended microphone impedance 600 - 1 k

 

Recording mode

Movie (with sound)

 

 

 

 

Still (only with DVD-RAM disc)

 

Maximum

 

DVD-RAM disc*

approx. 36~120 minutes (XTRA)

 

recordable

 

(on both sides of disc)

approx. 60 minutes (FINE)

 

time

 

 

approx. 120 minutes (STD)

 

 

 

DVD-R disc

approx. 30 minutes (FINE)

 

 

 

(on one side of disc)

approx. 60 minutes (STD)

 

 

 

 

approx. 30 minutes (LPCM)

 

Maximum number of recordable stills*

1998

 

 

(on both sides of DVD-RAM disc)

 

 

 

Recording

 

DVD-RAM disc

Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording stand-

 

format

 

 

 

ard (MPEG Audio layer 2)

 

 

 

 

Still:

Simultaneous recording, conforming to DVD

 

 

 

 

 

video recording standard (704 480 pixels)

 

 

 

 

 

and JPEG (1,280 960 pixels)

 

 

 

DVD-R disc

Movie: Conforming to DVD video recording standard

 

 

 

 

 

(when MPEG Audio layer 2 or LPCM is selected)

 

Audio playback format

MPEG Audio layer 2, linear PCM, Dolby AC3

 

 

 

 

 

Recording medium

8 cm DVD-RAM disc (conforming to DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1 Book 2.1)

 

 

 

 

8 cm DVD-R disc (conforming to DVD-R for General Ver. 2.0)

 

Jacks

 

Video/audio input/output 1, S-video input/output

English

 

 

 

1, External microphone input 1, Digital input/out-

 

 

 

 

put terminal (connected to PC USB jack) 1

 

 

 

 

* The total recordable time or recordable number of stills is half on each side of disc.

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Hitachi DZMV270A instruction manual Major Specifications, Jacks Video/audio input/output ⋅ 1, S-video input/output

DZMV270A specifications

The Hitachi DZMV270A is a versatile and compact camcorder designed for a user-friendly experience while delivering high-quality video recordings. Launched as part of Hitachi's efforts to make video capture more accessible, this camcorder is loaded with features that cater to both beginners and experienced users alike.

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