Specifications

System

Video compression format

MPEG2/JPEG (Still images)

Audio compression format

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

Dolby Digital 2ch

Dolby Digital Stereo Creator

DCR-DVD308/DVD708

Dolby Digital 2/5.1ch

Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Video signal

NTSC color, EIA standards

Usable discs

8cm DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R/

DVD+R DL

Recording format

Movie

DVD-RW: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode), DVD-Video Recording

(VR mode)

DVD+RW: DVD+RW Video

DVD-R/DVD+R DL: DVD-VIDEO

Still image

Exif* Ver.2.2

Recording time

DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R

HQ:Approx. 20 min

SP: Approx. 30 min

LP: Approx. 60 min

DVD+R DL

HQ:Approx. 35 min

SP: Approx. 55 min

LP: Approx. 110 min

Viewfinder

Electric viewfinder (color)

Image device

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

3 mm (1/6 type) CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Gross:

Approx. 680 000 pixels Effective (Movie): Approx. 340 000 pixels Effective (Still): Approx. 340 000 pixels DCR-DVD308/DVD708

3mm (1/6 type) CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Gross:

Approx. 1 070 000 pixels Effective (Movie,16:9) Approx. 670 000 pixels Effective (Movie,4:3) Approx. 690 000 pixels Effective (Still, 4:3) Approx. 1 000 000 pixels

Effective (Still, 16:9)

Approx. 750 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

Optical:40×, Digital:80×, 2 000×

DCR-DVD308/DVD708

Optical:25×, Digital:50×, 2 000×

Filter diameter: 30mm (1 3/16 in.)

Focal length

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

F=1.8-4.1

f=1.9 - 76.0mm (3/32 - 3 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera For movies:

36 - 1 440mm (1 7/16 - 56 3/4 in.) For still images:

36 - 1 440mm (1 7/16 - 56 3/4 in.) DCR-DVD308/DVD708F=1.8-3.2

f=2.5 - 62.5mm (1/8 - 2 1/2 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera For movies:

41 - 1 189mm (1 5/8 - 46 7/8 in.) (16:9)** 43 - 1 075mm (1 3/4 - 42 3/8 in.) (4:3) For still images:

36 - 900mm (1 7/16 - 35 1/2 in.) (4:3)

39 - 975mm (1 9/16 - 38 1/2 in.) (16:9)

Color temperature

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum illumination

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

3 lx (lux) (AUTO SLW SHUTTR ON, Shutter speed 1/30 second)

0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function) DCR-DVD308/DVD708

4 lx (lux) (AUTO SLW SHUTTR ON, Shutter speed 1/30 second)

0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function)

*“Exif” is a file format for still images, established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). Files in this format can have additional information such as your camcorder’s setting information at the time of recording.

**In 16:9 mode, the focal length figures are actual figures resulting from wide angle pixel readout.

•Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

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