System
Video Recording System
Audio Recording System
Television System
Image Sensor
Tape Format
Tape Speed
Maximum Recording Time (80 min. cassette)
Fast Forward/Rewind Time
LCD Screen
Viewfinder
Microphone
Lens
Lens Configuration
Filter Diameter
AF system
Minimum Focusing Distance
White Balance
Minimum Illumination
Recommended Illumination
Image Stabilization
Memory Card
Recording media
Number of Recording Pixels
File Format
Specifications
OPTURA40/OPTURA30

2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component recording

PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)

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

1/3.4-inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels

card approx. 2,000,000 pixels

Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.

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

SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.

Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)

2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels

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

Stereo electret condenser microphone

OPTURA40: f=4.8-67.2 mm, f/1.8-3.0, 14× power zoom

OPTURA30: f=4.8-57.6 mm, f/1.8-3.0, 12× power zoom

12 elements in 10 groups

34 mm

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

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

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

1.1 lx (using the Night mode)

More than 100 lx

Electronic

SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

Still image: 1632 × 1224, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480 pixels

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

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 Recording Format Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) Movie: AVI (image data: Motion JPEG; audio data: WAVE (monaural))

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