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Digital Video


Power Supply (rated)


7.2V DC (battery pack)


Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON";)


7.1W (recording with AF, 20x zoom XL 5.4-108 L IS mounted)


Television System


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


Video Recording system


Two rotating heads, helical scan azimuth recording, DV System (Consumer digital VCR SD system) digital component recording


Audio Recording system


PCM digital recording: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 channels) Synchronous 4-channel recording is possible


Image Sensor


Size 1/3", approx. 680,000 pixels (total), Progressive Scan CCD x3 (charge-coupled device) with horizontal pixel shift


Tape Format


Video cassettes bearing the MiniDV mark


Tape Speed


SP: 0.74 ips (18.81mm/second), LP; 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/seco


Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)


SP; 80 min.


Maximum recording time


LP; 120 min.


Fast Forward/Rewind time


Approx. ...