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OPTURA500 OPTURA400 Instruction Manual
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PRODUCT INFO
Power Supply (rated) | 7.4 V (battery pack) 8.4 V (DC IN) |
Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") | Approx. 3.3 W (using viewfinder), 4.1 W (using LCD screen) |
Television System | EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
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 ch.) 12-bit (32 kHz/4 ch.) |
Image Sensor | 1/3.4 inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels, card approx. 2,000,000 pixels |
Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark |
Tape Speed | SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec.) LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec.) |
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) | SP: 80 min. LP: 120 min. |
Fast Forward/Rewind Time | 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60-min. cassette) |
Lens | f=4.7-47 mm, f/1.8-2.4, 10x power zoom |
Focusing System | TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
Focusing System | 3.3 ft (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle |
Minimum Illumination | 1.1 lx using the Night mode during tape recording |
Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
Filter Diameter | 30.5 mm |
Viewfinder | 0.33 inch, color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels) |
LCD Screen | 2.5 inch (approx. Optura 400: 123,000 pixels) |
Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
DV Terminal | Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394) |
Video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
S-video Terminal | 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) |
Audio Terminal | Input level: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more Output level: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less |
Operating Temperature range | 32 - 104° F (0 - 40° C) |
Dimensions | 2.1 x 4.2 x 4.0 inch (53 x 107 x 101 mm) |
Weight (not including lens and battery pack) | Camcorder Body only: approx. 1.0 lb. (470g) Total equipment weight: approx. 1.2 lb. (530g) |
Memory Card
Recording Media | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
Image Format | Still image: JPEG (compression: Superfine/Fine/Normal) Movie: MPEG-4 (Optura 500), Motion JPEG (Optura 400) |
File Format | Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant, Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (images marked for transfer are also DPOF compliant) |
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