7.4 V DC
4.5 W (using viewfinder), 5.7 W (using LCD screen)
CCIR standard (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL colour signal
2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (Consumer digital VCR
SD system); Digital component recording
Tape: PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Card: ADPCM digital sound: 16 bit (8kHz/1 ch), 4 bit
1/3.4“ CCD (charge coupled device), approx. 2,200,000 pixels
(Effective pixels: tape: approx. 1,770,000 pixels, card: approx.
2,000,000 pixels)
Video cassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
SP: 18.83 mm/s, LP: 12.57 mm/s
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
F1.6-1.9, 10× power zoom, f=4.7-47 mm; (card: F1.8-2.8,
9× power zoom, f=5.2-47 mm)
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
1 m; 2 cm on maximum wide angle (card: 6 cm)
1/2000 sec. (1/500 sec. when using a memory card)
1.3 lx (using the Night mode)
More than 100 lx
46 mm
0.33 in., TFT colour LCD, approx. 113,000 pixels
3.5 in., TFT Colour, approx. 246,000 pixels
Stereo electret condenser microphone
SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Still image: 1632 × 1224, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480 pixels
Movie: 352 × 288 pixels, 176 × 144 pixels, 12.5 frames/sec.
1632 ×1244: Superfine: 3 images/Fine: 5 images/Normal 10
images; 1280 × 960: Superfine: 5 images/Fine: 9 images/Normal
16 images; 640 × 480: Superfine: 34 images/Fine 50
images/Normal 84 images
The actual number varies according to the images. Sample images recorded on the supplied SD
Memory Card are to be included in the total number.
1632 × 1224: Flash on/off: 10 images (2 frames/sec.)
1280 × 960: Flash on: 10 images (2 frames/sec.); Flash off: 10
images (3 frames/sec.)
640 × 480: Flash on: 30 images (2 frames/sec.); Flash off: 30
images (3 frames/sec.)
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant,
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (still images only)
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 optimised, yielding extremely high
quality prints.
Still image: JPEG (Compression mode: Superfine, Fine, Normal),
Movie: MPEG-4
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SDC-8M capacities:
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