Power supply (rated):

7.4 V DC (Battery)
9.5 V DC (DC IN)

Power consumption:

3.3 W (using viewfinder), 4 W (using LCD screen)

Television system:

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

Video recording system:

2 rotary heads, helical scanning system 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:

1/6" CCD (charge coupled device)
approx. 460,000 pixels
(approx. 290,000 effective 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/1.6 - 2.9, 18x power zoom, 2.8 - 50.4 mm

Focusing system:

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

Minimum focusing distance:

3 ft. 3 3/8 in. (1 m)
3/8 in. (1 cm)
on maximum wide angle

Maximum shutter speed:

1/8,000 sec. (1/250 when using memory card)

Minimum illumination:

0.5 lx using the Night program during tape recording

Recommended illumination:

More than 100 lx

Filter diameter:

30.5 mm

Viewfinder:

0.44 in., color LCD
(approx. 113,000 pixels)

LCD screen:

2.5 in. measured diagonally
(approx. 112,000 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 kohm, unbalanced
Output level: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

Operating temperature range:

32 - 104º F (0 - 40º C)

Dimensions:

2 1/4 x 4 x 5 1/4 in. (57 x 102 x 134 mm)

Weight:

1 lb. 2 3/4 oz. (530 g)