| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD
Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;
Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch*
* Only when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver. 2.2
Image compression: JPEG
* 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. |
| Video Signal Configuration | 1080/60i*
* Recordings made with the [PF24], [PF30] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 60i. |
| Recording Media | - Built-in memory:  32 GB,  16 GB
- SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time | 32 GB built-in memory:
MXP mode: 2 hr. 55 min. / FXP mode: 4 hr. 10 min. / XP+ mode: 5 hr. 45 min. / SP mode: 9 hr. 35 min. / LP mode: 12 hr. 15 min. |
16 GB built-in memory:
MXP mode: 1 hr. 25 min. / FXP mode: 2 hr. 5 min. / XP+ mode: 2 hr. 50 min. / SP mode: 4 hr. 45 min. / LP mode: 6 hr. 5 min. |
Commercially available 8 GB memory card:
MXP mode: 40 min. / FXP mode: 1 hr. / XP+ mode: 1 hr. 25 min. / SP mode: 2 hr. 20 min. / LP mode: 3 hr. |
| Image Sensor | 1/3-inch CMOS, 2,370,000 pixels
Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels |
| LCD Touch Screen | 3 inch, wide, TFT color, 230,000 dots, 100% coverage, touch operation |
| Viewfinder | 0.24 inch, wide, color, equivalent to 260,000 dots, 100% coverage |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone with multiple directionality settings |
| Lens | f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture
35 mm equivalent: 43.6 – 436 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 43 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m (3.3 ft.); 40 cm (1.3 ft.) with tele macro on at full telephoto; 1 cm (0.39 in.) at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.1lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
1.5 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/30) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels; XP+, SP, LP mode: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Photos | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Terminals |
AV OUT/ Terminal | φ 3.5 mm minijack; output only (dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output)
Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced
Audio: –10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less |
| USB Terminal | mini-B, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) |
COMPONENT OUT Terminal
(proprietary mini-D terminal) | Luminance (Y): 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω; Chrominance (PB/PR): ±350 mV / 75 Ω
1080i (D3) compatible; output only |
| HDMI OUT Terminal | HDMI mini connector; output only; compatible with HDMI-CEC and x.v.Color |
| MIC Terminal | φ 3.5 mm stereo minijack
–57 dBV (with 600 Ω microphone) / 5 kΩ or more |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 2.9 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness)
2.8 W (SP mode, AF on, viewfinder)
Maximum rated power consumption: 9.4 W |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40℃ (32 – 104℉) |
Dimensions [W x H x D]
(excluding the grip belt) | 74 x 71 x 137 mm (2.9 x 2.8 x 5.4 in.)
 74 x 71 x 131 mm (2.9 x 2.8 x 5.2 in.) |
Weight
(camcorder body only) | 360 g (12.7 oz.)
350 g (12.3 oz.) |
| When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] |
| The following functions are not available | face detection (available only for [Surface]), Instant AF, auto slow shutter, manual audio recording level adjustment, microphone attenuator, zoom speed adjustment (zoom speed is faster than [Speed 3] when [Zoom Speed] is set to [Variable]) |
| The following settings are adjusted | white balance, image effects |
| Minimum focusing distance from the waterproof case lens window | In the water | approx. 75 cm (2.5 ft.) at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm (2 in.) at full wide angle |
| In the air | approx. 1 m (3.3 ft.) at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm (2 in.) at full wide angle |
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