| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD |
| Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; |
| Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif (*1) Ver. 2.2 |
| Image compression: JPEG |
| Television System | 1080/50i (*2) |
| Recording Media | - Built-in memory  32 GB,  /  8 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. |
| / 8 GB built-in memory: | MXP mode: 40 min. /FXP mode: 1 hr. /XP+ mode: 1 hr. 25 min. /SP mode: 2 hr. 20 min. /LP mode: 3 hr. |
| Commercially available 16 GB memory card: | 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. |
| Image Sensor | 1/4.85-type CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels |
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Effective pixels | Movies(*3) | 1,470,000 pixels (optical zoom, entire zoom range, [Dynamic] IS mode |
| 2,070,000 pixels (optical zoom, entire zoom range, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 1,040,000 (T) / 1,470,000 (W) (advanced zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 1,040,000 (T) / 2,070,000 (W) (advanced zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 16:9 photos | 2,070,000 pixels |
| 4:3 photos | 2,410,000 pixels |
Effective pixels | Movies(*3) | 1,470,000 pixels (optical zoom, entire zoom range, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 2,070,000 pixels (optical zoom, entire zoom range, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 1,090,000 (T) / 1,470,000 (W) (advanced zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 1,090,000 (T) / 2,070,000 (W) (advanced zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 16:9 photos | 2,070,000 pixels |
| 4:3 photos | 2,410,000 pixels |
| LCD Touch Screen | 7.5 cm (3.0 in.), wide, TFT color, 230,000 dots, 100% coverage, touch operation |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | / / /
f=3.0 – 60 mm, F/1.8 – 3.6, 20x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies | 49 – 980 mm (optical zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 41.2 – 824 mm (optical zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 49 – 1176 mm (advanced zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 41.2 – 1154 mm (advanced zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 16:9 photos | 41.2-824 mm |
| 4:3 photos | 40.6-812mm |
f=3.0 – 54 mm, F/1.8 – 3.6, 18x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies | 49 – 882 mm (optical zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 41.2 – 742 mm (optical zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 49 – 1029 mm (advanced zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) |
| 41.2 – 1030 mm (advanced zoom, [Standard] IS mode) |
| 16:9 photos | 41.2 – 742 mm |
| 4:3 photos | 40.6 – 730 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 10 elements in 8 groups (1 aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 34mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m(*4); 1 cm at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Tungsten |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.4 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
4 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/25, Auto slow shutter [On]) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Electronic ([Dynamic] setting available when recording movies) |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP/FXP | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| XP+/SP/LP | 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Photos |  mode |  2016 x 1512,  1920 x 1080 |
| Capturing photos from video | 1920 x 1080 |
*1: 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.
*2: Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 50i.
*3: When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second the value at full wide-angle (W).
*4: 40 cm at full-telephoto when tele-macro is on |
| 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); output only |
COMPONENT OUT Terminal
(proprietary mini-D terminal) | Luminance (Y): 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω; Chrominance (PB/PR (CB/CR)): ±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 |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 3.7 V DC (battery pack), 5.3 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 2.4 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 deg C |
Dimensions [W x H x D]
(excluding the grip belt) | 60 x 61 x 121 mm |
Weight
(camcorder body only) | 270 g |
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