| 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 | 1080/50i*
* Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 50i. |
| Recording Media | - Built-in memory: 32 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. |
| 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-type CMOS, 2,370,000 pixels
Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels |
| LCD Touch Screen | 8.8 cm (3.5 inch), wide, TFT color, 922,000 dots, 100% coverage, touch operation |
| Viewfinder | 0.61 cm (0.24 inch), wide, color, equivalent to 260,000 dots, 100% coverage |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=4.25-42.5 mm, F/1.8-2.8, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture
35 mm equivalent: 30.4 – 304 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 12 elements in 10 groups (2 double-sided aspheric elements) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF] or [Medium AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 58 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 60 cm; 2 cm at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance (2 settings), User-defined color temperature or Preset
white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.1 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
1.3 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/25) |
| 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 (unbalanced) |
| Sensitivity | For microphone input: -65 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ
For line input: -30 dBV (auto volume, full scale -12 dB) / 5 kΩ |
| Microphone attenuator: 20 dB |
| Power/Others |
| Power supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact power adapter) |
| Power consumption | 3.0 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness)
2.8 W (SP mode, AF on, viewfinder) |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 40 deg C |
Dimensions [W x H x D]
(excluding the grip belt and lens hood) | 94 x 78 x 195 mm |
| Weight (camcorder body only) | 545 g |
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