
Review Summary
2012-03-04T19:00:00
Use this camcorder alot,family outings,occasions,etc.
Bruce
Standard Definition
1.8W (LP Mode, LCD set to normal brightness)
NTSC
MPEG-2
1/6-inch CCD
Approx. 680,000 pixels
Advanced Zoom ON (16:9): Approx. 0.45 Megapixels (Wide) / 0.36 Megapixels (Tele); Advanced Zoom OFF (16:9): Approx. 0.36 Megapixels
Approx. 0.45 Megapixels
16GB internal flash drive: LP (3Mbps): 10 hours, 25 minutes
SP (6Mbps): 5 hours, 30 minutes
XP (9Mbps): 3 hours, 40 minutes
Greater Capacity is Possible by Adding an SD Memory Card.
41x Advanced Zoom (16:9 mode); 37x Optical/2000x Digital
f=2.6-96.2mm, (35mm equivalent: 45.8 - 1695mm, Advanced Zoom OFF, 16:9)
Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds
f/2.0-5.2
TTL (through the lens)
Auto, Program, Tv, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
Movie: 1/2000, Still Image: 1/500
10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)
Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Manual
1.3 lx (Night mode)
Electronic
None
None
2.7-inch widescreen color LCD (Approx. 123,000 dots)
Internal flash memory (16GB) or SD Memory Card
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Composite (output)
Dolby Digital 2 channel (AC-3)
None
3.5 mm 4-pole mini-jack (video/audio output only), Headphone (input)
(W xH x D) approx. 2.2 x 2.3 x 4.8 in.
7.9 oz
10.1 oz
013803122039


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