Main Unit Specs

Standard Definition or High Definition

High Definition

Television System

PAL

Video Recording system

MPEG4-AVC / H.264

Image Sensor

1/2.6-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter

Total Pixels

Approx. 8.59 Megapixels

Effective Pixels

Video: Approx. 6.01 Megapixels (3264 x 1840)

Photo: 16:9 Approx. 6.01 Megapixels (3264 x 1840); 4:3 Approx. 8.02 Megapixels (3264 x 2456)

Maximum recording Time

64GB internal flash drive: Recording time based on internal flash memory only. Greater capacity is possible when SD memory cards are also used (2 card slots).

LP (5Mbps) 24 hours 30 minutes

SP (7Mbps) 19 hours 10 minutes

XP+ (12Mbps) 11 hours 30 minutes

FXP (17Mbps) 8 hours 20 minutes. Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording.

MXP (24Mbps) 5 hours 55 minutes. Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording.

Lens

Zoom Ratio 10x Optical/200x Digital

Focal Length f-6.4-64mm (35mm equivalent 43.5-435mm)

Zoom Speed Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds

Max. F/Stop f/1.8-3.0

Focusing System

Instant AF, Face Priority AF, TTL (through the lens)

Manual Exposure

Yes

Programmed AE

Smart Auto, P, Av, Tv, Cine*, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night Scene, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks

Max Shutter Speed

Movie: 1/2000; Photo: 1/500

Focusing System

10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)

White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Manual

Frame Rate

60i, Native 24p (records at 24p), 24p Progressive (records at 60i), 30p Progressive (records at 60i)

Minimum Illumination

0.3 lx (Low Light mode)

Image Stabilization

Dynamic SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Standard SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Powered IS

Filter Diameter

58mm

Viewfinder

.27-inch, approx. 123,000 dots

LCD Screen

3.5-inch High Resolution Touch Panel Widescreen Color LCD (Approx. 922,000 dots)

Flash

Built-in

Recording Media

Internal flash drive (64GB) or SD / SDHC memory cards (2 slots) **

USB Terminal

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video Terminal

component (output), composite (output)

Audio

Dolby Digital 2 channel (AC-3), 5.1-channel (with optional Canon SM-V1 5.1-Channel Surround Microphone)

Accessory Shoe

mini Advanced

Supplied Video Editing Software

Pixela ImageMixer 3SE

HDMI Terminal

HDMI Mini Connector (output), CEC and x.v.Color supported

Microphone Terminal

3.5 mm stereo mini-jack

AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal

3.5 mm 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)

Dimensions

(W x H x D) 3.0 x 2.9 x 5.8in. (75 x 74 x 148mm)

Weight (not including battery pack and memory card)

1.0 lbs. (470g)

Weight

1.2 lbs. (520g) (including BP-808 and memory cards)

* Movie mode only

** 1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card. For other recording formats, a Class 2 or higher card is recommended. Also, movie recording requires cards with 128MB of memory or more. Cards made by Toshiba, SanDisk or Matsushita are recommended. No particular restrictions apply for still images.