Specifications
OPTURA600
System
Video Recording System
Audio Recording System
Television System
Image Sensor
Tape Format
Tape Speed
Maximum Recording Time
(80 min. cassette)
Fast Forward/Rewind Time
LCD Screen
Viewfinder
Microphone
Lens
Lens Configuration
Filter Diameter
AF system
Minimum Focusing Distance
White Balance
Minimum Illumination
Recommended Illumination
Image Stabilization
Memory Card
Recording media
* This camcorder has been tested with SD Memory Cards up to 2GB. Proper operation cannot be guaranteed
for all memory cards.
Number of Recording Pixels
File Format
* 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.
Image Compression Method
2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD
system), digital component recording
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
1/2.8-inch CCD, approx. 4,290,000 pixels
Effective pixels: tape approx. 3,500,000 pixels
card approx. 4,000,000 pixels
Videocassettes bearing the "MiniDV" mark.
SP: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/s)
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Stereo electret condenser microphone
f=6.1-61 mm, f/1.8-3.0, 10x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape:
4:3 recording: 44.5-445 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer ON): 47.4-474 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer OFF): 45.4-454 mm
Card:
41.6-416 mm
11 elements in 9 groups
34 mm
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE,
CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom
white balance
0.6 lx (Night mode, Shutter speed set at 1/2)
More than 100 lx
Electronic
SD Memory Card*
Still image: 2304 x 1736, 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF
compliant
Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)
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