Specifications - Canon DC40 Instruction Manual

Specifications

DC40
System
Disc Recording System
Television System
Image Sensor
Compatible Media
Maximum Recording Time
(1.4 GB single-sided
8 cm Mini DVD)
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
Size of Still Images
File Format
Image Compression Method
* This camcorder has been tested with miniSD cards up to 256 MB. Performance cannot be guaranteed for
all miniSD cards.
** 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: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode)
DVD-VR (VR mode) only with 8 cm DVD-RW
Video Compression: MPEG2
Audio Compression: Dolby Digital 2ch
Still Images: Exif 2.2** compliant with JPEG compression
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
1/2.8 in. CCD, approx. 4,290,000 pixels
Effective pixels:
Movies: 16:9 (Image stabilizer ON): approx. 2,740,000
16:9 (Image stabilizer OFF): approx. 2,990,000
4:3 recording: approx. 3,500,000
Still images: approx. 4,000,000
8 cm (3 in.) mini DVD discs marked
with the DVD-R or DVD-RW logo
XP: approx. 20 min., SP: approx. 30 min., LP: approx. 60 min.
2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
0.3 in. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Stereo electret condenser microphone
f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x power zoom
35 mm equivalent:
Movies: 16:9 (Image stabilizer ON): approx. 47.4-474 mm
16:9 (Image stabilizer OFF): approx. 45.4-454 mm
4:3 recording: approx. 44.5-445 mm
Still images: approx. 41.6-416 mm
11 elements in 9 groups
37 mm
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) on maximum wide angle
Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE,
CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom
white balance
0.6 lx (Night recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
9 lx (Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30)
More than 100 lx
Electronic
miniSD Card*
2304 x 1736, 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2** compliant, DPOF
compliant
JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
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