Specifications - Canon HV20 Instruction Manual

Specifications

HV20
System
Video Recording System
Audio Recording System
Television System
Compatible Tapes
Tape Speed
Maximum Recording Time
(60 min. tape)
Image Sensor
LCD Screen
Viewfinder
Microphone
Lens
Lens Configuration
Filter Diameter
AF system
Minimum Focusing Distance
White Balance
Minimum Illumination
Recommended Illumination
Image Stabilization
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You can play back with this camcorder tapes recorded in HDV standard with a Canon XL H1, XH G1 or XH A1
(including 24F or 30F mode).
Video shot with the [
Memory Card
Recording Media
Size of Still Images
2 rotary heads, helical scanning
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HDV HDV 1080i
DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component
DV
recording
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, 16 bit, 48 kHz;
HDV
transfer rate 384 kbps (2 channels)
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels);
DV
High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i
HD
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
SD
Videocassettes bearing the
18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips)
HDV
SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips); LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips)
DV
60 minutes
HDV
SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes
DV
1/2.7-inch CMOS, approx. 2,960,000 pixels
Effective pixels:
Movies (16:9):
Movies (4:3):
Still images (LW):
Still images (L, M, S):
2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 pixels
0.27 in., wide, 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):
Movies (4:3):
Still images (LW):
Still images (L, M, S):
11 elements in 9 groups
43 mm
Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]),
manual focus available
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
0.2 lx ([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
3 lx (Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30)
More than 100 lx
Optical
HDV (PF24)] standard will be recorded on the tape as 60i.
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miniSD Card
2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 pixels
General Information
12 bit (32 kHz/4 channels)
mark
approx. 2,070,000
approx. 1,550,000
approx. 2,070,000
approx. 2,760,000
43.6-436 mm
53.0-530 mm
43.6-436 mm
40.0-400 mm
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