| Power Supply (rated) | 7.4 V DC (battery) 9.5 V DC (DC IN) |
| Power Consumption | 3.3 W (view finder) 4.1 W (LCD Screen) |
| Television System | EIA Standard (525 lines, 60 fields) , PAL color signal |
| Video Recording System | 3 rotary heads, helical scanning system DV system (SD/SDL system) Digital component recording |
| Audio Recording System | PCM digital sound : 16-bit (48 kHz/2 ch.) 12-bit (32kHz/4 ch.) 2x SP and 3x SP 12 bit only (32kHz/2ch) |
| Image Sensor | 1/6" CCD (charge coupled device) approx. 460,000 pixels (appx 290,000 effective pixels) |
| Tape Format | Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark |
| Tape Speed | SP : _ ips (18.81 mm/sec) LP : _ ips (12.56 mm/sec) 2x SP : _ ips (9.42mm/s) 3x SP : _ ips (6.29mm/s) |
| Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min cassette) |
SP : 80 min LP : 120 min 2x SP : 160 min 3x SP : 240 min |
| Fast Forward / Rewind Time | 2 min 20 sec (with a 60-min cassette) |
| Lens | F/1.6 - 3.6, 22x Power Zoom, F= 2.8 - 61.6 mm (equivalent to 48-1056mm) |
| Focusing System | TTL Autofocus, manual focusing possible |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1m, 1cm on maximum wide angle |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/8,000 sec. 1/250 when using a memory card |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.5 Ix using the Night program during tape recording |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 Ix |
| Filter Diameter | 30.5mm |
| Viewfinder | 0.44 in color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels) |
| LCD Screen | 2.5 in measured diagonally (approx. 112,000 pixels) |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| USB Terminal | Mini-B |
| DV Terminal | Special 4-pin connector (based IEEE 1394) |
| Video Terminal | 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
| S-video Terminal | 1 Vp-p (Y signal) , 0.286 Vp-p (C Signal) |
| Audio Terminal | Input level : -10 dBV/40 kohm, unbalanced Output level : -10 dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced |
| Operating Temperature | 0 - 40oC |
| Dimensions | 58 x 99 x 144 mm |
| Weight | 530g |
| Recording Media | MultimediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| Number of Recording Pixels | 768 x 576 pixels |
| Image Format | Design rule for Camera Format system (DCF), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (only images marked for printing) |
| File Format | JPEG (compression mode : Fine / Standard) |
All data measurements are according to Canon testing standard.
Product specifications are subject to change and improvement without prior notice.