| Effective Pixel Count | Stills: Approx. 4.0 megapixels, Movies: Approx. 3.56 megapixels (in HD), Approx. 2.18 megapixels (in SD) |
| Camera Element | CMOS sensor: 1/2.5 inches, 4.0 megapixels |
| Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card compatible (up to 8 GB*1), Built-in memory (approx. 18 MB) |
| Recording File Format | Still: JPEG (DCF*2, DPOF*3, Exif Ver2.2*4 standard)
Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (ISO standard)
Audio: 48 kHz sampling, 16-bit, 2-ch, AAC-compression (stereo) |
| Resolution (Pixels) | Still | Still:
[8M] 3264 x 2448
[4M-H] 2288 x 1712 (low compression)
[4M-S] 2288 x 1712 (standard compression)
[3.5M (16:9)] 2469 x 1408
[2M (16:9)] 1920 x 1080
[2M] 1600 x 1200
[0.9M (16:9)] 1280 x 720
[0.3M] 640 x 480 |
| Sequential | [4M] 2288 x 1712, 7 fps/Max. 7 stills |
| Video*5 | <HD>
[Full-HD] 1920 x 1080 (60 FPS*6, 12 Mbps)
[HD-HR] 1280 x 720 (60 fps*6, 12 Mbps)
[HD-SHQ] 1280 x 720 (30 fps, 9 Mbps)
<NORM>
[TV-HR] 640 x 480 (60 fps, 6 Mbps)
[TV-SHQ] 640 x 480 (30 fps, 3 Mbps)
[Web-SHQ] 320 x 240 (30 fps) |
| Lens | Zoom | 10x optical zoom lens, Focus distance: f = 6.3 to 63 mm, Still images: f = 38 to 380 mm (35 mm equiv.), Movies: f = 49.7 to 497 mm (35 mm equiv.) |
| | F: 1.8 (W) - 2.5 (T), galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in ND filter |
| Photo Range | Standard: 10 cm (wide)/80 cm (tele) to infinity, Super macro: 1 cm - 1 m (wide) |
| Shutter Speed | Still: 1/2 sec. - 1/1000 sec. (Flash: 1/30 - 1/1000 sec., Lamp mode: max. 4 sec.)
Sequential: 1/15 sec. - 1/1000 sec. (No flash)
Video: 1/30 sec. - 1/10000 sec. (High Sensitivity mode/Lamp mode: max 1/15 sec.) |
| Digital Zoom | Shooting: Max. 10x
Playback: Max. 58x (in [8M mode], depending on the resolution) |
| Focus | Auto (Stills: 9-point AF/Spot AF, Video clips: Continuous area AF), Manual (22 steps) |
| Exposure Control | P (program AE), S (shutter speed priority AE), A (aperture priority AE), M (manual exposure) |
| Scene Select (Program AE) | Auto/Sports/Portrait/Night View/Landscape/Snow & Beach/Fireworks/Lamp |
| Filter Function | Standard/Cosmetic/Monochrome/Sepia |
| Photometry | Multi-section measuring/Center-weighted measuring/Spot measuring |
| Sensitivity | Still: Auto (ISO 50 - 200), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200) |
| Minimum Illumination for Movies | 9 lux (Auto, 1/30 sec.)
3 lux (High-sensitivity mode ; 1/15 sec., Lamp mode ; 1/15 sec.) |
| Exposure Correction | ±1.8 EV (in 0.3 EV steps) |
| Digital Image Stabilizer | Stills: Multi-calculation electronic image stabilizer, Movies: Electronic image stabilizer |
| Self-Timer | 2 sec. or 10 sec. |
| White Balance | Auto: Full automatic TTL
Manual: Sunny/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Incandescent/Sampling |
| Flash | Auto/Forced/Off (Slow Synchro mode possible in Night Portrait mode) |
| Flash Range | GN = 6.2 (Approx. 20 cm to 6.0 m [wide]/Approx. 80 cm - 5.0 m [tele]) |
| Audio | Microphone: Built-in stereo
Speaker: Built-in mono (L/R mixed output) |
| LCD Monitor | 2.7-inch, low-temperature polysilicon TFT color wide screen LCD (low reflection), Approx. 230,000 pixels (Approx. 100% coverage, 7-level brightness, 285-degree rotation) |
| Interface | Via docking cradle: AV output (Movies: HDMI/component video/S-video/composite video, NTSC/PAL, Audio: stereo sound), USB 2.0 (in high-speed mode: Storage class + PC camera + Video class)
Via HD1000: Microphone input (plug-in power type: 2.5 mm microphone conversion cable), Headphone output (3.5 mm stereo mini-plug 16 to 32 compatible) |
| Power Source | Lithium-ion battery (DB-L50, included: 1900 mAh), AC adaptor (VAR-G8, included) |
| Approx. Battery Life*7 | Stills: CIPA*8 standard approx. 340 images
Video clips (HD-SHQ): Approx. 120 min.
Playback: Approx. 275 min.*9 |
Dimensions
(W x H x D) | 90 x 112.6 x 54.5 mm (excluding protrusions), Volume: 272 cc |
| Weight | Approx. 268 g (main unit only), Approx. 311 g (including battery and SD card) |
| Operating Environment | Temperature: 0°C - 40°C (32°F - 104°F); Humidity: 30% - 90% (non-condensing) |
