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General Information
LEGRIA HV40
Specifications
System
Video Recording System
2 rotary heads, helical scanning
HDV 1080i
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DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component
recording
Audio Recording System
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, 16 bit, 48 kHz;
transfer rate 384 kbps (2 channels)
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels);
12 bit (32 kHz/4 channels)
Television System
High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/50i
CCIR standard (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL color signal
Compatible Tapes
Videocassettes bearing the
mark
Tape Speed
18.83 mm/s
SP: 18.83 mm/s; LP: 12.57 mm/s
Maximum Recording Time
(60 min. tape)
60 minutes
SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes
Image Sensor
1/2.7-inch CMOS, approx. 2,960,000 pixels
Effective pixels:
Movies (16:9):
approx. 2,070,000
Movies (4:3):
approx. 1,550,000
Still images (
LW
):
approx. 2,070,000
Still images (
L, M, S
):
approx. 2,760,000
LCD Screen
2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots
Viewfinder
0.27 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots
Microphone
Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens
f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x power zoom
35 mm equivalent:
Movies (16:9):
43.6-436 mm
Movies (4:3):
53.0-530 mm
Still images (
LW
):
43.6-436 mm
Still images (
L, M, S
):
40.0-400 mm
Lens Configuration
11 elements in 9 groups
Filter Diameter
43 mm
AF system
Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]),
manual focus available
Minimum Focusing Distance
1 m; 1 cm on maximum wide angle
White Balance
Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE, CLOUDY,
TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom white balance
Minimum Illumination
0.2 lx ([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
2.5 lx (Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/25)
Recommended Illumination
More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization
Optical
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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
(both, 50i and 25F mode).
Video shot with the [
HDV(PF25)] standard will be recorded on the tape as 50i.
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