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Battery Charger CB-2LT
Charges NB and BP-2L
series battery packs
from a household
power source.
Car Battery Charger
CBC-NB2
Charges NB and BP-2L
series battery packs
from a car cigarette
lighter socket.
Wide-Converter WD-H30.5
Gives wide-angle cover-
age at 0.7x.
Filter Set WL-30.5
Includes neutral density
(ND 8) filter and MC pro-
tector.
Soft Carrying Case
SC-1000
Soft Carrying Case
SC-2000
Digital Video Cassette
DVM-E60/DVM-E80
Cleaning Cassette
DVM-CL
Tele-Converter TL-H30.5
Increases focal length
by 1.7x.
Adapter Bracket SA-1
This bracket lets you
attach an external
microphone or VL-10i
video light.
Battery Video Light
VL-10Li
*
Powerful 10W illumina-
tion. A BP-900 series bat-
tery attaches directly, so
operation is cable-free.
Lithium Ion Battery
Packs (NB-2L, NB-2LH,
BP-2L12 & BP-2L14)
Extra battery packs for
extended camcorder life.
Power Supply
7.4V (battery pack) 8.4V (DC IN)
Power Consumption
Approx. 3.3W (Using Viewfinder);
4.1W (Using LCD screen)
Television System
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields)
NTSC color signal
Video Recording
2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system
System
(consumer digital VCR SD system), digital
component recording
Audio Recording
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch);
System
12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Image Sensor
1/3.4 inch CCD (charge coupled device),
approx. 2,200,000 pixels (effective pixels:
tape: approx. 1,230,000 pixels, card:
approx. 2,000,000 pixels)
Tape Format
Video cassettes bearing the
∂
mark.
Tape Speed
SP: 0.74 ips (18.81mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips
(12.56mm/s)
Maximum Recording
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
System
Fast Forward/
2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Rewind Time
Lens
f/1.8-2.4, 10x power zoom, f=4.7-47mm
Focusing System
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing
3.3 ft. (1m), 0.39 in. (1cm) on maximum
Distance
wide angle
Maximum Shutter
1/2,000 sec. (1/250 sec. when using a
Speed
memory card)
Minimum Illumination
1.1 lx using the Night mode during tape
recording
Recommended
More than 100 lx
Illumination
Filter Diameter
30.5mm
Viewfinder
0.33 inch, color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels)
LCD Screen
2.5 inch (approx. Optura 500; 211,000
pixels. Optura 400; 123.000 pixels.)
Microphone
Stereo electret condenser microphone
Recording Media
SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Number of Recording
Still image: 1,632 x 1,224 pixels, 1,280 x
Pixels
960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels; Movie: Optura
500; 352 x 288 pixels, 176 x 144, Optura
400; 320 x 240, 160 x 126
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF),
Exif 2.2 compliant, Digital Print Order
Format (DPOF) compliant (images marked
for transfer are also DPOF complaint)
Image Reading Format
Still image: JPEG (compression mode:
Superfine/Fine/Normal) Movie: MPEG-4
(Optura 500) Motion JPEG (Optura 400)
Estimated SD Memory
1632 x 1224: Superfine: 3 images/Fine: 5
Card (SDC-8M)
images/Normal: 9 images
1280 x 960: Superfine: 6 images/Fine: 9
images/Normal: 17 images, 640 x 480:
Superfine: 34 images/Fine: 50 images/
Normal: 84 images
USB Terminal
mini-B (USB 2.0 compliant) Optura 500:
Hi-speed Optura 400: Full-speed.
DV Terminal Input/
Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE1394)
Output
Video Terminal
1Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced
S-video Terminal
1Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
AV Terminal
ø3.5mm stereo mini-jack. Video input: 1Vp-
p75 ohms, unbalanced. Audio input: -10dbv
/at least 40k kohms, unbalanced. Audio
output: -10dbv (47 kohms load), less than 3
kohms, unbalanced
MIC Terminal
ø3.5mm stereo mini-jack -37 dBV (MIC ATT
ON), -57 dBV (MIC ATT OFF) (with 600 ohm
mic)/5kohms or more
Operating Temp. Range
32–104° F (0–40° C)
Dimensions
2.1 x 4.2 x 4.0 in. (53 x 107 x 101mm)
Weight
Camcorder Body only: Approx. 1.0 lb (470g)
Total equipment weight: Approx. 1.2 lb (530g)
SPECIFICATIONS
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
• Optura 500/Optura 400
• Battery Pack NB-2LH
• Compact Power Adapter CA-570
• Wireless Controller
WL-D84 (Optura 500)
WL-D83 (Optura 400)
• Stereo Video Cable STV-250N
• SD Memory Card SDC-8M
• USB Cable IFC-300PCU
• Digital Video Solution Disk
• Ring Light Adapter
(Optura 500 only)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Use of Genuine Canon accessories is recommended:
This product is designed
to achieve excellent performance optimally when used with genuine Canon
accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or
accidents such as fire, etc., caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon
accessories (e.g., a leakage and/or explosion of a battery pack). Please note
that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of
non-genuine Canon accessories, although you may request such repairs on
a chargeable basis.
* A 900 series charger is required.
Digital Video Solution Disk
†
Operating System
CPU
RAM
Windows ME/Windows 98/ 150MHz or better
64MB or more
Windows 2000
Windows XP
300MHz or better
128MB or more
Mac OS 9.0 – 9.2
PowerPC
64MB or more
Mac OS X (10.1/10.2)
PowerPC
128MB or more
Operating System
Application
Free Hard Disk Space
Windows
ZoomBrowser EX
200MB or more
PhotoStitch
40MB or more
DV TWAIN Driver
25MB or more
DV WIA Driver
25MB or more
Macintosh
ImageBrowser
120MB or more
Photo Stitch
30MB or more
DV Network Solution Disk
††
Operating System
CPU
RAM
Windows XP
500MHz or better
128MB or more
Operating System
Application
Free Hard Disk Space
Windows
AV/C Camera Storage
1MB or more
Subunit-WIA Driver
Canon USB Video driver 1MB or more
DV Messenger2
100MB or more
Windows Messenger
Version 4.5/4.6/4.7
† Interface: USB: only preinstalled Windows 98/Windows ME/Windows 2000/Windows XP systems with
built-in USB ports, or only systems equipped with genuine Apple-brand built-in USB interfaces.
†† Interface: IEEE1394:only preinstalled Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional systems
with built-in IEEE1394 terminal • To use DV Messenger, it is required that Windows Messenger 4.5
or higher operate correctly and that the videoconference function be usable with a digital camcorder.
Please consult Microsoft for details. If you are using a router, make sure it is a UPnP (Universal Plug
and Play) compatible router. For details consult your Internet Service Provider, telephone carrier, or
refer to the manual of the router. • We recommend using a broadband Internet connection. • The
communication quality and connectivity depend on the congestion of the Internet line and service. •
This product does not guarantee a certain communication quality.
Battery pack
Using Viewfinder
Using LCD screen
NB-2L
Approx. 75 min.
Approx. 60 min.
NB-2LH
Approx. 90 min.
Approx. 75 min.
BP-2L12
Approx. 150 min.
Approx. 120min.
BP-2L14
Approx. 190 min.
Approx. 155min.
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