HV40 Video Camera
High Definition DV
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Subject to change without notice
HV40 Technical Specifications
Video System
Standard
HDV 1080i / DV
Sensor
1/2.7 inch Canon progressive HD CMOS sensor
Filter Array
Primary Colour Filter (RGB Bayer)
Image Processor
DiG!C DV II
Image Pixels
Total
Total: 2,960,000 (1994 H x 1484 V); Movie: 2.07MP (HD/DV 16:9); Still Image: 2.76MP (4:3)
Widescreen Capability
High Resolution Real Widescreen 16:9
Lens
Type
Canon High Definition Video Lens
Focal Length
6.1 – 61mm
Maximum Aperture
f/1.8-3.0 (tape)
Minimum Focusing Distance 10mm
Shutter Speed
Tape: 1/6 – 1/2000 sec; Card: 1/2 – 1/500 sec
Optical Zoom / Digital Zoom
10x / 40x/200x (tape)
Image Stabilizer
Super Range Optical Image Stabilization
Focusing
AF System
Hi-Speed Instant Auto Focus (Instant AF) / Normal AF
Focusing Range
Auto / Manual / Forced Infinity, Dedicated switch and focus dial
Control/Balance
Light Metering Method
Evaluative / Centre-weighted average / Spot metering
Exposure Compensation
± 11 Levels
White Balance Mode
Auto, TTL, 6 Presets (Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H)
Back Light Correction
Dedicated BLC button
Illumination
Minimum Illumination
0.2 lux (Night Mode)
Flash
Built in (Auto / On / Off / Slow-synchro / Red eye reduction is available)
1
Video Light
Built in low luminance AF auxiliary video LED light with manual switch
2
Further Support
Accessory shoe supports attachable flash (VFL-1) & video light (VL-3)
LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
LCD
2.7 inch Real Widescreen / approx. 211,000 pixels. With wide angle viewing, wide colour range, hard coat and anti glare.
Viewfinder
0.27 inch Real Widescreen & colour / 123,000 pixel
Filming Modes & Controls
AE Modes
Scene Modes (SCN)
13 modes. AUTO, [P], (P / Av / Tv / SCN / CINE (progressive HDV 25PF))
Portrait / Sports / Night / Snow / Beach / Sunset / Spotlight / Fireworks
Image Quality Adjustment
8 adjustments : Vidid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Soft Skin Detail / Brightness / Contrast / Sharpness / Colour Depth
Effects
Tape: Black & White, Sepia, Art; Card: Black & White, Sepia
Fades
Auto Fade, Wipe Fade
Recording Formats
Video Data
HDV 1080/50i, 1080/25P, DV (PAL)
Recording Modes
SP / LP (DV only)
Audio
Audio Data
HDV: MPEG1 Audio Layer II (16 – bit); DV: PCM 16 bit 2 channels (48 kHz) or 12-bit 4 channels (32 kHz)
Audio Level Metering
Manual audio level VR metering and control with adjustment via LCD, Four channel audio playback
Wind Screen
Available
Still Image Recording
Capture Sizes
3.15 megapixel (2048 x 1536 4:3), 2.07 megapixel (1920 x 1080 16:9)
Memory Card
Mini SD (photo recording only)
Still Shooting Functions
Simultaneous Photo Recording to Mini SD / Auto Exposure Bracketing / High Speed Continuous Shooting / 9-point AiAF
Image Transfer / Direct Print
Via USB
3
/ PictBridge and dedicated Direct Print/Print Share button
4
Interface
Accessory Shoe
Advanced Accessory Shoe (EOS flash unit not supported)
Terminals
HDV/DV in/out, AV in/out, Component out, HDMI output, Headphone and Microphone terminals, USB Full Speed
Streaming/Down Converting
IEEE1394 (MPEG2-TS/DV) - Analogue to Digital Converter / Down Converting - Yes. Both analogue and digital
Operating Platforms
PC: Windows XP (SP1 & SP2), Vista; Mac: OS X (v10.4 or later)
Other
Self Timer
10 sec/Remote Controller: 2 sec.
Search
Date search, END search
Power Supply / Power Save
7.4V DC (battery pack), 8.4V (DC IN) / Power shutoff after recording continuously paused for 5 minutes
Dimensions (W x H x D)
88 x 82 x 138 mm
Weight
535 g (body only)
Included Accessories
Wireless controller
(WL-D87 - Remote
battery CR2025)
Battery Pack (BP-
2L13)
Compact Power
Adaptor (CA-570)
Stereo Video Cable
(STV-250N)
Component Cable
(CTC-100/S)
Software / Digital
Video Solutions
Disk
USB Cable & AC
Cable
Optional Accessories
Battery Pack (NB-
2L / NB-2LH / BP-
2L13 / BP-2L14)
Compact Power
Adapter (CA-570)
Battery Charger
(CB-2LTE / CB-
2LWE)
Component Cable
(CTC-100/S / CTC-
100)
Tele Converter
Lens (TL-H43)
Wide Converter
Lens (WD-H43)
Filter set (FS-H43U
/ FS-43U II)
Video Light (VL-3)
Video Flash Light
(VFL-1)
Battery video light
(VL-10L - with
battery pack from
BP-9** series)
Soft Carrying Case
(SC-1000 / SC-
2000)
DV Cable (CV-150F
/ CV-250F)
Wrist Strap (WS-
20)
Shoulder Strap
(SS-900)
Digital Video
cassette (HDVM-
E63PR / DVM-E60
/ DVM-E80)
Car Battery
Adapter (CBC-
NB2)
Interface Cable
(IFC-400PCI)
SCART Adapter
(PC-A10)
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Disclaimers
1.
Other
flash supported
via accessory shoe.
2.
Other video light
supported via
accessory shoe.
3.
Compatible Windows
computer required for
direct download.
4.
Compatible printer
required for Direct
Printing.
