Canon 600 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Additional Information
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Specifications
OPTURA600
System
Video Recording System 2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system (consumer digital VCR SD
system), digital component recording
Audio Recording System PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Television System EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Image Sensor 1/2.8-inch CCD, approx. 4,290,000 pixels
Effective pixels: tape approx. 3,500,000 pixels
card approx. 4,000,000 pixels
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
Tape Speed SP: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 mm/s)
Maximum Recording Time
(80 min. cassette)
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
Fast Forward/Rewind Time Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
LCD Screen 2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Viewfinder 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens f=6.1-61 mm, f/1.8-3.0, 10x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 44.5-445 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer ON): 47.4-474 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer OFF): 45.4-454 mm
Card: 41.6-416 mm
Lens Configuration 11 elements in 9 groups
Filter Diameter 34 mm
AF system TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
White Balance Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE,
CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom
white balance
Minimum Illumination 0.6 lx (Night mode, Shutter speed set at 1/2)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Electronic
Memory Card
Recording media SD Memory Card*
* This camcorder has been tested with SD Memory Cards up to 2GB. Proper operation cannot be guaranteed
for all memory cards.
Number of Recording Pixels Still image: 2304 x 1736, 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
File Format Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF
compliant
* This camcorder supports Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the
communication between camcorders and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the
camcorder’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.
Image Compression Method Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)
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