Canon S1 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Specifications
OPTURA S1
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 1/3.9-inch CCD, approx. 2,200,000 pixels
Effective pixels: tape approx. 1,230,000 pixels
card approx. 2,000,000 pixels
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the mark.
Tape Speed SP: 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips), LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips)
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=4.05-40.5 mm, f/1.8-2.8, 10x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 48.7-487 mm
16:9 recording (with Image stabilizer): 43.3 - 433 mm
16:9 recording (without Image stabilizer): 41.6 - 416 mm
Card: 38.1-381 mm
Lens Configuration 11 elements in 9 groups
Filter Diameter 27 mm
AF system TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m (3.3 ft.); 1 cm (0.39 in.) 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 1 lx (Night mode, Shutter speed set at 1/2)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Electronic
Memory Card
Recording media miniSD Card*
Size of Images on the Card Still image: 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
* The camcorder’s operations have been tested with miniSD cards up to 256MB. Performance cannot be
guaranteed for all miniSD cards.
**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)