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Additional
Information
Specifications
MV850i/MV830i/MV830
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 (625 lines, 50 fields) PAL color signal
Image Sensor 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 800,000 pixels
Effective pixels: tape approx. 400,000 pixels
card approx. 530,000 pixels
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
Tape Speed SP: 18.83 mm/s (0.74 ips), LP: 12.57 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 2.4-inch. TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Viewfinder 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens MV850i: f=2.8-61.6 mm, f/1.6-3.6, 22x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 53.7-1181 mm
16:9 recording: 44.2-972 mm
Card: 49.3-1085 mm
MV830i/MV830: f=2.8-56 mm, f/1.6-3.2, 20x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 53.7-1074 mm
16:9 recording: 44.2-884 mm
Card: 49.3-986 mm
Lens Configuration 11 elements in 8 groups
Filter Diameter 28 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 (indoor, outdoor) or custom
white balance
Minimum Illumination 2.0 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Electronic
Memory Card
Recording Media SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Number of Recording Pixels Still image: 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 12.5 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)