Canon MV 950 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Additional
Information
Specifications
MV960/MV950/MV940/MV930
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: 16:9 (with image stabilizer): approx. 470,000
16:9 (no image stabilizer): approx. 530,000
4:3 recording: approx. 400,000
Card (still images): approx. 530,000
Tape Format Videocassettes bearing the “MiniDV” mark.
Tape Speed SP: 18.83 mm/s, LP: 12.57 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 2.7-inch. wide, TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Viewfinder 0.3-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens f=2.6-65 mm, F/1.8-4.4, 25x power zoom
35 mm equivalent:
Tape:16:9 (with image stabilizer): 43.6-1090 mm
16:9 (no image stabilizer): 41.0-1025 mm
4:3 recording: 49.8-1245 mm
Card (still images): approx. 43.6-1090 mm
Lens Configuration 10 elements in 8 groups
AF System TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 1 cm on maximum wide angle
White Balance Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (DAYLIGHT, TUNGSTEN) or
custom white balance
Minimum Illumination 2.0 lx (Night recording program, shutter speed at 1/6)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Electronic
Memory Card
Recording Media SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard*
Size of Images on the Card 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
Image Compression Method Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Movie: Video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural)
* The camcorder's operations have been tested with SD memory cards up to 2GB. Performance cannot be
guaranteed for all memory 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.