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General
Information
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Specifications
VIXIA
HV40
System
43.6-436 mm
53.0-530 mm
43.6-436 mm
40.0-400 mm
Video
Recording
System
Audio
Recording
System
Television
System
Compatible
Tapes
Tape Speed
Maximum
Recording
Time
(60
min.
tape)
Image
Sensor
LCD Screen
Viewfinder
Microphone
Lens
Lens
Configuration
Filter
Diameter
AF
system
Minimum
Focusing
Distance
White
Balance
Minimum
Illumination
2 rotary heads, helical scanning
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1
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DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system), digital component
recording
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer
2,
16 bit, 48 kHz;
transfer rate 384 kbps
(2
channels)
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PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 channels);
12
bit (32 kHz/4 channels)
[8Q]
High Definition Video (HDV) 1080/60i
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EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Videocassettes bearing the
M";n"
mark
[BDV]
18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips)
[QIZ]
SP:
18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips); LP: 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips)
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60 minutes
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SP: 60 minutes; LP: 90 minutes
1/2.7-inch CMOS, approx. 2,960,000 pixels
Effective pixels:
Movies (16:9): approx.2,070,000
Movies (4:3): approx. 1,550,000
Still images
(LW):
approx.2,070,OOO
Still images
(L,
M,
S):
approx. 2,760,000
2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots
0.27 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 123,000 dots
Stereo electret condenser microphone
f=6.1-61 mm,
F/1.8-3.0,10xpowerzoom
35 mm equivalent:
Movies (16:9):
Movies (4:3):
Still images
(LW):
Still images
(L,
M,
S):
11
elements
in
9 groups
43mm
Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]),
manual focus available
1 m (3.3
ft.); 1
cm
(0.39 in.) on maximum wide angle
Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE, CLOUDY,
TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom white balance
0.2
Ix
([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2)
3
Ix
(Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30)
Recommended
Illumination
More than 100
Ix
Image Stabilization Optical
1
You
can play back with this camcorder tapes recorded
in
HDV standard with a Canon XL H1,
XH
G1
or
XH
A1
(including 24F or 30F mode).
Video shot with the
[llHIDlU24
HDV(PF24)] or
[llHIDlU30
HDV(PF30)] standard will be recorded
on
the tape
as 60i. Video shot with the
[HHPYH24F
HDV(24F)] standard will be recorded
on
the tape as 24p.