Canon Optura 40

Specifications

• Power Supply (rated): 7.4 V DC
• Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON"): 3.4 W (using viewfinder)
• Power Consumption: 4.2 W (using LCD screen)
• Television System: EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
• Video Recording system: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system 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.)
• Image Sensor: 1/3.4-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 MiniDV mark
• Tape Speed: SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec.) LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec.)
• Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette): SP: 80 min. LP: 120 min.
• Fast Forward/Rewind time: 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60-min. cassette)
• Lens: Optura 40: f=4.8-67.2, f/1.8-3.0, 14x power zoom; Optura 30: f=4.8-57.6, f/1.8-3.0, 12x power zoom
• Focusing System: TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
• Minimum Focusing Distance: 3.3 ft (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
• Frame Rate: 1/2,000 sec. (1/250 in Card Camera mode)
• Minimum Illumination: 1.1 lx (using the Night mode)
• Recommended Illumination: More than 100 lx
• Filter Diameter: 34 mm
• Viewfinder: 0.33-inch TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
• LCD Screen: 2.5-inch TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
• Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone
• DV Terminal: Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394)
• Video Terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
• S-video Terminal: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
• Audio Terminal: Input level: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more, Output level: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less
• Operating Temperature range: 32 - 104° F (0 - 40° C)
• Dimensions: 3.0 x 3.2 x 5.3 in. (77 x 82 x 134 mm)
• Weight (not including lens and battery pack): Approx. 1.3 lb. (585g) (camcorder body only)

Memory Card

• Recording Media: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Image Format: Still image: JPEG (compression: Superfine/Fine/Normal) Movie: AVI (image data: Motion JPEG; audio data: WAVE (monaural))
• File Format: Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2 compliant, Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant (only images marked for printing or transfer)