Specifications

Effective pixel count/Camera element

Approx. 9.1-Megapixels

Camera element

1/2.33 inch CMOS (total), Approx. 9.12-Megapixels

Recording media

SD Memory Card (up to 32GB SDHC memory card) *6  Built-in memory (approx. 40MB)

Recording file formats

Still pictures: JPEG (DCF*7, DPOF*8, Exif Ver2.2*9)
Movie clips: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC

Resolution (pixels)

Still shots:

12M: 4000 x 3000, 9M-H:3456 x 2592 (low compression),
9M-S:3456 x 2592 (standard compression), 6.7M:3456 x 1944 (16:9),
5M
:1944 x 2592 (portrait type), 2M:1600 x 1200,  0.3M: 640 x 480

Continuous shots:

8M:3264 x 2448 (1fps, max. 10 shots),
2M:1600 x 1200 (5 fps, max. 10 shots)

Movie clips*10

TV-HR:640 x 480 (60fps/6Mbps, frame rate priority)
TV-SHQ:640 x 480 (30fps/3Mbps, image quality priority)
TV-HQ:640 x 480 (30fps/2Mbps, shooting time priority)
Web-SHQ:320 x 240 (30fps),  Web-HQ:320 x 240 (15fps)

Lens

Focus distance: f=6.8 to 34.0mm (35mm equiv.: f=38 to 190mm) 
5x optical zoom lens, F= 3.5 (W) - 3.7 (T)
Galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 6 aspheric surfaces), Built-in neutral density filter

Photo range

Entire area: 10cm (wide) / 80cm (tele) to infinity,
Standard: 80cm to infinity, 
Super macro: 1cm - 80cm (W) 

Shutter speed

Still pictures: 1/2 - 1/1500 sec.
(Flash: 1/30 - 1/1500 sec., Lamp mode: max. 2 sec.)
Continuous shooting mode: 1/15 - 1/1500 sec. (No flash)
Video clip: 1/30 - 1/10000 sec.

Digital zoom

Shooting: 12x max., Playback 62.5x max. (12M mode, depending on the resolution)

Focus

(Auto) Still: 9-point area/spot, Video: continuous area, (Manual) 16 steps

Scene selector

Auto/Sports/Portrait/ Landscape/ Night portrait/Snow and Beach/Fireworks/Lamp*11

Digital filter

Standard/Cosmetic/Monochrome/Sepia

Photometry

Multi-splits/Center-weighted/Spot

Low light sensitivity (movie)

Approx. 15 lux (TV-SHQ, Auto mode, 1/30 sec.)
Approx. 4 lux (TV-SHQ, High-sensitivity or Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.)

Still image sensitivity

Auto (ISO 50 - 400), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600, Switching system)

Exposure correction

±1.8EV (in 0.3 EV steps)

Digital Image Stabilizer

Movie: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic), Still: Digital Image Stabilizer (Multi-Calculation method)

Other function

Face chaser for still images/Red-eye correction in still images/Flicker mitigation/Wind noise reduction

Self timer

2 sec./10 sec.

White balance

Auto: Full auto TTL, Manual: Sunny/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Incandescent/One-push

Flash

Auto/Forced/OFF/ (Slow synchro mode possible in Night portrait Mode)

Flash coverage

Approx. 50cm to 2.2m (wide)/Approx 50cm to 1.5m (tele), GN=4

Audio

Microphone: Built-in stereo, Speaker: Built-in monaural (L+Rch mixed output)

LCD monitor

2.5 inch, TFT color LCD display, Approx. 230,000 pixels (7-level brightness)

Interface

AV output (Video: Composite video, NTSC/PAL, Audio: Stereo sound)
USB 2.0 (in high-speed mode)

Language

English/ Japanese/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Portuguese/ Turky/ Korean/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese

Power source

Lithium-ion battery x 1 (DB-L20 included: 720mAh)

Power consumption

When using battery: 3.4W (when filming movies)

Approx. battery-use time*12

Still shooting: approx. 195 shots (CIPA standard), Continuous movie filming: approx. 70min./ Continuous playback: approx. 160 min.

Dimensions

73.8 (W) x 101.0 (H) x 38.6 (D)mm
(maximum dimension, excluding protruding parts),
Volume: approx. 171ccc

Weight

Approx. 180g (main unit only), Approx. 199g (including battery and SD card)

Operating environment

Temperature 0- 40 Celsius, Humidity 30-90% (not operable with condensation)


 

SD Memory Card Type

Movie Recording Time (Total Time)*13

TV-HR

TV-SHQ

TV-HQ

Web-SHQ*14

Web-HQ*14

Audio Memo*14

8GB

2hr51min

5hr32min

8hr3min

21hr10min

30hr30min

130hr12min

4GB

1hr25min

2hr45min

4hr0min

10hr33min

15hr12min

64hr53min

2GB

42min40sec

1hr22min

2hr0min

5hr16min

7hr35min

32hr25min

Built-in Memory

0min54sec

1min45sec

2min33sec

6min43sec

9min42sec

41min20sec


 

SD Memory Card Type

Number of Still Image Photographs*13

12M

9M-H

9M-S

16 : 9

5M (portrait)

2M

0.3M

8M (Continuous shots)

2M (Continuous shots)

8GB

2,024

1,804

2,706

3,609

4,789

11,858

62,259

3,037

11,858

4GB

1,009

899

1,349

1,798

2,386

5,909

31,027

1,513

5,909

2GB

504

449

674

898

1,192

2,953

15,504

756

2,953

Built-in Memory

10

9

14

19

25

64

331

16

64

*6   If shooting video clips with the card over 4GB, it stops filming when the recording file size reaches 4GB .
*7   DCF is the abbreviation for Design rule for Camera File system, established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Association (JEITA).
*8   The DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a format for recording on storage media information such as the number of frames and copies desired for printing of images taken on the digital camera.
*9   Exif Ver2.2 is an industry standard established for file formatting of digital cameras.
*10   For this model 60fps is actually 59.94fps, 30fps is actually 29.97fps, and 15fps is actually 14.985fps.
*11   Can use in still image 0.3M mode.
*12   Amount of pictures based on CIPA standards. When using a Hagiwara SD Memory Card (512MB) and bundled Lithium-ion battery. Movies are when filming in TV-SHQ mode. Playback is when in continuous playback. Through actual operation, time may vary.
*13   Figure projects time and amount of photos taken which will fill the recording medium. Amount varies by memory card maker, type of photo subject and photographic conditions.
*14   When in continuous shooting mode: Web-SHQ: Maximum 5h30min, Web-HQ: Maximum 7h00min, Audio Memo: Maximum 13h00min.

*Specifications as of March 19, 2008, subject to change.
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