| System |
| Recording System | Movies | AVCHD
Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;
Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* |
| *Only when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone. |
| Photos | DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF
Image compression: JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) |
| * 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. |
| Television System | 1080/50i* |
| * Recordings made with the [PF25] frame rate are converted and recorded on the memory as 50i. |
| Recording Media | Built-in memory: 64 GB |
| SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included) |
Maximum Recording Time
(approximate figures) | 64 GB built-in memory: | MXP mode: 5 hr. 55 min./ FXP mode: 8 hr. 20 min./ XP+ mode: 11 hr. 30 min./ SP mode: 19 hr. 10 min./ LP mode: 24 hr. 30 min. |
| Commercially available 16 GB memory card: | MXP mode: 1 hr. 25 min./ FXP mode: 2 hr. 5 min./ XP+ mode: 2 hr. 50 min./ SP mode: 4 hr. 45 min./ LP mode: 6 hr. 5 min. |
| Image Sensor | 1/4-inch CMOS, approx. 3,890,000 pixels |
| Effective pixels | Movies | [Dynamic] IS mode:
approx. 2,990,000 (T) / 2,070,000 (W) pixels* |
Other IS modes:
approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| Photos | L, M, S:
approx. 3,310,000 pixels |
LW, MW, SW:
approx. 2,990,000 pixels |
| * When two values are given, the first indicates the value at full telephoto (T) and the second the value at full wide-angle (W). |
| LCD Touch Screen | 2.7 in., wide, TFT color, approx. 211,000 dots, touch operation |
| Microphone | Stereo electret condenser microphone |
| Lens | f=4.1-61.5 mm, F/1.8-3.2, 15x optical zoom |
| 35 mm equivalent | Movies | [Dynamic] IS mode:
39.5 – 711 mm |
Other IS modes:
39.5 – 592.5 mm |
| Photos | 39.5 – 592.5 mm |
| Lens Configuration | 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) |
| AF System | Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus |
| Filter Diameter | 37 mm |
| Minimum Focusing Distance | 1 m; 1 cm at full wide angle |
| White Balance | Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings:
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H |
| Minimum Illumination | 0.4 lx ([Low Light] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) |
| 4.5 lx ([Programmed AE] recording program, Auto slow shutter [On], Shutter speed at 1/25) |
| Recommended Illumination | More than 100 lx |
| Image Stabilization | Optical-Shift Image Stabilizer |
| Size of Video Recordings | MXP, FXP mode: 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| XP+, SP, LP mode: 1440 x 1080 pixels |
| Size of Photos |  mode:
LW 2304x1296, L 2100x1575, M 1600x1200, S 640 x 480 pixels |
Simultaneous recording:
LW 2304x1296, SW 848x480 pixels |
Capturing photos from a playback scene:
MW 1920x1080 pixels |
| When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] |
| The following functions are not available | mini video light, flash, face detection (available only for [Surface]), Instant AF, auto slow shutter, AF-assist lamp, manual audio recording level adjustment, microphone attenuator, zoom speed adjustment (zoom speed is faster than [Speed3] when [Zoom Speed] is set to [Variable]) |
| The following settings are adjusted | white balance, image effects, light metering |
| Minimum focusing distance from the waterproof case lens window | In the water | approx. 75 cm at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
| In the air | approx. 1 m at full telephoto; approx. 5 cm at full wide angle |
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