Specifications for the Optura 400 and Optura 500
Article ID: ART155780 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

Specifications for the Optura 400 and Optura 500

Solution

Specifications for the Optura 400 and Optura 500

System

Memory Card

Input/Output Terminals

Power/Others

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 (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
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: 0.74 ips (18.81 mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips (12.56 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 2.5-inch. TFT color, approx. 123,000 pixels
Viewfinder 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
Lens f=4.7-47 mm, f/1.8-2.4, 10x power zoom
35mm equivalent:
Tape: 4:3 recording: 48.9-489 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer ON): 43.5-435 mm
16:9 recording (image stabilizer OFF): 41.8-418 mm
Card: 38.3-383 mm
Lens Configuration 12 elements in 10 groups
Filter Diameter 30.5 mm
AF system TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum Focusing Distance 3.3 ft. (1 m); 0.39 in. (1 cm) on maximum wide angle
White Balance Auto white balance, pre-set white balance (indoor, outdoor) or custom white balance
Minimum Illumination 1.1 lx (using the Night mode)
Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx
Image Stabilization Electronic

Memory Card

Recording media SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Number of Recording Pixels Still image: 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels
Movie:
OPTURA 500: 352 x 288, 176 x 144 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
OPTURA 400: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
File Format Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2* compliant, DPOF compliant (still images only)

* 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.

Image Recording Format Still image: JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
Movie:
OPTURA 500: ASF (video data: MPEG-4, audio data: WAVE (monaural))
OPTURA 400: AVI (video data: Motion JPEG, audio data: WAVE (monaural))

Input/Output Terminals

AV Terminal 3.5 mm minijack
Video: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
Audio output: -10 dBV (47 kohm load)/3 kohms or less
Audio input: -10 dBV/40 kohms or more
DV Terminal Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant)
Headphone Terminal 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
MIC Terminal 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
-57 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more (MIC ATT OFF)
-37 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/5 kohms or more (MIC ATT ON)
USB Terminal mini-B
S-video Terminal 1 Vp-p/75 ohms (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms (C signal)

Power/Others

Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC
Power consumption (AF on) 3.3W (using viewfinder), 4.1W (using LCD screen)
Operating temperature 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 2.1 x 4.2 x 4.0 in. (53 x 107 x 101 mm) excluding protrusions
Weight (camcorder body only) 1.0 lb. (470 g)

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