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NV-GS330
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NV-GS330
PAL
GENERAL
Power Supply DC7.2 V / 7.9 V
Power Consumption 5.2 W
Weight (w/o Battery) 450g
Dimensions (W x H x D) 83.6 x 76.5 x 145.1 mm
Media miniDV / SD / SDHC Memory Card
LENS SECTION
Image Sensor 1/6" CCD x 3 (800 k x 3 pixels, Total / 630 k x 3 [4:3], 540 k x 3 [16:9] (Motion Picture) / 710 k x 3 [4:3], 540 k x 3 [16:9] (Still Picture) Effective)
F Value F1.8 (WIDE) / F2.8 (TELE)
Optical Zoom 10x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length 3.0mm - 30.0mm
Filter Diameter 37 mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 46.1 - 461 mm [4:3] / 47.1 - 471mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
43.4 - 434 mm [4:3] / 47.0 - 470 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)
Lens Brand Leica Dicomar
CAMERA SECTION
Minimum Illumination 1Lux (Colour Night View)
Focus AF / Manual
White Balance Auto / Indoor / Outdoor / White Set (with IR Sensor)
High-Speed Shutter Tape Mode: 1/50-1/8000sec.
Card Mode: 1/25 -1/2000 sec.
Iris Auto / Manual
Scene Mode Sports / Portrait / Low Light / Spot Light / Surf & Snow
Backlight Compensation Yes
EVF 0.33" Colour (113.578 dots)
Monitor 2.7" Wide LCD (123.200 dots)
Microphone Stereo Zoom Mic, Wind Noise Reduction
Date recording Auto Date (in Data Code)
Fade In/Out Yes
Rec. Review Yes
OSD Language Language Menu
Image Stabilizer O.I.S.
Digital Zoom 10x - 700x
WEB Camera Function Motion JPEG 320 x 240 approx. 6 fps
CARD SECTION
Card Slot SD / SDHC
Still Pictures JPEG picture size : 2048 x 1512 3.1MEGA / 2048 x 1152 [16:9] 2.4MEGA / 1600 x 1200 2.0MEGA / 1280 x 960 1.0MEGA / 640 x 480 0.3MEGA / 640 x 360 [16:9] 0.2MEGA
DPOF Max 999 stills
PictBridge Yes
RECORDING SECTION
Format DVC - SD
Recording Mode SP / LP
Playback Mode SP / LP
Variable Speed Search Max. 20x Speed
Audio Recording System PCM 12bit 4ch / 16bit 2ch
Audio Dubbing Yes (only inner mic)
Counter Time Code
Media Remaining Indication Yes
INTERFACES
S-Video Out (AV Multi)
AV Out
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (miniB)
DV Input / Output (IEEE1394) In / Out (Europe area, Out )
Accessory Shoe Cold
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
AC Adaptor Yes
AC Cable Yes
DC Cable Yes
Battery Pack Lithium - Ion
AV Cable Yes
IR Remote Yes
Lens Cap Yes
USB Cable Yes
CD-ROM SweetMovieLife 1.1E / MotionDV STUDIO 6.0E LE for DV
Number of Recordable Still Pictures (approx.)
Image Quality Capacity
SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card
4GB * 2GB * 1GB * 512MB *
2048 x 1512 pixels High Picture Quality 2530 1290 630 320
Normal Picture Quality 3950 2010 990 490
2048 x 1152 pixels [16:9] High Picture Quality 3290 1680 820 410
Normal Picture Quality 5170 2630 1290 650
1600 x 1200 pixels High Picture Quality 4020 2050 1010 500
Normal Picture Quality 6210 3160 1550 780
1280 x 960 pixels High Picture Quality 6210 3160 1550 780
Normal Picture Quality 9870 5030 2470 1230
640 x 480 pixels High Picture Quality 28160 14080 7040 3520
Normal Picture Quality 56320 28160 14080 7040
640 x 360 pixels [16:9] High Picture Quality 28160 14080 7040 3520
Normal Picture Quality 56320 28160 14080 7040
  • High Picture Quality High Picture Quality  Normal Picture Quality Normal Picture Quality
  • These figures vary depending on the subject being photographed.
*Usable capacity will be less. 1GB means 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Battery Life (Approx.)
  Continuous Recording Time Actual Recording Time
EVF LCD EVF LCD
CGR-DU06 1 h 15 min 1 h 10 min 30 min 30 min
VW-VBG130 2 h 10 min 2 h 55 min 55 min
VW-VBG260 4 h 25 min 4 h 05 min 1 h 55 min 1 h 50 min
VW-VBG6 10 h 10 min 9 h 25 min 4 h 30 min 4 h 10 min
  • This is a guideline that includes time for operations such as starting and stopping the recording, turning the power on and off, and zooming.
  • The actual time is shorter.
System Requirements
MotionDV STUDIO 6.0E LE for DV
/ SweetMovieLife 1.1E
Web Camera Function Card Reader Function
(Mass Storage)
iMovie® 4/iMovie® HD/iMovie® '08
Interface USB 2.0 (High Speed recommended) / DV (IEEE1394) USB 1.1 or later USB 1.1 or later DV (FireWire®)
Windows® 2000 yes (SP4) *1 yes (SP4) yes -
Windows® XP yes (SP2) *1 yes (SP1/SP2) yes -
Windows Vista® yes (Home Premium / Home Basic) yes yes -
CPU Intel® Pentium® III 800MHz or higher (including compatible CPUs. Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6GHz or higher recommended)
Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or higher (including compatible CPUs. Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6GHz or higher recommended) Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or higher (including compatible CPUs. Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6GHz or higher recommended) -
Mac OS® X v10.4 - - yes yes *2
CPU - - PowerPC G5 (1.8GHz or higher),
Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo
PowerPC G5 (1.8GHz or higher),
Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo
  • About MotionDV STUDIO LE / SweetMovieLife
    This software is not compatible with a multi-boot environment.
    This software is not compatible with a multi-CPU environment.
    Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and not compatible with 64-bit operation systems.
    In USB connection: Capturing images to a PC is available.
    In DV connection: Capturing images to a PC & Recording to a digital video camera are available.
    *1 With NV-GS330EG/EF/E/EP/EB, Recording images from a PC to a digital video camera is not available.
  • About iMovie 4 / iMovie HD/ iMovie ‘08
    In DV (FireWire) connection: Capturing images to a PC & Recording to a digital video camera are available.
    *2 With NV-GS330EG/EF/E/EP/EB, Recording images from a PC to a digital video camera is not available.
  • DV (IEEE1394, FireWire) cable is sold separately.
  • About Web Camera Function
    When this function is used, MSN Messenger 7.0 (for Windows 2000) or Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (for Windows Vista/XP) is necessary. (not included)
  • Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only.
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me and Windows NT are not compatible.
  • Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and / or other countries.
  • Apple, Mac OS, iMovie / iMovie HD / iMovie ‘08, FireWire are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are generally the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.