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VDR-D310
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VDR-D310
PAL
NTSC
GENERAL
Power Supply DC7.9 V / 7.2 V DC7.9 V / 7.2 V
Power Consumption 4.1 W (EVF) / 4.4 W (LCD) 4.1 W (EVF) / 4.4 W (LCD)
Weight (w/o Battery) 510 g 510 g
Dimensions (W x H x D) 66.7 x 91.1 x 142.7 mm 66.7 x 91.1 x 142.7 mm
Media 8cm DVD Disc / SD / SDHC Memory Card 8cm DVD Disc, 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)
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) F1.8 (WIDE) / F2.8 (TELE)
Optical Zoom 10x Variable Speed Zoom 10x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length 3.0 - 30.0 mm 3.0 - 30.0 mm
Filter Diameter 37 mm 37 mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 46.1 - 461 mm [4:3] 47.1 - 471 mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
43.4 - 434 mm [4:3] 47.0 - 470 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)
45.6 - 456 mm [4:3] 46.7 - 467 mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
43.4 - 434 mm [4:3] 47.0 - 470 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)
Lens Brand Leica Dicomar Leica Dicomar
CAMERA SECTION
Minimum Illumination 1Lux (Colour Night View) 1Lux (Colour Night View)
Focus Auto / Manual AF / Manual
White Balance Auto (with IR Sensor) / Indoor / Outdoor / White Set Auto (with IR Sensor) / Indoor / Outdoor / White Set
Shutter Speed 1/50 - 1/8000 sec. (Motion Picture),
1/25 - 1/2000 sec. (Still Picture)
1/60 - 1/8000 sec. (Motion Picture),
1/30 - 1/2000 sec. (Still Picture)
Iris Auto / Manual Auto / Manual
Backlight Compensation Yes Yes
EVF 0.33" Colour (113,578 dots) 0.33" Colour (113,578 dots)
Monitor 2.7" Wide LCD (123,200 dots) 2.7" Wide LCD (123,200 dots)
Microphone Stereo Zoom Mic, Wind Noise Reduction Stereo Zoom Mic, Wind Noise Reduction
Date recording Auto Date (in Data Code) Auto Date (in Data Code)
OSD Language Language Menu Language Menu
Image Stabilizer O. I. S. O. I. S.
Digital Zoom 25x - 700x 25x - 700x
DISC SECTION
Applicable Disc 8cm DVD-RAM Ver.2.1 / 8cm DVD-R for General Ver.2.0 / 8cm DVD-RW Ver.1.1 2x-speed (2x / 1x) / DVD-R for DL Ver.3.0 8cm DVD-RAM Ver.2.1 / 8cm DVD-R for General Ver.2.0 / 8cm DVD-RW Ver.1.1 2x-speed (2x / 1x) / DVD-R for DL Ver.3.0
Cue/Review Forward / Reverse Forward / Reverse
Skip Forward / Reverse Forward / Reverse
CARD SECTION
Card Slot SD / SDHC SD / SDHC
Still Pictures JPEG picture size : 2048 x 1512 3.1 MEGA / 1920 x 1080 [16:9] 2.0MEGA / 1280 x 960 1.0 MEGA / 640 x 480 0.3 MEGA JPEG picture size : 2048 x 1512 3.1 MEGA / 1920 x 1080 [16:9] 2.0 MEGA / 1280 x 960 1.0 MEGA / 640 x 480 0.3 MEGA
DPOF Max 999 stills Max 999 stills
PictBridge Yes Yes
RECORDING SECTION
Format MPEG2 (Motion Picture) MPEG2 (Motion Picture)
Recording Mode XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR) XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR)
Playback Mode XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR) XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR)
Audio Recording System Dolby Digial (2ch) Dolby Digial (2ch)
INTERFACES
AV Out (AV Multi) Out
S-Video Out (AV Multi) Out
Michropone Yes Yes
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (miniB) 2.0 Hi-Speed (miniB)
Accessory Shoe Cold Cold
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
AC Adaptor Yes Yes
AC Cable Yes Yes
DC Cable Yes Yes
Battery Pack Lithium - Ion Lithium - Ion
AV Cable AV / S Multi AV / S Multi
Lens Cap Yes Yes
IR Remote Yes Yes
PC Cable USB
USB
CD-ROM DVD - Movie AlbumSE 4.3 / DVDfunSTUDIO 2.5
DVD - Movie AlbumSE 4.3 / DVDfunSTUDIO 2.5
Motion Picture Recording Time (Approx.)
Image Quality DVD-RAM (dual-sided) DVD-RW (dual-sided) DVD-R DL (dual-layer) DVD-R (single-sided)
XP (10Mbps) 36 min 36 min 35 min 18 min
SP (5Mbps) 1 h 14 min 1 h 14 min 1 h 09 min 37 min
LP (2.5Mbps) 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 18 min 1 h 15 min
  • These figures vary depending on the pictures being recorded

Number of Recordable Still Pictures (approx.)
Image Quality Capacity
SDHC
Memory Card
SD Memory Card
4GB * 2GB * 1GB * 512MB * 256MB *
2048 x 1512 pixels High Picture Quality 2520 1290 630 320 160
Normal Picture Quality 3950 2010 990 490 250
1920 x 1080 pixels
[16:9]
High Picture Quality 3290 1680 820 410 210
Normal Picture Quality 5170 2630 1290 650 330
1280 x 960 pixels High Picture Quality 6210 3160 1550 780 390
Normal Picture Quality 9870 5030 2470 1230 620
640 x 480 pixels High Picture Quality 27150 13830 6800 3400 1710
Normal Picture Quality 54310 27660 13600 6790 3430
  • 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.
System Requirements
  DVD-RAM Driver DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.3 DVDfunSTUDIO 2.5
Interface USB 2.0 (HighSpeed recommended) USB 2.0 (HighSpeed recommended) USB 2.0 (HighSpeed recommended)
Windows® 2000 yes yes yes
Windows® XP yes yes yes
CPU Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or higher
  • The supplied software can not be used on Macintosh®.
  • DirectX will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software.
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  • Other names of systems and products mentioned in this brochure are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
  • Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and not compatible 64-bit computers.