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SDR-H20
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SDR-H20
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SDR-H20
PAL NTSC
GENERAL
Power Supply DC7.9 V / 7.2 V DC7.9 V / 7.2 V
Power Consumption 2.6 W (LCD) 2.6 W (LCD)
Weight (w/o Battery) 430g 430g
Dimensions (W x H x D) 70.1 x 73.0 x 120.8 mm 70.1 x 73.0 x 120.8 mm
Media SD / SDHC Memory Card / 30GB HDD SD / SDHC Memory Card / 30GB HDD
LENS SECTION
Image Sensor 1/6"CCD (800 k pixels, Total / 400 k [4:3], 540 k [16:9] (Motion Picture) / 410 k [4:3], 550 k [16:9] (Still Picture) Effective)
1/6"CCD (680 k pixels, Total / 340 k [4:3], 460 k [16:9] (Motion Picture) / 350 k [4:3], 460 k [16:9] (Still Picture) Effective)
F Value F1.8 (WIDE) / F3.7 (TELE) F1.8 (WIDE) / F3.7 (TELE)
Optical Zoom 32x Variable Speed Zoom 32x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length 2.3 - 73.6 mm 2.3 - 73.6 mm
Filter Diameter 37 mm 37 mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 44.0 mm - 1408 mm [4:3] / 36.0 mm - 1152mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
43.3 mm - 1386 mm [4:3] / 35.3 mm - 1130 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)		 43.9 mm - 1405 mm [4:3] / 35.9 mm - 1149 mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
43.7 mm - 1398 mm [4:3] / 35.6 mm - 1139 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)
Lens Brand Panasonic Panasonic
CAMERA SECTION
Minimum Illumination 2Lux (Colour Night View) 2Lux (Colour Night View)
Focus AF / Manual AF / Manual
White Balance Auto (with IR Sensor) / Indoor / Outdoor / White Set Auto / Indoor / Outdoor / Manual
High-Speed Shutter 1/50 - 1/8000 (Motion Picture),
1/50 - 1/500 (Still Picture)		 1/60 - 1/8000 (Motion Picture),
1/60 - 1/500 (Still Picture)
Iris Auto / Manual Auto / Manual
Scene Mode Sports / Portrait / Low Light / Spot Light / Surf & Snow Sports / Portrait / Low Light / Spot Light / Surf & Snow
Backlight Compensation Yes Yes
EVF - -
Monitor 2.7" Wide LCD (123 k pixels) 2.7" Wide LCD (123 k pixels)
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)
Fade Colour - Black / White
Rec. Review - -
OSD Language Language Menu Language Menu
Image Stabilizer O. I. S. O. I. S.
Digital Zoom 32x - 1000x 32x - 1000x
LED Video Light - -
Flash - -
LCD Panel Light - -
WEB Camera Function - -
CARD SECTION
Card Slot SD / SDHC SD / SDHC
Still Pictures JPEG picture size : 640 x 480 0.3 MEGA / 640 x 360 [16:9] 0.2 MEGA JPEG picture size : 640 x 480 0.3 MEGA / 640 x 360 [16:9] 0.2 MEGA
DPOF Max 999 stills Max 999 stills
Consecutive Photoshot - -
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)
Variable Speed Search - Yes
Audio Recording System HDD: Dolby Digital (2ch)
SD: MPEG1 AudioLayer2		 HDD: Dolby Digital (2ch)
SD: MPEG1 AudioLayer2
Audio Dubbing - -
Counter Yes Time Code
INTERFACES
S-Video Out (AV Multi) Out
AV Out (AV Multi) Out
Microphone (stereo mini) - -
Headphone - -
USB 2.0 High-Speed (miniB) 2.0 High-Speed (miniB)
DV Input / Output (IEEE1394) - -
Accessory Shoe - -
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
AC Adaptor Yes Yes
Battery Pack Lithium - Ion Lithium - Ion
Shoulder Strap - -
AV Cable AV / S Multi Yes
IR Remote - Yes
Lens Cap Yes
Yes
Memory Card 512MB
512MB
PC Cable USB
USB
CD-ROM ImageMixer 3
ImageMixer 3
System Requirements
PAL
Built-in SD Drive Built-in HDD Drive ImageMixer3
Interface USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0))
Windows® 2000 yes * yes * yes
(SP3/SP4)
Windows® XP yes * yes * yes
CPU Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® III 800MHz or higher

* USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in OS.

NTSC
  Built-in SD Drive Built-in HDD Drive ImageMixer3
Interface USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0))
Windows® 2000 yes * yes * yes
(SP3/SP4)
Windows® XP yes * yes * yes
CPU Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® III 800MHz or higher
Mac OS® X v10.3-10.4 yes * yes * yes
CPU PowerPC G3 (400MHz or higher), G4, G5, Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo PowerPC G3 (400MHz or higher), G4, G5, Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo PowerPC G4, G5, Intel® Core Duo or higher

* USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in OS.



Number of Recordable Still Pictures (approx.)
Image Quality Capacity
HDD SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card
30GB* 4GB* 2GB* 1GB* 512MB* 256MB*
640 x 480 pixels High Picture Quality 205940 27150 13820 6790 3390 1710
Normal Picture Quality 411880 54290 27640 13580 6780 3410
640 x 360 pixels
[16 : 9]		 High Picture Quality 205940 27150 13820 6790 3390 1710
Normal Picture Quality 411880 54290 27640 13580 6780 3410
  • 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.
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