Canon Optura 500 Specifications

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES SPECIFICATIONS
Power Supply
Power Consumption
Television System
Video Recording
System
Audio Recording
System
Image Sensor
Tape Format
• Optura 500/Optura 400 • Stereo Video Cable STV-250N Tape Speed
• Battery Pack NB-2LH • SD Memory Card SDC-8M
• Compact Power Adapter CA-570 • USB Cable IFC-300PCU
Maximum Recording
• Wireless Controller • Digital Video Solution Disk
System
WL-D84 (Optura 500) • Ring Light Adapter
Fast Forward/
WL-D83 (Optura 400) (Optura 500 only)
Rewind Time
Lens
Focusing System
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Minimum Focusing
Distance
Maximum Shutter
Speed
Minimum Illumination 1.1 lx using the Night mode during tape
Recommended
Illumination
Lithium Ion Battery Battery Charger CB-2LT Car Battery Charger
Filter Diameter
Packs (NB-2L, NB-2LH, Charges NB and BP-2L CBC-NB2
BP-2L12 & BP-2L14) series battery packs Charges NB and BP-2L
Viewfinder
Extra battery packs for from a household series battery packs
LCD Screen
extended camcorder life. power source. from a car cigarette
lighter socket.
Microphone
Recording Media
Number of Recording Still image: 1,632 x 1,224 pixels, 1,280 x
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Tele-Converter TL-H30.5 Wide-Converter WD-H30.5 Filter Set WL-30.5
Increases focal length Gives wide-angle cover- Includes neutral density
Digital Video Solution Disk†
by 1.7x. age at 0.7x. (ND 8) filter and MC pro-
tector.
Operating System
Windows ME/Windows 98/ 150MHz or better
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9.0 – 9.2
Battery Video Light Adapter Bracket SA-1 Soft Carrying Case Mac OS X (10.1/10.2)
VL-10Li * This bracket lets you SC-1000
Powerful 10W illumina- attach an external
Operating System
tion. A BP-900 series bat- microphone or VL-10i
tery attaches directly, so video light.
Windows
operation is cable-free.
Macintosh
Soft Carrying Case Digital Video Cassette Cleaning Cassette
SC-2000 DVM-E60/DVM-E80 DVM-CL
* A 900 series charger is required.
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to achieve excellent performance optimally when used with genuine Canon
accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or
accidents such as fire, etc., caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon
accessories (e.g., a leakage and/or explosion of a battery pack). Please note
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7.4V (battery pack) 8.4V (DC IN) Pixels 960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels; Movie: Optura
500; 352 x 288 pixels, 176 x 144, Optura
Approx. 3.3W (Using Viewfinder);
400; 320 x 240, 160 x 126
4.1W (Using LCD screen)
File Format Design rule for Camera File system (DCF),
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields)
Exif 2.2 compliant, Digital Print Order
NTSC color signal
Format (DPOF) compliant (images marked
2 rotary heads, helical scanning DV system
for transfer are also DPOF complaint)
(consumer digital VCR SD system), digital
Image Reading Format Still image: JPEG (compression mode:
component recording
Superfine/Fine/Normal) Movie: MPEG-4
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch);
(Optura 500) Motion JPEG (Optura 400)
12 bit (32 kHz/4 ch)
Estimated SD Memory 1632 x 1224: Superfine: 3 images/Fine: 5
1/3.4 inch CCD (charge coupled device),
Card (SDC-8M) images/Normal: 9 images
approx. 2,200,000 pixels (effective pixels:
1280 x 960: Superfine: 6 images/Fine: 9
tape: approx. 1,230,000 pixels, card:
images/Normal: 17 images, 640 x 480:
approx. 2,000,000 pixels)
Superfine: 34 images/Fine: 50 images/
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Video cassettes bearing the mark.
Normal: 84 images
SP: 0.74 ips (18.81mm/s), LP: 0.49 ips
USB Terminal mini-B (USB 2.0 compliant) Optura 500:
(12.56mm/s)
Hi-speed Optura 400: Full-speed.
SP: 80 min., LP: 120 min.
DV Terminal Input/ Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE1394)
Output
2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Video Terminal 1Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced
S-video Terminal 1Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
f/1.8-2.4, 10x power zoom, f=4.7-47mm
AV Terminal ø3.5mm stereo mini-jack. Video input: 1Vp-
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
p75 ohms, unbalanced. Audio input: -10dbv
3.3 ft. (1m), 0.39 in. (1cm) on maximum
/at least 40k kohms, unbalanced. Audio
wide angle
output: -10dbv (47 kohms load), less than 3
kohms, unbalanced
1/2,000 sec. (1/250 sec. when using a
memory card) MIC Terminal ø3.5mm stereo mini-jack -37 dBV (MIC ATT
ON), -57 dBV (MIC ATT OFF) (with 600 ohm
mic)/5kohms or more
recording
More than 100 lx Operating Temp. Range 32–104° F (0–40° C)
Dimensions 2.1 x 4.2 x 4.0 in. (53 x 107 x 101mm)
30.5mm
Weight Camcorder Body only: Approx. 1.0 lb (470g)
Total equipment weight: Approx. 1.2 lb (530g)
0.33 inch, color LCD (approx. 113,000 pixels)
2.5 inch (approx. Optura 500; 211,000
Battery pack Using Viewfinder Using LCD screen
pixels. Optura 400; 123.000 pixels.)
NB-2L Approx. 75 min. Approx. 60 min.
Stereo electret condenser microphone
NB-2LH Approx. 90 min. Approx. 75 min.
SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
BP-2L12 Approx. 150 min. Approx. 120min.
BP-2L14 Approx. 190 min. Approx. 155min.
DV Network Solution Disk††
CPU RAM Operating System CPU
64MB or more Windows XP 500MHz or better
Operating System Application Free Hard Disk Space
300MHz or better 128MB or more
Windows AV/C Camera Storage 1MB or more
PowerPC 64MB or more
Subunit-WIA Driver
PowerPC 128MB or more
Canon USB Video driver 1MB or more
DV Messenger2 100MB or more
Windows Messenger
Application Free Hard Disk Space
Version 4.5/4.6/4.7
ZoomBrowser EX 200MB or more
† Interface: USB: only preinstalled Windows 98/Windows ME/Windows 2000/Windows XP systems with
PhotoStitch 40MB or more
built-in USB ports, or only systems equipped with genuine Apple-brand built-in USB interfaces.
DV TWAIN Driver 25MB or more
††
Interface: IEEE1394:only preinstalled Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional systems
DV WIA Driver 25MB or more with built-in IEEE1394 terminal • To use DV Messenger, it is required that Windows Messenger 4.5
or higher operate correctly and that the videoconference function be usable with a digital camcorder.
ImageBrowser 120MB or more
Please consult Microsoft for details. If you are using a router, make sure it is a UPnP (Universal Plug
Photo Stitch 30MB or more and Play) compatible router. For details consult your Internet Service Provider, telephone carrier, or
refer to the manual of the router. • We recommend using a broadband Internet connection. • The
communication quality and connectivity depend on the congestion of the Internet line and service. •
This product does not guarantee a certain communication quality.
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