Canon GL1 Camcorder

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| Power Supply (rated) |
7.2 V DC |
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| Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON") |
6.7 W (using viewfinder), 7.4 W (using LCD screen) |
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| Television System |
EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal |
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| Video Recording system |
2 rotary heads, helical scanning system, DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system Digital component recording) |
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| Audio Recording system |
PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32kHz/4 ch) |
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| Image Sensor |
3CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charge coupled device); 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) |
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| Tape Format |
Videocassettes bearing the (MiniDV) mark |
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| Tape Speed |
SP: 3/4ips (18.81 mm/s); LP: 1/2ips (12.56 mm/s) |
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| Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) |
SP: 80 minutes (with an 80-inch cassette); LP: 120 minutes (with an 80-min cassette) |
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| Fast Forward/Rewind time |
2 min. 50 sec (with a 60-min cassette) |
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| Lens |
F/1.6 - 2.9, 20 x power zoom, 4.2-84mm |
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| Focusing System |
TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible |
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| Minimum Focusing Distance |
3ft 3 3/8 in. (1m), 3/8 in (1cm) on maximum wide angle |
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| Frame Rate |
1/15,000 sec |
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| Minimum Illumination |
6 lux |
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| Recommended Illumination |
More than 100 lux |
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| AF System |
58 mm |
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| Viewfinder |
0.55-inch, color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels) |
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| LCD Screen |
2.5 in measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 122, 000 pixels (approx) |
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| Microphone |
Stereo electret condenser microphone |
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| DV Terminal |
Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394) |
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| Video Terminal |
1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced |
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| S-video Terminal |
1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) |
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| Audio Terminal |
-10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced |
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| Operating Temperature range |
32 - 104° F (0-40° C) |
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| Dimensions |
4 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (117 x 135 x 272 mm) |
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| Weight (fully loaded) |
2 lbs 12 1/8 oz. (1.25 kg) |