Canon GL2 Camcorder
Canon GL2
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Power Supply (rated)

  7.2 V DC

 
Power Consumption

  4.8 W (using viewfinder). 5.7 W (using LCD screen)

 
Television System

  EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal

 
Video Recording system

  2 rotary heads, helical scanning system DV system (consumer digital VCR SD system); Digital component recording

 
Audio Recording system
  PCM digital sound: 16-bit (48 kHz/2ch); 12-bit (32 kHz/4ch)

 
Image Sensor

  3 CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charged coupled device) 410,000 pixels (380,000 effective pixels)

 
Tape Format

  Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV mark

 
Tape Speed

  SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec); LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec)

 
Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)

  SP: 80min; LP: 120 min

 
Fast Forward/Rewind time

  2 min. 50 sec (with a 60 min cassette)

 
Lens

  f/1.6 -2.9, 20X POWER ZOOM, 4.2-84MM

 
Focusing System

  TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

 
Minimum Focusing Distance

  Tele: 3.3 ft (1m); Wide: 0.39 in (1cm) on maximum wide angle

 
Frame Rate

  1/15,000 sec.

 
Minimum Illumination

  6 lx

 
Recommended Illumination

  more than 100 lx

 
AF System

  58mm

 
Viewfinder

  0.44 in., color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels)

 
LCD Screen

  2.5 in. measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 200,000 pixels (approx.)

 
Microphone

  Stereo electret condenser microphone

 
DV Terminal

  Special 4-pin connector (based on IEE 1394)

 
Video Terminal

  1 VP-p/ 75 (Y signal) ohms unbalanced

 
S-video Terminal

  1Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)

 
Audio Terminal

  -10 dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

 
Operating Temperature range

  32-104° F (0-40° C)

 
Dimensions

  4 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 12 in (118 x 136 x 306 mm)

 
Weight (not including lens and battery pack)

  2lb. 7 1/2 oz. (1.25 kg)

 
Memory Card
Recording Media

  MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

 
Image Format

  Design rule for Camera File System (DCF)

 
Print Order format

  Digital Print Order Format (DPOP)