Digital Camcorders

Elura 10

MV4i

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  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
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Marketed November 2001
Original Price For export only (no Japanese market price)

The Elura 10 offers the superior quality of digital video, the ability to take digital still pictures, several shooting options, digital effects, and quick and easy connection to your computer.

Compact and versatile, the Elura 10 offers a unique blend of features to produce both high-quality video and stills — from one camera.

This camcorder is designed for those who want point-and-shoot simplicity without limiting their ability to take command and stretch their creative wings when they want to.

Power supply (rated): 7.4 V DC (Battery)
7.2 V DC (DC IN)
Power consumption: 4.4 W (using viewfinder), 5.4 W (using LCD screen)
Television system: EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Video recording system: 3 rotary heads, helical scanning system DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD/SDL system)
Digital component recording
Audio recording system: PCM digital sound:
16-bit (48 kHz/2 ch.)
12-bit (32 kHz/4 ch.)
Image sensor: 1/4″ Progressive Scan CCD (charge coupled device)
approx. 680,000 pixels
(approx. 360,000 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: 80 min.
LP: 120 min.
Fast forward/rewind time: 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60-min. cassette)
Lens: f/1.6 – 2.6, 10x power zoom, 3.5 – 35.0 mm
Focusing system: TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible
Minimum focusing distance: 1 m (3 ft. 3 3/8 in.)
1 cm (3/8 in.)
on maximum wide angle
Maximum shutter speed: 1/2,000 sec.
Minimum illumination: 7.5 lx using the Low-Light program
Recommended illumination: More than 100 lx
Viewfinder: 0.44″, color LCD
(approx. 113,000 pixels)
LCD screen: 2.5″ measured diagonally
(approx. 200,000 pixels)
Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone
DV terminal: Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394)
Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohm unbalanced
S-video terminal: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
Audio terminal: Input level: -10 dBV/47 kohm, unbalanced
Output level: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohm, unbalanced
Operating temperature range: 32 – 104° F (0 – 40° C)
Dimensions: 48 x 106 x 86 mm (1 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Weight: 390 g (13 3/4 oz.)