Digital Camcorders

FV200

ZR40

MV500i

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Marketed March 2002

The FV200 is an introductory model that incorporates a powerful 18x optical zoom lens in a atylishly designed compact body.

The FV200 is feature packed, offering some oh the advanced functions of the FV30, including Night Mode, which automatically compensates for very low light conditions to enable clear color image capture, and an Image Stabilizer.

Power Supply
(rated)
7.4 V DC
Power
Consumption
(While recording,
with AF turned on)
3.1 W (Using viewfinder),
3.9 W (Using LCD screen)
Television system EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
Video
recording system
2 rotary heads, helical scanning
DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD/SDL system)
Digital component recording
Audio
recording system
PCM digital sound :
16 bit (48kHz/2ch), 12 bit (32kHz/4ch)
Image sensor 1/6″ CCD (charge coupled device), approx. 460,000 pixels
(approx. 290,000 effective pixels)
Tape format Videocassettes bearing the Mini DV mark.
Tape speed SP : 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/s);
LP : 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/s)
Maximum
recording time
SP : 80 min. (with a 80 min. cassette);
LP : 120 min. (with a 80 min. cassette)
Fast forward /
rewind time
Approx. 2 min. 20 sec. (with a 60 min. cassette)
Lens F/1.6-2.9, 18x power zoom, 2.8-50.4 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
1/8,000 sec.
Minimum
illumination
0.5 lx (using the Night program in TAPE CAMERA mode)
Recommended
illumination
More than 100 lx
Filter diameter 30.5 mm
Viewfinder 0.44″, TFT color LCD, approx. 113,000 pixels
LCD screen 2.5″ measured diagonally, TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels
Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone
DV Terminal
input/output
Special 4-pin connector (conforms to IEEE1394)
A/V terminal 3.5 mm

Audio input :
-10dBV/ at least 40 kohms, (L, R), unbalanced

output :
-10dBV (47 kohm load)/ less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

Video : 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

S-video terminal
input/output
1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
MIC terminal
input
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, – 57 dBV (with 600 ohm mic)/ at least 5 kohms
LANC terminal ø 2.5 mm mini mini-jack
Operating
temperature range
32-104 °F (0-40 °C)
Dimensions 58 x 99 x 144 mm (2 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Weight 525 g (1 lb 2 1/2 oz)