| Year |
2009 |
| Format |
Hard Drive |
| Class |
Consumer |
| HD |
 |
| Filter Diameter (mm) |
43.00 |
| Focal Distance Minimum (mm) |
4.00 |
| Focal Distance Maximum (mm) |
48.00 |
| 35mm Focal Distance Minimum (mm) |
44.90 |
| 35mm Focal Distance Maximum (mm) |
539.00 |
| F-stop Minimum |
1.80 |
| F-stop Maximum |
2.80 |
| Wide Angle (degrees) |
45 |
| Image Stabilization |
Optical |
| Sensor Type |
CMOS |
| Sensor Count |
3 |
| Sensor Size (inches) |
1/4.1 |
| Video Pixel Count (gross) |
9 |
| Video Pixel Count (effective) |
6 |
| Still Pixel Count (gross) |
9 |
| Still Pixel Count (effective) |
7 |
| HD Video Format |
AVCHD |
| SD Video Format |
None |
| Frame Rate(s) |
60i, 24P |
| Primary Audio Format |
Dolby Digital (5.1ch) |
| Primary Media |
Hard Drive |
| Secondary Media |
Memory Card |
| Memory Card Type |
SD/SDHC |
| Included Media Capacity |
120GB Hard Drive |
| Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) |
460 |
| Recording Quality Option(s) |
HA (17Mbps), HG (13Mbps), HX (9Mbps), HE (6Mbps) |
| Included Software |
HD Writer AE 1.0 |
| Zoom Control Type(s) |
Toggle, Ring, Buttons |
| Optical Zoom |
12 |
| Advanced Zoom |
0 |
| Digital Zoom |
700 |
| Manual Focus |
|
| Manual Focus Control Type(s) |
Ring |
| Focus Assist / Peaking |
|
| Manual Exposure |
|
| Manual Exposure Steps |
11 |
| Manual Aperture |
|
| Manual Aperture Steps |
14 |
| Minimum Aperture (f/) |
16.00 |
| Maximum Aperture (f/) |
1.80 |
| Manual Shutter Speed |
 |
| Manual Shutter Speed Steps |
14 |
| Minimum Shutter Speed |
1/30 |
| Maximum Shutter Speed |
1/8000 |
| Manual White Balance |
|
| White Balance Presets |
Auto, Indoor1, Indoor2, Sunny, Cloudy |
| Manual Gain |
|
| Manual Gain Steps |
7 |
| Manual Noise Reduction |
|
| Audio Dubbing |
|
| Auto / Easy Mode |
|
| Face Detection |
|
| Color / Image Control(s) |
Soft Skin Mode, Digital Cinema Color (x.v. Color), Sharpness, Color |
| Low Light Mode(s) |
MagicPix |
| Scene Mode(s) |
Portrait, Snow, Sunset, Sports, Spotlight, Beach, and Fireworks. |
| Other Manual Control(s) |
Tele Macro, Guide Lines, Zebra, Luminance, Histogram |
| Still Image Resolution(s) |
3:2 - 3984 x 2656, 3264 x 2176, 2592 x 1728; 16:9 - 4224 x 2376, 3328 x 1872, 2560 x 1440; 4:3 - 3520 x 2640, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 640 x 480 |
| Still Image Quality Option(s) |
Fine, Standard |
| Flash |
|
| Flash Settings |
Auto, off, on, red-eye reduction, 3 brightness levels |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording |
|
| Self Timer |
|
| Manual ISO |
|
| Manual ISO Steps |
0 |
| ISO Minimum |
0 |
| ISO Maximum |
0 |
| Continuous Shot |
|
| Bracketing |
|
| Still Media |
HDD, SD/SDHC |
| Still Media Included |
120GB HDD |
| Body Type |
Horizontal |
| Weight (g) |
482.00 |
| Width (mm) |
70.00 |
| Height (mm) |
73.00 |
| Length (mm) |
141.00 |
| Body Color(s) |
Black |
| LCD Size (inches) |
2.70 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) |
230400 |
| Touch Screen |
|
| Viewfinder |
|
| Viewfinder Resolution |
183000 |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster |
|
| Video Light |
|
| Composite (RCA) output |
|
| Composite (RCA) input |
|
| FireWire |
|
| Audio-only AV input |
|
| S-Video |
|
| USB |
|
| Component output |
|
| Component input |
|
| HDMI |
|
| Headphone output |
|
| Mini Microphone input |
|
| LANC / Control L |
|
| Accessory Shoe |
|
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) |
|
| Included Wireless Remote |
|
| WiFi |
|
| GPS |
|
| Replaces |
HDC-HS100 |
| Sister Model Down |
HDC-SD20 |
| Included Battery |
VW-VBG130 |
| Battery Life (minutes) |
102 |
| Color |
10.00 |
2 |
| Noise |
11.65 |
1 |
| Motion |
8.80 |
1 |
| Video Sharpness |
10.97 |
4 |
| Wide Angle |
9.00 |
0.8 |
| Low Light Color |
7.05 |
1.25 |
| Low Light Sensitivity |
7.70 |
1.5 |
| Low Light Noise |
8.63 |
1.25 |
| Audio Features |
5.75 |
1 |
| Compression |
8.00 |
1 |
| Media |
9.24 |
1.5 |
| Editing |
7.00 |
0.75 |
| Auto Mode |
10.27 |
0.5 |
| Zoom |
9.25 |
0.75 |
| Zoom Ratio |
4.34 |
0.5 |
| Focus |
7.00 |
0.7 |
| Exposure |
6.60 |
0.65 |
| Aperture |
9.50 |
0.65 |
| Shutter Speed |
10.00 |
0.6 |
| White Balance |
7.75 |
0.55 |
| Gain |
4.00 |
0.5 |
| Color & Image Controls |
7.50 |
0.5 |
| Other Manual Controls |
5.00 |
0.5 |
| Still Features |
12.21 |
0.8 |
| Still Color |
9.56 |
0.6 |
| Still Noise |
4.09 |
0.6 |
| Still Sharpness |
5.03 |
1 |
| Ease of Use |
6.00 |
1.25 |
| Handling |
6.75 |
1.25 |
| Stabilization |
0.00 |
1 |
| Portability |
6.03 |
0.8 |
| Battery Life |
5.10 |
1 |
| LCD & Viewfinder |
9.00 |
0.6 |
| Menus |
4.00 |
1 |
| Playback |
6.50 |
0.3 |
| Connectivity |
6.38 |
0.8 |
| Other Features |
4.00 |
0.5 |
| Total | 270.9635 | |
