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- Availability
- Discontinued model
Specifications
- Lens
- fixed lens
- Zoom range (mm)
- 24 – 720
- Lens factor
- 30
- Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
- 3.4 – 5.8
- Minimum shutter speed (secs)
- 1/1600
- Maximum shutter speed (secs)
- 1 – 15 seconds in special modes
- Lens diameter (mm)
- Not applicable
- Lens length (mm)
- Not applicable
- Lens weight (g)
- Not applicable
- Lens filter thread (mm)
- Not applicable
- Lens mount
- Not applicable
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Sensor size
- Not applicable
- Effective resolution (MP)
- 15.9
- Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
- 105 x 70 x 81
- Weight (g)
- 321
- Tripod socket
- Metal (not centred)
- Start-up time (sec)
- 1.4
- Shutter delay 1m (sec)
- 0.43
- Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
- 0.51
- ISO rating
- 100 – 1600
- Exposure correction (lower)
- -2
- Exposure correction (higher)
- 2
- Continuous shooting mode
- 0.8
- Frame limit in continuous mode
- 1000
- Number of selectable exposure programs
- 10
- Closest focus wide (m)
- 0
- Closest focus tele (m)
- 1.4
- Closest focus macro (m)
- 0
- Focus points (auto mode)
- 9
- Monitor size (mm)
- 60 x 45
- Monitor ratio
- 4:3
- Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
- Not applicable
- Viewfinder type
- Not applicable
- Viewfinder diopter
- Not stated
- Video ratios supported
- 4:3, 16:9
- Video format
- MOV (codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
- Maximum frame rate – progressive
- 25
- Number of selectable exposure programs – video
- 2
- Audio recording format
- Mono
- Memory card type
- SDHC, SDXC
- Internal memory (MB)
- None
- Number of memory cards – insertable
- 1
- Image ratios supported
- 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
- Flash type
- pop-up manual
- Battery type
- Li-Ion (1)
- CIPA battery cycles
- 190
- Image editing software
- Image Browser EX
- RAW converter software
- Not applicable
- Video editing software
- Image Browser EX
Cost
- Price
- $262.00
Features
- Fully manual mode
- Water/dust resistant
- GPS tagging
- Electric cable release
- Camera controlled via USB
- Manual white balance
- Bulb setting
- Priority mode – shutter speed
- Priority mode – aperture
- Shutter release via touch screen
- HDR function
- Time lapse
- Panorama (panning)
- Image stabilisation – physical
- Optical
- Electronic image stabilisation
- Focus assist lamp
- Focus via touch screen
- Continuous manual focus switchable
- Face detection
- Spot focus
- Focus tracking
- Focus bracketing
- Touchscreen
- Monitor grid guide
- Video face detection
- Video spot focus
- Video focus tracking
- Manual focus video
- Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
- Slow motion setting
- Stop motion setting
- Video image stabilisation
- Built-in speaker
- Socket for external microphone
- Can add a comment to a still image
- RAW plus JPEG format
- Can record in RAW format
- Flash slow sync
- Flash power adjustable
- Hotshoe
- Other flash connection
- HDMI connection
- Wi-Fi WLAN connection
- Charge via USB
- Adapter for charging batteries
- Separate battery holder
- Lens bag supplied
- Not applicable
- Lens hood supplied
- Not applicable
- Shoulder belt supplied
- Other items supplied
- Lenscap, string for lenscap, handstrap
