Specifications

Power supply

Using AC adapter: DC 5.2 V
Using battery pack: DC 3.6 V

Power consumption

1.5 W (when “LIGHT” is set to “OFF” and “LCD BACKLIGHT” is set to “STANDARD”)

Dimensions (mm)

52 x 62 x 110 (W x H x D: excluding grip belt)

Mass

Approx. 200 g (camera only),
Approx. 230 g (including supplied battery pack)

Operating environment

Allowable operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C
Allowable storage temperature: -20°C to 50°C
Allowable operating humidity: 35 % to 80 %

Image pickup device

1/6" 800.000 pixels

Recording area (Video)

410.000 pixels (optical zoom)
410.000 to 550.000 pixels (dynamic zoom)

Recording area (Still Image)

550.000 pixels

Lens

F1.8 to F4.3, f= 2.2mm to 85.8mm
(35mm conversion: 41.5mm to 1,619mm)

Lowest illumination

3 lux (Shutter speed: AUTO + AGC)
1 lux (NIGHT EYE mode)

Zoom (during video recording)

Optical zoom: Up to 39x
Dynamic zoom: Up to 45x
Digital zoom: Up to 800x (GZ-MS230 only)
Digital zoom: Up to 900x (GZ-MS215 only)

Zoom (during still image recording)

Optical zoom: Up to 39x

LCD monitor

2.7" wide, 12.3 megapixels, polysilicon color LCD

Recording Media
(GZ-MS230)

Built-in memory (8 GB),
SD/SDHC card (commercially available)

• Types of Usable SD Card

Recording Media
(GZ-MS215)

SD/SDHC card (commercially available)

• Types of Usable SD Card

Clock battery

Rechargeable battery

Recording/Playback format

SD-VIDEO standard, Video: MPEG-2, Audio: Dolby Digital(2ch)

Extension

.MOD

Signal system

PAL standard

Image quality/Sound quality

ULTRA FINE :
720 pixels x 576 pixels, 8.5 Mbps VBR (Video),
48 kHz, 384 kbps (Audio) FINE :
720 pixels x 576 pixels, 5.5 Mbps VBR (Video),
48 kHz, 384 kbps (Audio) NORMAL :
720 pixels x 576 pixels, 4.2 Mbps VBR (Video),
48 kHz, 256 kbps (Audio) ECONOMY :
352 pixels x 288 pixels, 1.5 Mbps VBR (Video),
48 kHz, 128 kbps (Audio)

Format

JPEG standard

Extension

.JPG

Image size

832 × 624 / 640×480

Quality

FINE / STANDARD

Power supply

AC 110 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz

OUTPUT

DC 5.2 V, 1.8 A

Allowable operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (10°C to 35°C during charging)

Dimensions (mm)

50 x 29 x 100 (W x H x D: excluding cord and AC plug)

Mass

Approx. 112 g

Power voltage

3.6 V

Capacity

700 mAh

Dimensions (mm)

31 x 21.5 x 43 (W x H x D)

Mass

Approx. 26 g