Operating Instructions

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Major Specifications
CCDDZ-MV550E: 1/6-inch interlaced
DZ-MV580E: 1/3.8-inch interlaced
Total number of pixels
DZ-MV550E approx. 800,000
DZ-MV580E approx. 1,020,000
Number of effective pixels
DZ-MV550EMovie:approx. 410,000
Still:approx. 410,000
DZ-MV580EMovie:approx. 570,000
Still:approx. 960,000
LensDZ-MV550E: F1.8-2.8, f = 2.1-37.8 mm
DZ-MV580E: F1.8-2.4, f = 3.8-38 mm
Filter diameter: 37 mm; thread pitch: 0.75 mm
FocusAuto/Manual
ZoomOptical 18× (DZ-MV550E), Optical 10x (DZ-MV580E), (40×-
500x (DZ-MV550E), 240x (DZ-MV580E) with digital zoom
added) 40x for still
Required minimum illumination0.3 lx : When Low Light mode is selected
Viewfinder0.33-inch color TFT (approx. 110,000 pixels)
LCD monitor2.5-inch color TFT (approx. 120,000 pixels)
Electronic image stabilizerElectronic type
Shutter speed1/50 - 1/4000 second (movie)
Self-timer recordingStill recording only
External microphone jackø3.5 mm stereo mini-jack: (a plug-in power type microphone
cannot be used)
Recording modeMovie (with sound)
Still (with DVD-RAM disc, SD memory card, MultiMediaCard)
Maximum
recordable time
(per side)
DVD-RAM discapprox. 18 minutes (XTRA)
approx. 30 minutes (FINE)
approx. 60 minutes (STD)
DVD-R discapprox. 30 minutes (FINE)
approx. 60 minutes (STD)
Maximum number of
recordable stills
DVD-RAM disc
(per side)
999. However, if movies and stills are mixed on one disc, the
recordable number will decrease.
SD memory card
(when using 32 MB card)
DZ-MV550E approx. 220 (in FINE mode)
DZ-MV580E approx. 50 (in FINE mode)
Varies depending on the recording quality and the type of card.
(P. 32)