VPC-CA9EXBK

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WORLD’S 1ST^*1 WATERPROOF HD XACTI DUAL CAMERA

Compact and stylish design

Waterproof^*2 in depth up to 1.5m, within 60 minute time-frame

Easy-to-view 2.5” LCD monitor

High resolution 9 megapixels CMOS sensor

5x optical and 12x digital zoom (60x total zoom)

Movie: HD-1280x720p at 30fps; SD-640x480 at 60fps & 30fps

12 Face detection for photos and videos

High speed sequential shooting: 9M/2M

3-D Digital Noise Reduction for clearer crisper footage

Digital image stabiliser for anti-shake control for photos and movie

Recording file formats: Still pictures - JPEG; Movie clips - MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression

Recording media: SD memory card, up to 32 GB SDHC memory card

43MB internal memory

Battery life: Standard still -170 images; Video Clip - 70 minutes; Playback -220 minutes

Interface: Composite, AV output, USB 2.0

Red eye correction

Weight: 230g

Dimensions (WxHxD)mm: 70.4 x 111.4 x 40.5

Warranty Period: 12 months repair (Australia only)

EAN: 4994334265630

^*1 As at January 21st, 2009
^*2 JIS IPX8 water resistance qualified

Retailers:
Australia: Camera House, Digital Camera Warehouse, FotoFriends, Michaels Cameras, Officeworks, Ryda Dot Com
RRP: $649.00 (Australia only)

Technical data

Effective pixel

Photo	Approx. 9.0 megapixels
Video	Approx. 7.3megapixels (in HD), Approx. 8.8megapixels (in SD)

Image sensor

C-MOS sensor, 1/2.5 inch, approx. 9.02 megapixels

Recording media

SD Memory Card, (up to 32GB SDHC Memory Card) Internal memory (approx. 43MB)

Recording file format

Photo	JPEG (DCF^1、DPOF^2、Exif Ver2.2^*3 standard)
Video	ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4) Audio: 48kHz sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC compression

Resolution (pixels)

Photo	12M：4000×3000 (Pictrise), 9M-H：3456×2592 (low compression), 9M-S：3456×2592 (standard compression) 6.7M (16：9)：3456×1944 (16:9), 2M：1600×1200, 0.9M (16:9)：1280×720 (16：9), 0.3M：640×480
Sequential	9M：3456×2592 (1.6fps/13shots), 2M：1600×1200 (7fps/15shots)
Video^*4	HD-SHQ: 1280× 720 (30fps), TV-HR: 640×480 (60fps), TV-SHQ: 640×480 (30fps)

Lens

f=6.3 - 31.7 mm, F=3.5(W) - 4.7(T), Auto Focus, 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in ND filter

Angle of View / Zoom ratio (35mm equiv.)

5x Optical Zoom, Photo：f=38 - 190mm, Video：f=38 - 190mm

Photo range

Standard：50cm - ∞ (wide), 1.0m - ∞ (tele), Super macro：1cm - 80cm (wide)

Shutter speed

Photo	1/2 - 1/1500 sec. (Flash: 1/30 - 1/1500 sec., Lamp mode: max. 2 sec.)
Sequential	1/15 - 1/1500 sec. (No flash)
Movie	1/30 - 1/10000 sec.

Digital zoom

Shooting	Max. approx. 12x, Total zoom range: 60x (Photo, Video)
Playback	Max approx. 62.5x (12M mode, varies with resolution)

Focus

Auto (Photo：9-point AF/Spot AF, Video：Continuous area AF), Manual: 16 steps

Scene select

Auto, Sports, Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Snow & Beach, Fireworks, Lamp^*５

Digital filter

Standard, Cosmetic, Monochrome, Sepia

Photometry

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Minimum illumination for Video

Approx. 16 lux (Auto mode, 1/30sec.), Approx. 4 lux (High sensitivity or Lamp mode, 1/15sec.)

Sensitivity

Auto (ISO50～400), Manual (ISO50/100/200/400/800/1600, Switching System)

Exposure correction

±1.8EV (in 0.3EV steps)

Digital image stabilizer

Photo	Electric image stabilizer
Video	Electric image stabilizer

Face Detection

up to 12 faces at same time

Other functions

Red-eye correction in Photos/Wind noise reduction

Self timer

2 sec.／10 sec.

White balance

Auto	Full auto TTL
Manual	Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, One-push

Flash

Auto, Forced（with slow synchro in Night Portrait mode), Off

Flash range

GN= 3.0, Approx. 10cm to 1.7m (wide), Approx. 80cm to 1.93 (tele)

Audio

Microphone：Built-in stereo, Speaker：Built-in monaural (L/R mixed output)

Monitor

2.5 inch Low-temperature polysilicon TFTcoloer wide screen LCD, Approx. 150,000 pixels 7-level brightness、285-degree rotation)

Interface

AV output, Video：Component video, Composite video (NTSC/PAL), Audio：Stereo, USB2.0 (high-speed mode)

Languages

English/French/German/Spanish/Italian/Dutch/Russian/Portuguese/Turkish/Thai/Korean/
Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Power source

Lithium-ion battery (DB-L20, included:720mAh)

Power consumption

Using battery: 3.1W when shooting videos

Approx. Battery life ^*6

Photo	Approx. 170 Photos (CIPA standard)
Video	Approx. 70 min., Continuous playback： Approx. 220 min.

Dimensions/Volume

70.4(W)×111.4(H)×40.5(D)mm (maximum dimensions, excluding protruding parts), Approx. 192cc

Weight

Approx. 230ｇ (Body only), Approx. 249ｇ (including battery and SD card)

Operating environment

Temperature 0-40℃, Humidity 30-90% (non-condensing)

^*1 DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is a standard designed by the Japan Engineering Information Technology Association (JEITA)
primarily to facilitate the use of image files from digital cameras with related devices.
^*2 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a format for recording on storage media information specifying frames and numbers
of copies for printing of images taken by digital cameras.
^*3 Exif Ver. 2.2 is an industry standard established for file formatting of images from digital cameras.
^*4 The actual frame rates for this model are 59.94fps at 60fps and 29.97fps at 30fps.
^*５ For still images, only available in (2M)/(0.9M)/(0.3) mode.
^*6 Number of pictures based on CIPA (Camera & Image Products Association) standards. Video times reflect shooting in [HD-SHQ] mode.
Playback times reflect continuous playback. Actual times may vary.