VPC-TH1EX

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COMPACT HD XACTI DUAL CAMERA

World’s smallest camera with 30x optical zoom*

World’s longest battery life*

Easy-to-view 3” wide LCD monitor

High resolution 1.1 megapixel CMOS sensor

30x optical and 50x digital zoom (1500x total zoom)

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

12 Face detection for photos and videos

High speed sequential shooting 2M/1.1M

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 – 470 images; Video clip – 200 minutes; Playback – 570 minutes

Interface: HDMI output, Composite Video output, USB 2.0

Self Timer feature (2 or 10 sec)

Red eye correction

Weight: 226g

Dimensions (WxHxD)mm: 53.3 x 57.3 x 105

Warranty Period: 12 months repair (Australia only)

EAN: 4994334265203

* As at January 21st, 2009

Retailers:
Australia: Big W, Camera House, Dick Smith, Digital Camera Warehouse, FotoFriends, Michaels Cameras, Ryda Dot Com, Target
RRP: $499.00 (Australia only)

Technical data

Effective pixel

Photo	Approx. 1.10 megapixels
Movie	Approx. 0.97 megapixels (in HD), Approx. 1.10 megapixels (in SD)

Image sensor

C-MOS sensor, 1/6 inch, approx. 1.09 megapixels

Recording media

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

Recording file format

Photo	JPEG (DCF1、DPOF２、Exif Ver2.2*３ standard)
Movie	ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264（.MP4) Audio: 48kHz sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC compression

Resolution (pixels)

Photo	2M：1600×1200 (Pictrise), 1.1M：1184×888, 0.9M(16:9)：1280×720（16：9), 0.3M：640×480
Sequential	2M：1600×1200 (13fps/29photos), 1.1M：1184×888 (13fps/30photos)
Movie*4	HD-SHQ: 1280× 720 (30fps), TV-HR: 640×480 (60fps), TV-SHQ: 640×480 (30fps)

Lens

f=2.5 - 75.0 mm, F=1.8(W) - 4.3(T), Auto Focus, 8 groups, 11ele,ments（3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in ND filter

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

Photo：f=43 - 1290mm x30, Video：f=43 - 1290mm x30

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. 50x, Total zoom range: 1500x (Photo, Video)
Playback	Max approx. 25x (2M mode, varies with resolution)

Focus

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

Exposure control

P(program AE), S(shutter speed priorityAE), A(aperture priority AE), M(manual exposure)

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. 11 lux (Auto mode, 1/30sec.), Approx. 3 lux (High sensitivity or Lamp mode, 1/15sec.)

Sensitivity

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

Digital image stabilizer

Photo	Electric image stabilizer
Movie	Electric image stabilizer

Face Chaser

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= 4.0, Approx. 50cm to 4.4m（wide), Approx. 80cm to 1.9m（tele)

Audio

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

Monitor

3.0 inch Low-temperature polysilicon TFTcoloer wide screen LCD, Approx. 230,000 pixels 7-level brightness、285-degree rotation)

Interface

AV output (Video：HDMI/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-L80, included:1900mAh)

Power consumption

Using battery: 2.8W when shooting videos

Approx. Battery life *６

Photo	Approx. 470 Photos (CIPA standard)
Movie	Approx. 200 min., Continuous playback： Approx. 570 min.

Dimensions/Volume

53.3(W)×57.3(H)×105.0(D)mm (maximum dimensions, excluding protruding parts, Approx. 253cc

Weight

Approx. 226ｇ(Body only),　Approx. 269ｇ（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 (1.1M)/(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.