Camera
Item Details
Power supply Using AC adapter: DC 5.2 V
Using battery pack: DC 3.6 V
Power con-
sumption
GZ-HD620: 3.3 W (when “LIGHT” is set to “OFF” and
“LCD BACKLIGHT” is set to “STANDARD”)
GZ-HD500: 3.2 W (when “LCD BACKLIGHT” is set to
“STANDARD”)
Dimensions
(mm)
53 x 63 x 110 (W x H x D: excluding grip belt)
Mass GZ-HD620: Approx. 270 g (camera only)
GZ-HD620: Approx. 310 g (including supplied battery
pack)
GZ-HD500: Approx. 265 g (camera only)
GZ-HD500: Approx. 305 g (including supplied battery
pack)
Operating en-
vironment
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
GZ-HD620: 1/4" 3,320,000 pixels (progressive
CMOS)
GZ-HD500: 1/5.8" 1,370,000 pixels (progressive
CMOS)
Recording
area (Video)
GZ-HD620: (16:9) 1,160,000 to 1,380,000 pixels (op-
tical zoom)
GZ-HD500: (16:9) 750,000 to 1,090,000 pixels (opti-
cal zoom)
Recording
area (Still Im-
age)
GZ-HD620: (4:3) 870,000 to 1,040,000 pixels
GZ-HD620: (16:9) 1,160,000 to 1,380,000 pixels
GZ-HD500: (4:3) 560,000 to 820,000 pixels
GZ-HD500: (16:9) 750,000 to 1,090,000 pixels
Lens GZ-HD620:
F1.8-4.7, f= 3.0mm to 90.0mm
(35mm conversion: 43.7mm to 1,311mm)
GZ-HD500:
F1.8-3.5, f= 3.0mm to 60.0mm
(35mm conversion: 46.4mm to 928mm)
Zoom (during
video record-
ing)
GZ-HD620:
Optical zoom: Up to 30x
Digital zoom: Up to 200x
GZ-HD500:
Optical zoom: Up to 20x
Digital zoom: Up to 200x
Zoom (during
still image re-
cording)
GZ-HD620:
Optical zoom: Up to 30x
GZ-HD500:
Optical zoom: Up to 20x
LCD monitor 2.7" wide, 12.3 megapixels, polysilicon color LCD
Recording
media
GZ-HD620: Internal HDD (120 GB)
GZ-HD500: Internal HDD (80 GB)
microSD/microSDHC card (commercially available)
"Types of Usable microSD Card" (A P.15)
Clock battery Rechargeable battery
Connectors
Item Details
HDMI HDMI™ mini connector (V1.3 with x.v.Color™)
Component out-
put
Y, Pb, Pr component output
Y: 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω
Pb/Pr: 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω
AV output Video output: 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω
Audio output: 300 mV (rms), 1 K Ω
USB GZ-HD620: Mini USB Type AB, USB 2.0 compliant
GZ-HD500: Mini USB Type B, USB 2.0 compliant
Video
Item Details
Recording/Play-
back format
AVCHD standard, Video: AVC/H.264, Audio:
Dolby Digital (2ch)
Extension .MTS
Signal system PAL standard
Image quality (Vid-
eo)
UXP
1920 x 1080 pixels
Average Approximate 24 Mbps
XP
1920 x 1080 pixels
Average Approximate 17 Mbps
SP
1920 x 1080 pixels
Average Approximate 12 Mbps
EP
1920 x 1080 pixels
Average Approximate 5 Mbps
Sound quality (Au-
dio)
48 kHz, 256 kbps
Still Image
Item Details
Format JPEG standard
Extension .JPG
Image size 1920 x 1080
1440 x 1080
640 x 480
Quality FINE / STANDARD
AC Adapter (AP-V30M)
Item Details
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
Specifications
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