Product Details
Get Ready for Video Action Even in Seawater With This Tough, Active, SD Card Camcorder
The new SDR-SW20 combines a rugged, compact body with waterproofing that allows use in seawater to a depth of 1.5 meters, shockproofing that protects against drops from up to 1.2 meters, and dustproofing. This model, offering its small size, light weight and superb mobility made possible by SD/SDHC Memory Cards, let users shoot video with the same casual ease and carry-about convenience they enjoy with small digital still cameras.
A waterproof design, taking advantage of the SD/SDHC Memory Card's water resistance, lets you use the SW20 underwater to a depth of 1.5 meters. The SW20 can even be used in seawater, so users can take moving images of friends snorkelling or tropical fish darting in and out of coral reefs. You can use the SW20 at a beach, ski resort, and in a host of other active, outdoor situations where you wouldn't dare use a conventional camcorder.
Unlike recording media such as hard disk drives or DVD discs, SD/SDHC Memory Cards require no drive mechanism. This gives the SDR-SW20 sufficient impact resistance to prevent malfunction when dropped from up to 1.2 meters. Combined with its dustproof and waterproof performance, this makes it the ideal camera for anytime use outdoors, in active situations, and for casual everyday video shooting.
Unlike recording media such as hard disk drives or DVD discs, SD/SDHC Memory Cards require no drive mechanism. This gives the SDR-SW20 sufficient impact resistance to prevent malfunction when dropped from up to 1.2 meters. Combined with its dustproof and waterproof performance, this makes it the ideal camera for anytime use outdoors, in active situations, and for casual everyday video shooting
Image Sensor 1/6"CCD (800 k pixels, Total/400 k [4:3], 350 k [16:9](Motion Image) /410 k [4:3] (Still Picture)Effective)
F Value F1.8 (WIDE)/F2.4 (TELE)
Optical Zoom 10x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length 2.3—23 mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 44.1—441mm [4:3], 44.4—444mm [16:9](Motion Image)/ 43.4—434mm [4:3](Still Picture)
Lens Brand Panasonic
Camera Section
Minimum Illumination 6 Lux (1/25 Low Light Mode), 2 Lux (Colour Night View Mode)
Focus AF/Manual
White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set Underwater (with IR Sensor)
Shutter Speed 1/25—1/8000 (Motion Image) / 1/25—1/500 (Still Picture)
Iris Auto/Manual
Scene Mode Sports / Portrait / Low Light / Spot Light / Surf & Snow
Backlight Compensation yes
Monitor 2.7” Wide LCD (123,200 dots)
Microphone Stereo Zoom Mic, Wind Noise Reduction
Date Recording Auto Date (in Date Code)
Fade In, Out yes
On-Screen Display Language English / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Dutch / Swedish / Polish / Czech / Turkish
Image Stabilizer E.I.S. (Electronic Image Stabilizer)
Digital Zoom 10 x—700 x
LED Video Light n/a
Card Section
Card Slot
SDHC yes
SD yes
Still Picture JPEG Picture size:640 x 480 [4:3] 0.3 Megapixels
DPOF Max.999 stills
PictBridge yes
Recording Section
Recording Formats
HD:AVCHD n/a
HD:AVCHD (Motion Image) n/a
STD:DVD Video Recording n/a
STD:DVD Video Recording (Motion Image) n/a
STD:DVD Video (Motion Image) n/a
STD:JPEG (Still Image) n/a
MPEG2 (Motion Image) yes
AVCHD (Motion Image) n/a
JPEG (Still Image) n/a
DVC-SD n/a
DVC n/a
Recording Mode
STD:XP XP (10Mbps/VBR)
STD:SP SP (5Mbps/VBR)
STD:LP LP (2.5Mbps/VBR)
Playback Mode
STD:XP XP (10Mbps/VBR)
STD:SP SP (5Mbps/VBR)
STD:LP LP (2.5Mbps/VBR)
Audio Recording System MPEG1-Layer2
Counter yes
Media Remaining Indication yes
Interfaces
AV Out
USB Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)(mini AB)
HDMI n/a
Video Component n/a
Standard Accessories
AC Adaptor yes
AC Cable yes
DC Cable yes
Rechargeable Battery Pack Lithium-Ion
Strap Yes (Hand Strap)
Video Component Cable n/a
AV Cable yes
Lens Cap n/a
IR Remote n/a
USB Cable yes
PC Cable n/a
SD Memory Card n/a
CD-ROM Motion SD STUDIO 1.3E
General
Power Supply DC3.6 V/5.0 V
Power Consumption [W] 2.9
Weight [ w/o Battery ] [g] 224.0
Dimensions
Width [ mm ] 33.8
Height [ mm ] 63.4
Depth [ mm ] 115.4
Further Specifications
Media SD/SDHC Memory Card
