Canon Optura 20 A MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5-inch LCD & 16x Optical Zoom. - For Parts or Repair Only
Condition: May show signs of scrapes, scratches, scuffs from previous use. Product Photos are accurate. Everything about the camera works until you go to take a picture and the screen is washed out. This means it has a bad CCD Sensor and will need to be replaced. This was a common issue among cameras from this generation so selling for parts only. It can be repaired if you find the sensor / assembly.
Canon Optura 20 digital video camcorder features a high-definition 1/4″ 1.33-megapixel interlaced CCD, enabling users to capture digital still images at up to SXGA (1,280 x 960 pixels) resolution in normal, fine and superfine compression modes as well as high-quality video. Moreover, the unit features a powerful 16x optical zoom lens, which maintains outstanding imaging performance over a wide range of focal distances.
Further contributing to outstanding movie and still images is Canon’s proprietary MACS (Multi Architecture Camera System) camera-signal-processing LSI (large-scale integrated circuit).
MACS automatically assumes that tape-recorded images will be displayed on TV monitors and card-recorded images printed out, and optimizes color processing accordingly to ensure vivid high-quality color reproduction in either mode.
In addition to stills, the Canon Optura 20 offers card-based recording of video in the Motion-JPEG format,making it possible for users to download their video clips to a PC via the USB port (connection cable supplied) and distribute them easily as e-mail attachments. Video clips can be stored on SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard recording media at lengths of 10 seconds at 320 x 240 pixels, or 30 seconds at 160 x 120-pixel resolution.
Canon Optura 20 features a sleek rounded body for hand-held comfort and a bright 3.5″ wide LCD monitor for viewing ease. Other performance-enhancing features include Super Night Mode, which emits a bright LED light as supplemental illumination to permit color video recording in virtual darkness.
· Power supply (rated): 7.4 V DC (Battery)
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8.4 V DC (DC IN)
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Power consumption: 3.4 W (using viewfinder),
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Optura 20 : 4.6 W (using LCD screen)
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Television system: EIA standard (525 lines, 60
fields) NTSC color signal
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Video recording system: 2 rotary heads, helical
scanning system DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system)
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Digital component recording
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Audio recording system: PCM digital sound:
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16-bit (48 kHz/2 ch.)
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12-bit (32 kHz/4 ch.)
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Image sensor: 1/4″ CCD (charge coupled device)
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approx. 1,330,000 pixels
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(approx. 690,000 effective pixels-tape)
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(approx. 1,230,000 effective pixels-card)
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Tape format: Videocassettes bearing the MiniDV
mark
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Tape speed: SP: 3/4 ips (18.81 mm/sec.)
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LP: 1/2 ips (12.56 mm/sec.)
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Maximum recording time
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(with an 80-min. cassette) SP: 80 min.
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LP: 120 min.
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Fast forward/rewind time: 2 min. 20 sec. (with a
60-min. cassette)
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Lens: f/1.8 – 3.0, 16x power zoom, 4.0 – 64.0 mm
(Tape)
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f/1.8-3.0, 15x power zoom, 4.3 – 64.0 mm (Card)
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Focusing system: TTL autofocus, manual focusing
possible
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Minimum focusing distance: 1 m (3 ft. 3 3/8 in.)
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1 cm (3/8 in.)
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on maximum wide angle
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Maximum shutter speed: 1/8,000 sec. (1/250 when
using memory card)
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Minimum illumination: 0.5 lx using the Night
program during tape recording
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Recommended illumination: More than 100 lx
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Filter diameter: 37 mm
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Viewfinder: 0.33″, color LCD
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(approx. 113,000 pixels)
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LCD screen: Optura 20: 3.5″ measured diagonally
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(approx. 123,000 pixels)
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Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone
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DV terminal: Special 4-pin connector (based on
IEEE 1394)
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Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
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S-video terminal: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p
(C signal)
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Audio terminal: Input level: -10 dBV/40 kohm,
unbalanced
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Output level: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohms,
unbalanced
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Operating temperature range: 32 – 104° F (0 –
40° C)
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Dimensions: 75 x 186 x 92 mm (3 x 7.3 x 3.6 in.)
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Weight: Optura 20: 625 g (1.4 lbs.)