Features and Specifications - Camcorder - HC-VX3K

HC-VX3K Specifications
Specifications Information
Power Source
  • 5.0 V [DC] (When using AC adaptor)
  • 3.6 V [DC] (When using battery)
Power Consumption
  • Recording: 5.4 W
  • Charging: 7.7 W
Motion Picture Recording Format
  • [4K MP4], [MP4], [24p]: MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant (.MP4)
  • [AVCHD]: AVCHD format version 2.0 compliant (AVCHD Progressive)
Motion Picture Compression MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio Compression
  • [4K MP4], [MP4], [24p]: AAC/2 ch
  • [AVCHD]: Dolby Audio™/5.1 ch (built-in microphone), 2 ch (built-in microphone/external microphone)
Recording Mode and Transfer Rate
  • [4K MP4]:
    • [2160]: Maximum 72 Mbps (VBR)
  • [MP4]:
    • [1080/50M]: Maximum 50 Mbps (VBR)
    • [1080/28M]: Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
    • [720]: Average 9 Mbps (VBR)
  • [AVCHD]:
    • [1080/60p]: Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
    • [PH]: Maximum 24 Mbps (VBR)
    • [HA]: Average 17 Mbps (VBR)
    • [HG]: Average 13 Mbps (VBR)
    • [HE]: Average 5 Mbps (VBR)
  • [24p]:
    • [2160/24p]: Maximum 72 Mbps (VBR)
    • [1080/24p]: Maximum 50 Mbps (VBR)
Refer to Page 236 of the Owner's Manual for information on the picture size and recordable time of a motion picture
Still Picture Recording Format
  • JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
  • Refer to Page 238 of the Owner's Manual for information on the picture size of still pictures and the number of recordable pictures.
Recording Media
  • SD Memory Card
  • SDHC Memory Card
  • SDXC Memory Card
Refer to page 20 of the Basic Owner's Manual for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Image Sensor
  • 1/2.5" MOS image sensor
  • Total: 8570 K
  • Effective pixels:
    • Motion picture: 8290 K (16:9)*1, 6170 K (16:9)*2
    • Still picture: 8290 K (16:9), 6220 K (4:3)
Lens
  • Auto iris, 24x optical zoom, F1.8 to F4.0
  • Focal length:
    • 4.12 mm to 98.9 mm (Full range AF)
  • 35 mm equivalent:
    • Motion Picture: 25mm to 600mm (16.9)*1, 28.9 mm to 693.7 mm (16:9)*2
    • Still Picture: 25.0 mm to 600 mm (16:9), 30.6 mm to 734.4 mm (4:3)
  • Minimum focus distance:
    • Normal: Approx. 10 cm (3.9") (Wide) / Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 feet) (Tele)
    • Intelligent Auto Macro: Approx. 5 cm (2.0") (Wide)
Filter Diameter 62 mm
Zoom 24x optical zoom, 32x *3 / 48x *2 i.Zoom, 70x / 1500x digital zoom
Image Stabilizer Function Optical (Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer, Optical Image Stabilizer Lock Function)
Creative Control Miniature Effect, Silent Movie, 8mm Movie, Time Lapse Rec
HDR Movie Low / High
Monitor
  • Capacitive touch screen
  • 3.0" LCD monitor, Approx. 1840 K dots
  • Image Display area (16:9): Approx. 1550 K dots
Microphone 5.1 channel surround microphone / Zoom microphone / Focus microphone / Stereo microphone
Minimum Required Illumination
  • Approx. 1.5 lx (1/30 with Low Light Mode in Scene Mode)
  • Approx. 0.5 lx with Night Mode ([COLOR]) function
HDMI Micro Connector video output level HDMI 2160p / 1080p / 1080i / 480p
Headphone output 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack, output level: 85mV (load impedance 32 Ω)
HDMI Micro Connector audio output level
  • [4K MP4], [MP4], [24p]: Linear PCM
  • [AVCHD]: Dolby Audio / Linear PCM
MIC Input 3.5 mm diameter stereo mini jack, plug-in power compatible, input level –60 dBV (microphone sensitivity –40 dB equivalent to 0 dB = 1 V/Pa at 1 kHz)
LINE Input 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack, Input level: -10 dBV
REMOTE Terminal 2.5 mm diameter super mini jack ×1, remote control terminal of serial communication
USB
  • USB Type-C terminal, Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)
  • Card reader function (Read only, no copyright protection support)
  • Supports USB power supply and USB charging (when main unit is turned off)
Dimensions
  • 68 mm (W) × 77 mm (H) × 141 mm (D)
  • (2.677" (W) × 3.031" (H) × 5.551" (D))
(Including projecting parts)
Mass (Weight) Approx. 433 g (Approx. 0.955 lbs.) [Without lens hood, battery (supplied), and an SD card (optional)]
Mass (Weight) in operation With lens hood, battery (supplied), and an SD card (optional): Approx. 484 g (Approx. 1.067 lbs.)
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating Humidity 10 %RH to 80 %RH
Battery Operation Time See page 19
Wireless Transmitter
  • Compliance standard: IEEE802.11b/g/n
  • Frequency range used: Central frequency 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz [1 to 11ch]
  • Encryption method: Wi-Fi compliant WPA™/WPA2™/WEP
  • Access method: Infrastructure mode
Notes
  • *1 When [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4] or [24p]
  • *2 When [REC FORMAT] is set to [AVCHD] or [MP4]
  • *3 When [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4], or when [REC FORMAT] is set to [24p] with [REC MODE] set to [2160/24p]
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