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SDR-H60

SDR-H60
PAL
GENERAL
Power Supply DC7.2 V / 9.3 V
Power Consumption 4.0 W
Weight (w/o Battery) 340g
Dimensions (W x H x D) 67 x 70 x 116 mm
Media 60GB HDD, SD / SDHC Memory Card
LENS SECTION
Image Sensor 1/6"CCD (800 k pixels, Total / 400 k [4:3], 370 k [16:9] (Motion Picture) / 410 k [4:3], 380 k [16:9] (Still Picture) Effective)
F Value F2.0 (WIDE) / F5.0 (TELE)
Optical Zoom 50x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length 1.8 - 90 mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 34.5 mm - 1725 mm [4:3], 33.8 mm - 1690 mm [16:9] (Motion Picture)
33.9 mm - 1696 mm [4:3], 33.2 mm - 1658 mm [16:9] (Still Picture)
Lens Brand Panasonic
CAMERA SECTION
Minimum Illumination 2Lux (Colour Night View)
Focus AF / Manual
White Balance Auto / Indoor / Outdoor / White Set (with IR Sensor)
High-Speed Shutter 1/25 - 1/8000 (Motion Picture), 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 Data Code)
Fade In/Out Yes
OSD Language Language Menu
Image Stabilizer Advanced O. I. S.
Digital Zoom 50x - 2500x
CARD SECTION
Card Slot SD / SDHC
Still Pictures JPEG picture size : 640 x 480 0.3 MEGA / 640 x 360 [16:9] 0.2 MEGA
DPOF Max 999 stills
PictBridge Yes
RECORDING SECTION
Format MPEG2 (Motion Picture)
Recording Mode XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR)
Playback Mode XP (10Mbps / VBR), SP (5Mbps / VBR), LP (2.5Mbps / VBR)
Audio Recording System HDD: Dolby Digital (2ch) SD: Dolby Digital (2ch), MPEG1 AudioLayer2
Media Remaining Indication Yes
Counter Yes
INTERFACES
AV Out
USB 2.0 High-Speed (miniAB)
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
AC Adaptor Yes
AC Cable Yes
DC Cable Yes
Battery Pack Lithium - Ion
AV Cable Yes
USB Cable Yes
CD-ROM VideoCam Suite 1.0
SDHC/SD Memory Card Compatibility / Capacity
SDHC/SD Memory Card Compatibility for Motion Picture Recording
Capacity Pro High Speed High Speed
SDHC Memory Card 16GB
RP-SDV16G		 - 
8GB
RP-SDV08G		 -
4GB
RP-SDV04G
RP-SDM04G
SD Memory Card 2GB
RP-SDV02G
RP-SDM02G
1GB
RP-SDV01G
RP-SDR01G
512MB -
RP-SDR512
As of January, 2008
We recommend using SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory cards conforming to class 2 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating or the following SD Memory Cards made by Panasonic for motion picture recording.
Please confirm the latest information about SDHC/SD Memory Cards that can be used for motion picture recording on the following website.
Camcorder information (This website is in English only.)
Motion Picture Recording Time (Approx.)
Image Quality Capacity
HDD SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card
60GB* 16GB* 8GB* 4GB* 2GB* 1GB*
XP (10Mbps) 14 h 3 h 20 min 1 h 40 min 50 min 25 min 12 min
SP (5Mbps) 27 h 6 h 40 min 3 h 20 min 1 h 40 min 50 min 25 min
LP (2.5Mbps) 54 h 13 h 20 min 6 h 40 min 3 h 20 min 1 h 40 min 50 min
  • These figures vary depending on the pictures being recorded
* Usable capacity will be less. 1GB means 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Number of Recordable Still Pictures (approx.)
Image Quality Capacity
SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card
8GB* 4GB* 2GB* 1GB* 512MB* 256MB*
640 x 480 Pixels
[4 : 3]		 High Picture Quality 55260 27150 13820 6790 3390 1710
Normal Picture Quality 99999 54290 27640 13580 6780 3410
640 x 360 Pixels
[16 : 9]		 High Picture Quality 55260 27150 13820 6790 3390 1710
Normal Picture Quality 99999 54290 27640 13580 6780 3410
  • High Picture Quality High Picture Quality  Normal Picture Quality Normal Picture Quality
  • These figures vary depending on the subject being photographed.
*Usable capacity will be less. 1GB means 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Battery Life (Approx.)
  Continuous Recording Time Actual Recording Time
HDD SD HDD SD
VW-VBG070A 1 h 35 min 1 h 45 min 50 min 55 min
VW-VBG130 2 h 55 min 3 h 10 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 45 min
VW-VBG260 5 h 50 min 6 h 20 min 3 h 05 min 3 h 35 min
VW-VBG6 13 h 25 min 14 h 30 min 7 h 10 min 8 h 15 min
  • This is a guideline that includes time for operations such as starting and stopping the recording, turning the power on and off, and zooming.
  • The actual time is shorter.
System Requirements
Built-in SD Drive*1 Built-in HDD Drive*1 VideoCam Suite 1.0
Interface USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended) USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended)
Windows® 2000 Professional yes *2 yes *2 yes (SP4)
Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional yes *2 yes *2 yes (SP2)
Windows Vista® Home Premium/Home Basic yes *2 yes *2 yes
CPU Windows® 2000/XP: Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher
Windows Vista®: Intel®Pentium® III 1.0GHz or higher 		Windows® 2000/XP: Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or higher
Windows Vista®: Intel®Pentium® III 1.0GHz or higher 		Intel® Pentium® III 800MHz or higher
Mac OS® X v10.4 yes *2 yes *2 -
CPU PowerPC G5 (1.8GHz or higher), Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo PowerPC G5 (1.8GHz or higher), Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo -
*1 The drive operates as read only.
*2 USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in the OS
  • The supplied software can not be used on Macintosh.
  • DirectX will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software.
  • Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United states and/or other countries.
  • Apple® and Mac OS® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Other names of systems and products mentioned in this brochure are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
  • Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition.
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