Typical price: £250
What is it: Entry-level MiniDV camcorder with 25x optical zoom
What we think: Proving that the MiniDV format still has plenty of milage left in it, the D240 offers good daylight picture quality in a compact package
JVC GR-D240 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | MiniDV |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 560x940x112 mm |
| Weight | 426 g |
| Body material | Plastic |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
| Included cables | Firewire; AV; power |
| Included accessories | Lens cap; strap |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Gross sensor resolution | 800000 pixels |
| Effective sensor resolution | 400000 pixels |
| Min shutter speed | 1/50 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/4000 s |
| Slow shutter modes | Programme, automatic |
| Shooting modes | SP/LP |
| Shooting programs | Black and white, sepia, cinema, classic film or strobe |
| Digital scene transition | White fade, slide wipe, door wipe, black and white fade, scroll wipe, window wipe, corner wipe, shutter wipe, black fader |
| White balance presets | Fine, cloudy, halogen |
| Exposure modes | Spotlight, sports mode, twilight mode or snow |
| Exposure metering | Spot, matrix |
| Analogue video format | PAL |
Lens System
| Focal length | 2.2-55mm |
|---|---|
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
| Focus | Automatic |
| Optical zoom | 25 x |
| Digital zoom | 800 x |
| Image stabiliser | Electronic |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder colour support | Black & white |
|---|---|
| Display type | LCD |
| Display form factor | Folding |
| Display size | 63.5 mm |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | None |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
| Microphone technology | Stereo electret condenser |
Still Photography
| Recording media | MiniDV |
|---|
Connectivity
| Accessory shoe | No |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Yes |
| Headphone | No |
| Composite video/audio | 1 |
| S-Video | 1 |
| Firewire | Yes |
| USB | Yes |
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