Canon GL1 Tech Specs

Power Supply (rated)

7.2 V DC

Power Consumption (While recording AF="ON")

6.7 W (using viewfinder), 7.4 W (using LCD screen)

Television System

EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal

Video Recording system

2 rotary heads, helical scanning system, DV system (Consumer digital VCR SD system Digital component recording)

Audio Recording system

PCM digital sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32kHz/4 ch)

Image Sensor

3CCD 1/4" Pixel Shift (charge coupled device); 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)

Tape Format

Videocassettes bearing the (MiniDV) mark

Tape Speed

SP: 3/4ips (18.81 mm/s); LP: 1/2ips (12.56 mm/s)

Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)

SP: 80 minutes (with an 80-inch cassette); LP: 120 minutes (with an 80-min cassette)

Fast Forward/Rewind time

2 min. 50 sec (with a 60-min cassette)

Lens

F/1.6 - 2.9, 20 x power zoom, 4.2-84mm

Focusing System

TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible

Minimum Focusing Distance

3ft 3 3/8 in. (1m), 3/8 in (1cm) on maximum wide angle

Frame Rate

1/15,000 sec

Minimum Illumination

6 lux 

Recommended Illumination

More than 100 lux 

Filter Diameter

58 mm

Viewfinder

0.55-inch, color LCD (approx. 180,000 pixels)

LCD Screen

2.5 in measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 122, 000 pixels (approx)

Microphone

Stereo electret condenser microphone

DV Terminal

Special 4-pin connector (based on IEEE 1394)

Video Terminal

1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced

S-video Terminal

1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)

Audio Terminal

-10dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced

Operating Temperature range

32 - 104° F (0-40° C)

Dimensions

4 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (117 x 135 x 272 mm)

Weight (fully loaded)

2 lbs 12 1/8 oz. (1.25 kg)