VIXIA HF M31

Manufacturer specifications

Standard Definition or High Definition

High Definition

Power Consumption

3.5W (LP Mode, LCD set to normal brightness)

Television System

NTSC * PAL (LEGRIA HF M31)

Video Recording system

MPEG4-AVC / H.264

Image Sensor

1/4-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter

Total Pixels

Approx. 3.89 Megapixels

Effective Pixels

Video: Approx. 2.99 Megapixels (2304 x 1296); Advanced Zoom ON: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080) Photo: 16:9 Approx. 2.99 Megapixels (2304 x 1296); 4:3 Approx. 3.31 Megapixels (2100 x 1575)

Maximum recording time

32GB internal flash drive: Recording time based on internal flash memory only. Greater capacity is possible when SD memory cards are used. LP (5Mbps) 12 hours 15 minutes SP (7Mbps) 9 hours 35 minutes XP+ (12Mbps) 5 hours 45 minutes FXP (17Mbps) 4 hours 10 minutes – Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording MXP (24Mbps) 2 hours 55 minutes – Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording

Lens

Zoom Ratio 15x Optical/18x Advanced Zoom/300x Digital Focal Length f-4.1 – 61.5mm (35mm equivalent 39.5 – 592.5mm) Zoom Speed Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds Max. F/Stop f/1.8-3.2

Focusing System

Instant AF, Face Priority AF, TTL (through the lens)

Manual Exposure

Yes

Programmed AE

Smart Auto, P, Av, Tv, Cine*, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night Scene, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks, Underwater, Surface * Movie mode only.

Max Shutter Speed

Movie: 1/2000, Still image: 1/500

Minimum Focusing Distance

10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)

White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent H, Fluorescent, Manual

Frame Rate

60i, 24p Progressive (records at 60i), 30p Progressive (records at 60i)

Minimum Illumination

0.4 lx (Low Light mode)

Image Stabilization

Dynamic SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Standard SuperRange Optical (lens shift) / Powered IS

Filter Diameter

37mm

Viewfinder

None

LCD Screen

2.7-inch Touch Panel Widescreen color LCD (Approx. 211,000 dots)

Flash

Built-in

Recording Media

Internal flash drive (32GB) or SD memory card* * 1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card. For other recording formats, a Class 2 or higher card is recommended. Also, movie recording requires cards with 128MB of memory or more. Cards made by Toshiba, SanDisk or Matsushita are recommended. No particular restrictions apply for still images.

USB Terminal

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video Terminal

component (output), composite (output)

Audio

Dolby Digital 2 channel (AC-3), 5.1-channel (with optional Canon SM-V1 5.1-Channel Surround Microphone)

Accessory Shoe

mini Advanced

Supplied Video Editing Software

Pixela ImageMixer 3SE

HDMI Terminal

HDMI Mini Connector (output), CEC and x.v.Color supported

Microphone Terminal

3.5 mm stereo mini-jack

AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal

3.5 mm 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)

Dimensions

(W x H x D) Approx. 2.7 x 2.4 x 4.8in. (68 x 60 x 123mm)

Weight (not including battery pack and memory card)

Approx. 11.3 oz. (320g)

Weight (fully loaded)

Approx. 13.4 oz. (380g) (including BP-808, memory card and grip belt)