- Weighs only 4.2 lbs (1.9 kg) and has a compact handheld size.
- 13x zoom lens with 28mm (35mm equivalent) wide-angle setting, 72mm diameter and cam-driven manual zoom.
- Newly developed 1/3 16:9 progressive CCD for high image quality and sensitivity
- Selectable gamma including Cinelike mode
- Broadcast quality DVCPRO HD recording in 1080/720 HD multi-format
- Two P2 card slots allow up to 64m minutes of continuous HD recording when using 32GB P2 cards
- Hot swap rec, loop rec, pre-rec, one shot rec, and interval rec functions
- SD (480i) multi-codec recording in DVCPRO 50/DVCPRO/DV, with 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios
- Standard-equipped HD/SD-SDI output terminal
- XLR 2-channel audio inputs with 48V power
- IEEE 1394 and USB 2.0 terminals for PC interface