Specifications177SpecificationsVIXIA HF G40 — Values given are approximate figures.System• Recording SystemMovies: AVCHD1 Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264;Audio: Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch 2Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch3MP4 Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch)Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif 4 Ver. 2.3Image type: JPEG1 Compatible with AVCHD ver. 2.0 specifications.2 Linear PCM is available only when the recording mode is 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) or 24 Mbps LPCM.3 Dolby Digital 5.1ch is available only when using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone.4 This camcorder supports Exif 2.3 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communicationbetween camcorders and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camcorder’s image data atthe time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.• Video Signal ConfigurationAVCHD, MP4• Recording MediaSD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included);two memory card slots• Maximum Recording TimeCommercially available 32 GB memory card:AVCHD movies:28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) and 28 Mbps (59.94P): 2 hr. 30 min.24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min. 17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min.5 Mbps: 12 hr. 15 min.MP4 movies:35 Mbps (59.94P): 2 hr. 24 Mbps: 2 hr. 55 min.17 Mbps: 4 hr. 10 min. 4 Mbps: 17 hr. 20 min.3 Mbps: 22 hr. 55 min.Commercially available 8 GB memory card:AVCHD movies:28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) and 28 Mbps (59.94P): 35 min.24 Mbps LPCM and 24 Mbps: 40 min. 17 Mbps: 1 hr.5 Mbps: 3 hr.MP4 movies:35 Mbps (59.94P): 30 min. 24 Mbps: 40 min.17 Mbps: 1 hr. 4 Mbps: 4 hr. 20 min.3 Mbps: 5 hr. 40 min.