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CAPACITY
30 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 7,500 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video.[1]
COLORS
Black
Brown
Pink
Red
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Size: 62.8 mm x 112.5 mm x 16.5 mm (w x h x d)
Weight: 5.6 ounces (159 grams)
BATTERY [2]
Music, up to 14 hours (wireless off), up to 13 hours (wireless on); pictures, up to 4 hours; video, up to 4 hours
Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90 percent
SCREEN
Size: 3.0-inch color display
Type: Durable plastic
Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (pictures and videos)
Resolution: 320 pixels x 240 pixels
AUDIO SUPPORT
Windows Media® Audio Standard[3] (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
WMA Lossless (using Zune device firmware 2.1 or later)
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov) - .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
MP3 (.mp3) – Up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
PICTURE SUPPORT
JPEG – (.jpg)
VIDEO SUPPORT
Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 800,000 bps average video bit rate and 1,500,000 bps peak video bit rate; 320 pixels x 240 pixels (4:3 QVGA) or 320 pixels x 180 pixels (16:9 QVGA) up to 30 frames per second. Zune software will transcode VGA HD WMV files at device sync
MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video[4] – Zune software will transcode MPEG-4 files at device sync
H.264 video[5] –Zune software will transcode H.264 files at device sync
DVR-MS[6] – Zune software will transcode at time of sync
VIDEO OUTPUT
Yes (composite-video through headphone jack or through the Zune Dock, sold separately)
WIRELESS
Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Range: Up to 30 feet
In range, see other Zune users, see their "now playing" status (when enabled on a given Zune), and send and receive songs and pictures.
WIRELESS SYNC
Yes (when Zune device has been updated to version 2.1)
Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Authentication modes: Open, WEP and WPA
Encryption modes: WEP 64- and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES
FM RADIO
Built in
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Headphones
Zune Sync Cable
Device pouch
PORTS
Connector port
Headphone jack / AV output
LANGUAGES
English
(French and Spanish with Zune Firmware 2.1 upgrade)
[1] Music estimates based on 128 Kbps WMA files with length of 4 minutes each. Pictures transferred to Zune will be optimized for Zune screen size; video estimates based on 500 Kbps WMV files with 128 Kbps WMA audio tracks.
[2] Battery life was tested by Zune in October 2007 using preproduction hardware and device software. Battery tests are conducted with specific Zune units. Actual results may vary. Audio content used was WMA 128kbps. Video content used was WMV9 500kbps total bitrate. Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually hold less charge. Battery life and the number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.zune.net/batteries for more information.
[3] All unprotected WMA and protected WMA from Zune Marketplace.
[4] In MP4/M4V or Quicktime (.mov) container format.
[5] Standard definition TV recordings from Windows Media Center. HDTV and protected recordings not supported. Must be running Zune Software 2.0 on Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.
