Specifications

System

Video compression format

MPEG2/JPEG (Still images)

Audio compression format

DCR-DVD650

Dolby Digital 2ch

Dolby Digital Stereo Creator

DCR-DVD850

Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch

Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Video signal

NTSC color, EIA standards

Internal memory (DCR-DVD850)

16 GB

When measuring media capacity, 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data management.

Usable discs

8cm DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R/

DVD+R DL

Movie recording format

Internal memory (DCR-DVD850)

MPEG2-PS

Disc

DVD-RW: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode), DVD-Video Recording (VR mode) DVD+RW: DVD+RW Video DVD-R/DVD+R DL: DVD-VIDEO

Memory Stick PRO Duo” media MPEG2-PS

Still image recording format

DCF Ver.2.0 Compatible

Exif Ver.2.21 Compatible

MPF Baseline Compatible

Viewfinder

Electric viewfinder (color)

Image device

2.25mm (1/8 type) CCD (Charge Coupled Device)

Gross:

Approx. 680 000 pixels Effective (Movie, 16:9) Approx. 410 000 pixels Effective (Still, 16:9)

Approx. 250 000 pixels Effective (Still, 4:3) Approx. 340 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

Optical: 60×, Digital: 120×, 2 000×

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)

Focal length

F 1.8 - 6.0

f = 1.8 - 108 mm (3/32 - 4 3/8 in.) When converted to a 35 mm still camera For movies:

39 - 2 340 mm (1 9/16 - 92 1/4 in.) (16:9) For still images:

44 - 2 640 mm (1 3/4 - 104 in.) (4:3)

Color temperature

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum illumination

6 lx (lux) ([AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [ON], Shutter speed 1/30 second)

Input/Output connectors

A/V Remote Connector

Video/audio output jack

USB jack

mini-B

LCD screen

Picture

6.7cm (2.7 type, aspect ratio 16:9)

Total number of pixels

123 200 (560 220)

Additional Information

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Sony DCR-DVD850, DCR-DVD650 manual Specifications, System, Input/Output connectors

DCR-DVD650, DCR-DVD850 specifications

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