Specifications

System

Video recording

2 rotary heads, Helical

system

scanning system

Audio recording

Rotary heads, PCM system

system

Quantization: 12 bits (Fs 32

 

kHz, stereo 1, stereo 2), 16 bits

 

(Fs 48 kHz, stereo)

Video signal

PAL color, CCIR standards

Usable cassette

Mini DV cassette with the

 

mark printed

Tape speed

SP: Approx. 18.81 mm/s

 

LP: Approx. 12.56 mm/s

Recording/

SP: 60 min

playback time

LP: 90 min

 

(using a DVM60 cassette)

Fast forward/

Approx. 2 min 40 s

rewind time

(using a DVM60 cassette)

Viewfinder

Electric viewfinder (black and

 

white)

Image device

3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD

 

(Charge Coupled Device)

 

Gross: Approx. 800 000 pixels

 

Effective (movie): Approx.

 

400 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

 

Combined power zoom lens

 

Filter diameter: 25 mm (1 in.)

 

20 × (Optical), 640 × (Digital,

 

DCR-HC17E), 800 × (Digital,

 

DCR-HC19E/HC21E/HC22E)

 

F=1.8 - 3.1

 

f=2.3 - 46 mm(3/32 - 1 13/16

 

in.)

 

When converted to a 35 mm

 

still camera

 

In CAMERA:

 

44 - 880 mm (1 3/4 - 34 1/32

 

in.)

Color temperature

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH],

 

[INDOOR] (3 200 K),

 

[OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum

5 lx (lux) (F 1.8) 0 lx (lux)

illumination

(during NightShot plus

 

function)*1

*1 Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be shot with infrared lighting.

Input/Output connectors

Audio/Video

10-pin connector

output

Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75

 

(ohms), unbalanced

 

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,

 

75(ohms), unbalanced

 

Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p,

 

75(ohms), unbalanced

 

Audio signal: 327 mV (at

 

output impedance more than

 

47 k(kilohms)), Output

 

impedance with less than 2.2

 

k(kilohms)

USB jack

mini-B

(DCR-HC17E/

 

HC19E/HC21E)

 

LANC jack

Stereo mini-minijack (Ø 2.5

 

mm)

DV input/output

4-pin connector

(DCR-HC21E)

 

DV output

4-pin connector

(DCR-HC17E/

 

HC19E)

 

LCD screen

Picture

6.2 cm (2.5 type)

Total dot number

123 200 (560 ×220)

General

Power

DC 7.2 V (battery pack)

Additional

requirements

DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)

 

Average power

During camera recording using

 

consumption

the viewfinder 1.9 W

Information

 

During camera recording using

 

the LCD 2.4 W

 

Operating

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

 

temperature

 

 

Storage

-20°C to + 60°C (-4°F to +

 

temperature

140°F)

 

Dimensions

54.7 × 90.0 × 111.7 mm (2 1/4

 

(approx.)

× 3 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.) (w/h/d)

 

Mass (approx.)

400 g (14 oz) main unit only

 

 

460 g (1 lb) including the

 

 

NP-FP30 rechargeable battery

 

 

pack and DVM60 cassette.

 

Supplied

See page 8.

 

accessories

 

 

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