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Specifications

System

Signal format: NTSC color, EIA standards
HDTV 1080/60i, 1080/60p specification
Movie recording format:
HD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 AVCHD format
Ver.2.0 compatible
STD: MPEG2-PS
Audio recording system:
HDR-CX250/CX260V
Dolby Digital 2ch
Dolby Digital Stereo Creator
HDR-CX580V/PJ260/PJ260V/PJ580/PJ580V/
PJ600/PJ600V/XR260V
Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch
Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator
Photo file format:
DCF Ver.2.0 Compatible
Exif Ver.2.3 Compatible
MPF Baseline Compatible
Recording media (Movie/Photo):
Internal memory
HDR-CX260V/PJ260/PJ260V: 16 GB
HDR-CX580V/PJ580/PJ580V: 32 GB
Hard disk
HDR-XR260V: 160 GB
HDR-PJ600/PJ600V: 220 GB
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media
SD card (Class 4 or faster)
The capacity that a user can use
HDR-CX260V/PJ260V: Approx. 12.8 GB*1
HDR-PJ260: Approx. 15.8 GB*2
HDR-CX580V/PJ580V: Approx. 28.8 GB*1
HDR-PJ580: Approx. 31.8 GB*2
HDR-XR260V: Approx. 156 GB*1
HDR-PJ600V: Approx. 216 GB*1
HDR-PJ600: Approx. 219 GB*2
*1 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, 2.8 GB is
used for pre-installed map and another
portion is used for data management
functions. Only pre-installed
demonstration movie may be deleted.
*2 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of
which is used for system management
and/or application files. Only pre-
installed demonstration movie may be
deleted.
Image device:
HDR-CX250/CX260V/PJ260/PJ260V/
XR260V:
4.6 mm (1/3.91 type) CMOS sensor
Recording pixels (photo, 16:9):
Max. 8.9 mega (3 984 2 240) pixels*1
Gross: Approx. 5 430 000 pixels
Effective (movie, 16:9)*2:
Approx. 2 230 000 pixels
Effective (photo, 16:9):
Approx. 2 230 000 pixels
Effective (photo, 4:3):
Approx. 1 670 000 pixels
HDR-CX580V/PJ580/PJ580V/PJ600/PJ600V:
4.6 mm (1/3.91 type) CMOS sensor
Recording pixels (photo, 16:9):
Max. 20.4 mega (6 016 3 384) pixels*1
Gross: Approx. 5 430 000 pixels
Effective (movie, 16:9)*2:
Approx. 5 020 000 pixels
Effective (photo, 16:9):
Approx. 5 020 000 pixels
Effective (photo, 4:3):
Approx. 3 760 000 pixels
Lens: G lens
HDR-CX250/CX260V/PJ260/PJ260V/
XR260V:
30 (Optical)*2, 55 (Extended)*3, 350
(Digital)
Filter diameter (HDR-PJ260/PJ260V/
XR260V): 37 mm (1 1/2 in.)
F1.8 ~ 3.4
Focal length:
f=2.1 mm ~ 63.0 mm (3/32 in. ~ 2 1/2 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still camera
For movies*2: 29.8 mm ~ 894 mm (1 3/16 in.
~ 35 1/4 in.) (16:9)
For photos: 29.8 mm ~ 894 mm (1 3/16 in. ~
35 1/4 in.) (16:9)
HDR-CX580V/PJ580/PJ580V/PJ600/PJ600V:
12 (Optical)*2, 20 (Extended)*3, 160
(Digital)
Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
F1.8 ~ 3.4
Focal length:
f=2.9 mm ~ 34.8 mm (1/8 in. ~ 1 3/8 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still camera
For movies*2: 26.8 mm ~ 321.6 mm
(1 1/16 in. ~ 12 3/4 in.) (16:9)
For photos: 26.8 mm ~ 321.6 mm (1 1/16 in.
~ 12 3/4 in.) (16:9)
Color temperature: [Auto], [One Push], [Indoor]
(3 200 K), [Outdoor] (5 800 K)
Minimum illumination:
6 lx (lux) (in default setting, shutter speed
1/60 second)
3 lx (lux) ([Low Lux] is set to [On], shutter
speed 1/30 second)