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Specifications
Mass (Approx.)
3.4 kg (7 lb 7 oz) excluding the
battery pack, lithium battery,
cassette, lens cover and shoulder
strap
3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz) including the
battery pack NP-F950, lithium
battery CR 2025, cassette DV-
180ME, lens cover and shoulder
strap
Microphone
Stereo type
Supplied accessories
See page 5.
AC power adaptor
Power requirements
100 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption
25 W
Output voltage
DC OUT: 8.4 V, 1.8 A in operating
mode
Battery charge terminal: 8.4 V, 1.4
A in charge mode
Application
Sony battery packs NP-F950, NP-
F930, NP-F750, NP-F730 lithium
ion type
Operating temperature
0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage temperature
–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F)
Dimensions (Approx.)
56 x 44 x 107 mm (2 3/16 x 1 3/4 x
4 3/16 inches) (w/h/d) including
projecting parts and controls
Mass (Approx.)
190 g (6.7 oz)
Design and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
Input and output
connectors
S video output
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
ohm, unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p,
75ohm, unbalanced
Video output
Phono jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 ohm,
unbalanced
Audio output
Phono jacks (2: stereo L and R)
327 mV, (at load impedance 47
kilohm) impedance less than 2.2
kilohm
RFU DC OUT
Special minijack, DC 5V
Headphone jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
LANC control jack
Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
MIC jack
Stereo minijack, 0.388 mV low
impedance with 2.5 to 3.0 V DC,
output impedance 6.8 kilohm (ø
3.5 mm)
Audio input
Phono jacks (2: stereo L and R)
327 mV, impedance more than 4.7
kilohm
Speaker
Dynamic speaker
DC input
4-pin connector
DV IN/OUT
4-pin special connector
Viewfinder connector
8-pin connector
General
Power requirements
7.2 V (battery pack)
8.4 V (AC power adaptor)
Average power consumption
11.6 W during camera recording
Operating temperature
0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage temperature
–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F)
Dimensions (Approx.)
216 x 225 x 470 mm
(8 5/8 x 8 7/8 x 18 5/8 inches)
(w/h/d)
(when the viewfinder is lying flat)
Digital camcorder
recorder
System
Video recording system
Two rotary heads, Helical
scanning system
Audio recording system
Two rotary heads, PCM system
Video signal
PAL colour, CCIR standards
Usable cassette
DV logo printed cassette
Recording / Playback time
(using DV-180ME cassette)
3 hours
Fastforward/rewind time
Approx. 4.5 min.
Image device
3 CCD (Charge Coupled Device
1/3")
Viewfinder
Electronic viewfinder:
Monochrome
Lens
10x (optical), 20x (digital)
f = 5.9 to 59 mm (1/4 to 2 5/16
inches)
42 to 420 mm (1 5/8 to 16 9/16
inches) when converted into a 35-
mm still camera
F = 1.6 to 2.1
Filter diameter 52 mm (2 1/8
inches)
Colour temperature
Auto/Indoors (3200 K)/
Outdoors (5800 K)
Minimum illumination*
4 lux (F 1.6)
(visible minimum low light 0.5
lux)
Illumination range
4 lux to 100,000 lux
Recommended illumination
More than 100 lux
Shutter speed control
1/3 to 1/10,000
Gain control
–3 to 18 dB
Aperture control
F 1.6 to F 11, CLOSE
* Minimum illumination
expresses the light level a
camcorder requires to produce a
picture. Visible minimum low
light expresses the light level to
produce a visible signal.