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DCR-HC51E/HC52/HC52E/HC53E/HC54/HC54E_L2
SPECIFICATIONS
These specifications are extracted from instruction
manual of DCR-HC51E/HC52E/HC53E/HC54E.
System
Video recording system
2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system
Audio recording system
Rotary heads, PCM 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/playback time
SP: 60 min (using a DVM60 cassette)
LP: 90 min (using a DVM60 cassette)
Fast forward/rewind time
Approx. 2 min 40 s (using a DVM60
cassette and rechargeable battery pack)
Approx. 1 min 45 s (using a DVM60
cassette and AC Adaptor)
Viewfinder
Electric viewfinder (color)
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
40
× (Optical), 2 000 × (Digital)
Focal length
f=1.9 ~ 76 mm (3/32 ~ 3 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
In CAMERA: 36 ~ 1 440 mm (1 7/16 ~
56 3/4 in.)
F1.8 ~ 4.1
Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
Color temperature
[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR]
(3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)
Minimum illumination
11 lx (lux) (F 1.8)
0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus
function)
General
Power requirements
DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pack)
DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)
Average power consumption
During camera recording using the
viewfinder 1.8 W
During camera recording using the
LCD 2.1 W
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.)
63
× 85 × 11 4 mm
(2 1/2
× 33/8 × 4 1/2 in.) (w/h/d)
including the projecting parts
63
× 85 × 11 5 mm
(2 1/2
× 33/8 × 4 5/8 in.) (w/h/d)
including the projecting parts with
supplied battery pack NP-FH30
attached
Mass (approx.)
380g(13oz) main unit only
440g(15oz) including the NP-FH30
rechargeable battery pack and DVM60
cassette.
Supplied accessories
AC Adaptor AC-L200/L200B
Power requirements
AC 100 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Current consumption
0.35 - 0.18 A
Power consumption
18 W
Output voltage
DC 8.4 V*
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.)
48
× 29 × 81 mm (1 15/16 × 13/16 ×
31/4 in.) (w/h/d) excluding the
projecting parts
Mass (approx.)
170 g (6.0 oz) excluding the power cord
(mains lead)
*
See the label on the AC Adaptor for
other specifications.
Rechargeable battery pack (NP-FH30)
Maximum output voltage
DC 8.4 V
Output voltage
DC 7.2 V
Capacity
3.6 Wh (500 mAh)
Dimensions (approx.)
31.8
× 18.5 × 45 .0 mm
(1 5/16
× 3/4 × 1 13/16 in) (w/h/d)
Mass (approx.)
40 g (1.5 oz)
Operating temperature
0 ˚C to 40 ˚C (32 ˚F to 104 ˚F)
Type
Lithium ion
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
Input/Output connectors
A/V Remote Connector
10-pin connector
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
Ω (ohms)
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
Ω (ohms)
Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p, 75
Ω
(ohms)
Audio signal: 327 mV (at load
impedance 47 k
Ω (kilohms)), Output
impedance with less than 2.2 k
Ω
(kilohms)
USB jack (DCR-HC53E/HC54E)
mini-B
DV input/output jack (DCR-HC52E/
HC54E)
i.LINK Interface (IEEE1394, 4-pin
connector S100)
DV output jack (DCR-HC51E/HC53E)
i.LINK Interface (IEEE1394, 4-pin
connector S100)
LCD screen
Picture
6.2 cm (2.5 type)
Total dot number
123 200 (560
× 220)
AC Adaptor (1)
Power cord (Mains lead) (1)
A/V connecting cable (1)
USB cable (1)
(DCR-HC53E/HC54E)
Recharge able battery pack NP-FH30 (1)
CD-ROM “Handycam Application
Software” (1) (DCR-HC53E/54E)
Operating Gu ide (1)