Sony HXR-MC50P User Manual

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Specifications

System

Signal format: PAL color, CCIR standards 

HDTV 1080/50i specification

Movie recording format:

 HD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 AVCHD format 

compatible

STD: MPEG-2 PS

Audio recording system: 

Dolby Digital 2ch/5.1ch

Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Photo file format

: DCF Ver.2.0 Compatible

: Exif Ver.2.21 Compatible

: MPF Baseline Compatible

Recording media (Movie/Photo)

Internal memory: 64 GB

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“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

SD Memory card (Class 4 or faster)

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 When measuring media capacity, 1 GB 

equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which 

is used for system management and/or 

application files.  

The capacity that a user can use is below. 

HXR-MC50P: 

Approximately 63.6 GB 

HXR-MC50E: 

Approximately 62.8 GB

Viewfinder: Electronic viewfinder: color

Image device: 6.3 mm (1/2.88 type) CMOS sensor

Recording pixels (photo, 4:3):

Max. 12.0 mega (4 000 

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 3 000) pixels

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Gross: Approx. 6 631 000 pixels

Effective (movie, 16:9):

Approx. 4 150 000 pixels

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Effective (photo, 16:9):

Approx. 4 500 000 pixels

Effective (photo, 4:3):

Approx. 6 000 000 pixels

Lens: G lens

10 

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 (Optical)

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, 14 

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, 120 

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 (Digital)

Filter diameter: 37 mm (1 1/2 in.)

F1.8 ~ 3.4

Focal length:

f=3.8 ~ 38.0 mm (5/32 ~ 1 1/2 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

For movies

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: 29.8 ~ 298 mm (1 3/16 ~ 11 3/4 

in.) (16:9)

For photos: 26.3 ~ 263 mm (1 1/16 ~ 10 3/8 

in.) (4:3)

Color temperature: [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], 

[INDOOR] (3 200 K), [OUTDOOR] 

(5 800 K)

Minimum illumination

11 lx (lux) (in default setting, shutter speed 1/50 

second)

3 lx (lux) (LOW LUX is set to [ON], shutter speed 

1/25 second)

0 lx (lux) (NIGHTSHOT is set to [ON])

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 The unique pixel array of Sony’s ClearVid 

and the image processing system allow 

still image resolution equivalent to the 

sizes described.

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 [ STEADYSHOT] is set to 

[STANDARD] or [OFF].

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 [ STEADYSHOT] is set to [ACTIVE].

 Input/Output connectors

A/V Remote Connector: Component/video and 

audio output jack

HDMI OUT jack: HDMI mini connector

USB jack: mini-AB

Headphone jack: Stereo minijack ( 3.5 mm)

MIC input jack: Stereo minijack ( 3.5 mm)

LCD screen

Picture: 8.8 cm (3.5 type, aspect ratio 16:9)

Total number of pixels: 921 600 (1 920 

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 480)

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 at normal brightness:

HD: 3.2 W STD: 2.4 W

During camera recording using LCD screen 

at normal brightness:

HD: 3.4 W STD: 2.6 W

Operating temperature: 0 

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C to 40 

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C (32 °F to 

104 °F)

Storage temperature: –20 

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C to + 60 

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C (-4 °F to 

+140 °F)

Dimensions (approx.): 

85 

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 74 

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 176 mm (3 3/8 × 3 × 7 in.) (w/h/d) 

including the projecting parts

85 

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 74 

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 244 mm (3 3/8 × 3 × 9 5/8 in.) (w/

h/d) including the projecting parts, and the 

supplied rechargeable battery pack attached

Mass (approx.)

HXR-MC50P:

460 g (1 lb) main unit only

660 g (1 lb 7 oz) including the supplied 

rechargeable battery pack, lens hood, 

microphone and microphone holder