Sony HDR-PJ200 User Manual

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1. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions
4. Requires HDTV and HDMI cable sold sep.
7. Map service requires PC with internet. Service provided by Google and subject to change without notice
9. For PC: Requires Microsoft
®
 Windows
®
 XP SP3/ Windows Vista
®
 SP2/Windows 7. For Mac: Requires Mac OSX (v10.5-10.7)
13. Requires via VMC-UAM1 cable (sold separately), AC power for camcorder, and hard drive formatted in FAT-32. USB-hub not supported. External HHD/USB media should be less than 
2TB(Terabytes)
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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.  Sony, Optical Steady Shot, S-Master, TruBlack, and Xtra Fine LCD are trademarks of Sony.  Microsoft, Windows, and 
Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC. Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks are 
trademarks of their respective owners.  
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Updated: January 12, 2012
Photo Capture 
from Movie
2.1 megapixels 
16:9 (1920x1080); 
0.3 megapixels 
4:3 (640x480); 0.2 
megapixels pixels 
16:9 (640x360)
Dual Record
 5.3 megapixels 
16:9 (3072 x 1728); 
1.3 megapixels 
16:9 (1536 x 864)
Audio Format
Dolby
®
 Digital 2ch 
Stereo, Dolby
®
 
Digital Stereo 
Creator
Microphone/
Speaker
Built-in Zoom 
Microphone; 
Monoral Speaker
Mic Level 
Control
Yes (2steps)
Still Image File 
Format
DCF Ver. 2.0 
compatible, 
Exif Ver. 2.3 
compatible, 
MPF Baseline 
compatible
Wind Position
Yes(Off/On)
Optics/Lens
Lens Type
Carl Zeiss
®
 Vario-
Tessar
®
 Lens
Lens 
Stabilization
SteadyShot
®
  
image stabilization 
w/ Active mode 
(Wide to Tele)
Aperture
F1.8-3.2
Optical Zoom
25x
Digital Zoom
300x
Focal Length 
(35mm 
equivalent)
Movie Mode: 
36mm - 1080mm 
(16:9),44mm-
1320mm (4:3);  
Photo Mode: 
36mm - 900mm 
(16:9), 44mm-
1100mm (4:3)
Minimum Focus 
Distance
Approx. 1cm 
(Wide), Approx. 
80cm (Tele), 
Approx. 39cm 
(Tele Macro)
Extended Zoom
30x
Focal Distance
f = 2.5mm - 
62.5mm;  f 
=1/8inch - 2 
1/2inch
Steady Shot 
Mode:Active
43.2mm - 1080mm
LCD Display
LCD Type
2.7" Clear Photo 
LCD™ display 
(230K) Wide(16:9)
Angle 
Adjustment
Opening Angle: 
max. 90 deg., 
Turning Angle: 
max. 270 deg.
Brightness 
Control
Yes (Menu)
Coverage
1
Grid Display
Guide Frame
Touch Panel
Yes
Focus Control
Focus System
Contrast AF
AF Modes
Auto/
Manual(Touch 
Panel)
Focus Area
Full range Focus / 
Spot Focus
Focus Features
Tracking Focus
Exposure System
Metering 
Modes
Multi-segment / 
Spot
Exposure 
Settings
Auto;  Flexible Spot 
(Touch Panel)
Scene Mode(s)
Auto/Night 
Scene/Sunrise & 
Sunset/Fireworks/
Landscape/
Portrait/Spotlight/
Beach/Snow
D-Range 
Optimizer
Yes
Noise 
Reduction
Yes
White Balance 
Mode
Auto / Onepush / 
Outdoor / Indoor
Minimum 
Illumination
Standard: 11 
lux (1/60 Shutter 
Speed);  Low Lux: 
3 lux (1/30 Shutter 
Speed)
Auto Iris Control
F1.8 - F10
Backlight 
Compensation
Yes (Auto)
Gain Control
Auto
LOW LUX Mode
Yes
Drive System
Drive Mode
Photo 
Mode:Single-shot/
Self-timer
Self-timer
10sec.(Still Image)
Shutter Speeds
Self-timer: Approx. 
10sec. (Still 
Image);  Shutter 
Speed (Standard): 
1/60 - 1/10000;  
Shutter Speed 
Auto Control 
Range: 1/8 - 
1/10000;   Scene 
Selection: 1/8 - 
1/10000;  LOW LUX: 
1/30 - 1/10000
Convenience Features
Quick On
Yes (Power On by 
LCD)
Manual / Auto 
Lens Cover
Manual
S/S & Zoom 
button on LCD
Yes (Touch Panel)
Fader Effect(s)
White / Black
Date / Time 
Stamp
Yes (Rec Date and 
Time, Camera 
info, Coordinates)
Erase/Protect
Yes / Yes
Media/Battery 
Indicator
Yes (recordable 
time, free and 
used media 
space) / Yes 
(recordable 
time, remaining 
capacity)
Still Image 
Playback 
Options
Slide Show
Video Playback 
Options
Highlight Playback 
(HD Movie Only); 
Highlight Playback 
Save and Share 
(Translate into STD 
quality); Highlight 
Scenario (Save/
Playback/Erase); 
Highlight BGM 
(Preinstalled 4 
music files, Music 
transfer)
Built-in USB 
Cable
Yes (USB Charge 
Available)
Multiple 
Language 
Display
English;  Simplified 
English;  Brazilian 
Portugese;  
Canadian French;  
Latin American 
Spanish
One Touch Disc 
Burn
Yes (Menu)
View & Index
Event 
Advanced Features
Tracking Focus
Yes
Face Detection
Yes