Sony DSR-250 User Manual

Power requirements
14.4 V (Lithium-ion battery pack)
12 V (11 to 17 V) (AC power
adaptor)
Average power consumption
(when using the battery pack)
During camera recording using
LCD
12.1 W
Viewfinder
10.5 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.)
242 

×

 251 

×

 509 mm (9 5/8 

×

 10 

×

20 1/8 in) (w/h/d)
Mass (approx.)
3.5 kg (7 lb 11 oz)
main unit only
4.9 kg (10 lb 13 oz)
including the BP-L40 (A) battery
pack, cassette PDV-184ME,
microphone, viewfinder, and
hood cap
Supplied accessories
See page 6.

Memory
Flash memory
4MB: MSA-4A
Operating voltage
2.7 V -3.6 V
Power consumption
Approx. 45 mA in the operating
mode
Approx. 130 µA in the standby
mode
Dimensions (approx.)
50 

×

 2.8 

×

 21.5 mm

(2 

×

 1/8 

×

 7/8  in) (w/h/d)

Mass (approx.)
4 g (0.14 oz)

Design and specifications are
subject to change without notice.

VIDEO IN/OUT
Input/output auto switch
RCA pin-jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
unbalanced, sync negative
S VIDEO
Input/output auto switch
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,
75 ohms, unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p,
75 ohms, unbalanced
AUDIO IN/OUT CH-1/CH-2
Input/output auto switch
RCA pin-jack, 245 mV, (at output
impedance more than 47 kilohms)
Output impedance with less than
2.2 kilohms
Input impedance more than
47 kilohms
AUDIO IN CH1/CH2
XLR 3-pin, female
–60 dBu: 6.8 kilohms,
+4 dBu: 6.8 kilohms
(0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms)
PHONES
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)

Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
MIC IN +48V
XLR 3-pin, female
VF
20-pin
LIGHT
2-pin

6-pin connector
Speaker
Dynamic speaker (ø 20 mm)
DC IN 12V
XLR 4-pin, female
DC OUT 12V
4-pin, male

Picture
2.5 type measured diagonally
49.9 

×

 37.3 mm (2 

×

 1 1/2 in)

Total dot number
200 640 (880 

×

 228)

Video recording system
2 rotary heads
Helical scanning system
Audio recording system
Rotary heads, PCM system
Quantization: Fs32 kHz (12 bits,
channels 1/2, channels 3/4),
Fs48 kHz (16 bits, channels 1/2)
Video signal
NTSC color, EIA standards
Usable cassette
DVCAM cassette with the

 mark printed

Mini DVCAM cassette with the

 mark printed

DV cassette with the 

 mark

printed
Mini DV cassette with the 
mark printed
Tape speed
DVCAM format:
Approx. 28.218 mm/s
DV format SP mode: Approx.
18.812 mm/s
Recording/playback time
DVCAM format: 184 min (using
cassette PDV-184ME)
DV format SP mode: 270 min
(using cassette PDV-184ME)
Fast-forward/rewind time
Approx. 45 s (using cassette
DVM60/PDVM-40ME)
Approx. 2 min 30 s (using cassette
PDV-184ME)
Viewfinder
Electric viewfinder (B&W)
Image device
1/3 type CCD (3 Charge Coupled
Device) Approx. 380 000 pixels
(Effective: Approx. 340 000 pixels)
Lens
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter 58 mm (2 3/8 in)
12

×

 (Optical), 48

×

 (Digital)

F1.6 - 2.4
Focal length
6 - 72 mm (1/4 - 2 7/8 in)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
43.2 - 518.4 mm (1 3/4 - 20 1/2 in)
Color temperature
Auto, nIndoor (3 200 K),

 Outdoor (5 800 K), 

 (A, B)

Minimum illumination
2 lux (F1.6)