Sony DCR-TRV40E User Manual

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 colour, 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
(using cassette DVM60)
SP: 1 hour
LP: 1.5 hours
Fastforward/rewind time
(using cassette DVM60)
When using the battery pack:
Approx. 2 min. and 30 seconds
When using the AC power adaptor:
Approx. 1 min. and 45 seconds
Viewfinder
Electric viewfinder (colour)
Image device
4.5 mm (1/4 type) CCD (Charge
Coupled Device)
Gross: Approx. 1 550 000 pixels
Effective (still):
Approx. 1 390 000 pixels
Effective (moving):
Approx. 970 000 pixels
Lens
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter: 37 mm
(1 1/2 in)
10

×

 (Optical), 120

×

 (Digital)

F=1.8~2.2
Focal length
4.2 – 42 mm (3/16 – 1 11/16 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
In CAMERA:
48 – 480 mm (1 15/16 – 19 in.)
In MEMORY:
40 – 400 mm (1 5/8 – 15 3/4 in.)

Colour temperature
Auto, HOLD (Hold), nIndoor
(3 200 K), 

Outdoor (5 800 K)

Minimum illumination
7 lx (lux) (F 1.8)
0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot mode)*
* Objects unable to be seen due to

the dark can be shot with infrared
lighting.

S video input/output
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,
75 

Ω

 (ohms), unbalanced

Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p,
75 

Ω

 (ohms), unbalanced

Audio/Video input/output
AV MINI JACK, 1 Vp-p,
75 

Ω

 (ohms), unbalanced, sync

negative
327 mV, (at output impedance
more than 47 k

Ω

 (kilohms))

Output impedance with less than
2.2 k

Ω

 (kilohms)/Stereo minijack (ø

3.5 mm)
Input impedance more than
47 k

Ω

 (kilohms)

DV input/output
4-pin connector
Headphone jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
LANC jack
Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
USB jack
mini-B
MIC jack
Minijack, 0.388 mV low impedance
with 2.5 to 3.0 V DC, output
impedance 6.8 k

Ω

 (kilohms) (ø 3.5

mm)
Stereo type

Picture
8.8 cm (3.5 type)
72.2 

×

 50.4 mm (2 4/5 

×

 2 in.)

Total dot number
246 400 (1 120 

×

 220)

(DCR-TRV50E only)
Communications system
Bluetooth standard Ver.1.1
Max. baud rate

Approx. 723 kbps
Output
Bluetooth standard Power Class 2
Communications distance

Max. wireless distance Approx. 10
m (393 3/4 in.) (When connecting to
BTA-NW1)
Compatible Bluetooth profile

Generic Access Profile
Dial-up Networking Profile
Operating frequency band
2.4 GHz band (2.400 GHz –
2.483 5 GHz)

Max. baud rate of Bluetooth
standard Ver.1.1

Varies according to the distance
between communicating devices,
presence of obstacles, radiowave
conditions, and other factors.

This is a specification matched to
specific usage requirements
between Bluetooth compatible
devices. It is laid down in the
Bluetooth standards.