Sony DCR-SR85 Manual

Video compression format: MPEG2/JPEG (Still 

images)

Audio compression format: Dolby Digital 2ch 

Dolby Digital Stereo Creator

Video signal: NTSC color, EIA standards
Hard Disk

DCR-SR45

: 30 GB

DCR-SR46/SR65

: 40 GB

DCR-SR85

: 60 GB

When measuring media capacity, 1GB 

equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is 

used for data management.

Recording format

Movie

: MPEG2-PS

Still image

: Exif *

1

 Ver.2.2

Image device

DCR-SR45/SR46

2.25 mm (1/8 type) CCD (Charge Coupled 

Device)

Gross: Approx. 680 000 pixels

Effective (Movie, 16:9): Approx. 410 000 

pixels

Effective (Still, 16:9): Approx. 250 000 pixels

Effective (Still, 4:3): Approx. 340 000 pixels
DCR-SR65/SR85

3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD (Charge Coupled 

Device)

Gross: Approx. 1 070 000 pixels

Effective (Movie, 16:9): Approx. 670 000 

pixels

Effective (Still, 16:9): Approx. 750 000 pixels

Effective (Still, 4:3): Approx. 1 000 000 pixels

Lens

DCR-SR45/SR46

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

Optical:40 ×, Digital:80 ×, 2 000 ×

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
DCR-SR65/SR85

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

Optical:25 ×, Digital:50 ×, 2 000 ×

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)

Focal length

DCR-SR45/SR46

F=1.8 - 4.1

f=1.9 - 76.0 mm (3/32 - 3 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

For movies: 41 - 1 640 mm (1 5/8 - 64 5/8 

in.) (16:9) *

2

For still images: 48 - 1 920 mm (1 15/16 - 75 

5/8 in.) (4:3)
DCR-SR65/SR85

F=1.8 - 3.2

f=2.5 - 62.5 mm (1/8 - 2 1/2 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

For movies: 41 - 1 189 mm (1 5/8 - 46 7/8 

in.) (16:9) *

2

For still images: 36 - 900 mm (1 7/16 - 35 

1/2 in.) (4:3)

Color temperature 

[AUTO], [ONE PUSH], [INDOOR] (3 200 

K), [OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum illumination

DCR-SR45/SR46

6 lx (lux) (when [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] is 

set to [ON], Shutter speed 1/30 second)

0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function)
DCR-SR65/SR85

8 lx (lux) (when [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] is 

set to [ON], Shutter speed 1/30 second)

0 lx (lux) (during NightShot plus function)

*

1

 “Exif” is a file format for still images, 

established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics 

and Information Technology Industries 

Association). Files in this format can 

have additional information such as your 

camcorder’s setting information at the time of 

recording.

*

2

 The focal length figures are actual figures 

resulting from wide angle pixel readout.

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 Manufactured under license from Dolby 

Laboratories.

A/V Remote Connector: Video/audio output jack
USB jack: mini-B

Picture: 6.7 cm (2.7 type, aspect ratio 16:9)
Total number of pixels: 123 200 (560 × 220)

Power requirements: 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pack) 

8.4 V (AC Adaptor)

Average power consumption

During camera recording with normal 

brightness.

DCR-SR45/SR46

: 2.8 W

DCR-SR65/SR85: 

3.0 W

Operating temperature: 0°C to + 40°C (32 °F to 

104 °F)