Sony DCR-PC103E User Manual

Video recording system
2 rotary heads
Helical scanning system
Mini DV Format (SD Specification of
Consumer-Use Digital VCR)
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)
Approx. 2 min. and 40 seconds
Viewfinder
Electric viewfinder (Colour)
Image device
3.8 mm (1/4.7 type)
CCD (Charge Coupled Device)
Gross: Approx. 1 070 000 pixels
Effective (still) (DCR-PC105E only):
Approx. 1 000 000 pixels
Effective (moving):
Approx. 690 000 pixels
Lens
Carl Zeiss
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
10

×

 (Optical), 120

×

 (Digital)

F = 1.8 – 2.0

Focal length
3.7 – 37 mm (5/32 – 1 1/2 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
In CAMERA mode:
50 – 500 mm (2 – 19 3/4 in.)
In MEMORY mode (DCR-PC105E
only):
42 – 420 mm (1 11/16 – 16 5/8 in.)
Colour temperature
Auto, HOLD, INDOOR (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.

Audio/Video input (DCR-PC104E/
PC105E only) /output
10-pin connector
Input/output auto switch (DCR-
PC104E/PC105E only)
Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

,

unbalanced
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

,

unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

,

unbalanced
Audio signal: 327 mV, (at output
impedance more than 47 k

Ω

)

Input impedance with more than
47 k

Ω

 (DCR-PC104E/PC105E only)

Output impedance with less than
2.2 k

Ω

DV input (DCR-PC104E/PC105E
only)/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

 (ø 3.5 mm)

Stereo type

Picture
6.2 cm (2.5 type)
Total dot number
211 200 (960 

×

 220)

Power requirements
7.2 V (battery pack)
8.4 V (AC Adaptor)
Average power consumption
(when using the battery pack)
During camera recording using LCD
3.7 W
Viewfinder
3.1 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.)
51 

×

 104 

×

 97 mm

(2 

×

 4 1/8 

×

 3 7/8 in.) (w/h/d)

Mass (approx.)
DCR-PC105E:
460 g (1 lb)
DCR-PC103E/PC104E:
440 g (1 lb)
main unit only
DCR-PC105E:
550 g (1 lb 4 oz)
DCR-PC103E/PC104E:
530 g (1 lb 3 oz)
including the rechargeable battery
pack NP-FM30 (not for sale),
cassette DVM60

Supplied accessories
See page 3.