Sony 4-170-099-12(1) User Manual

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Note on disposal/transfer of the
camcorder (DCR-SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/
SR88E/SX34E/SX44E/SX53E/SX63E)

Even if you delete all movies and still images, or

perform [MEDIA FORMAT], data on the internal

recording media may not be completely erased.

When you transfer the camcorder, it is

recommended that you perform [EMPTY]

(See “Getting detailed information from the

“Handycam” Handbook” on page 54.) to prevent

the recovery of your data. Also, when you dispose

of the camcorder, it is recommended that you

destroy the actual body of the camcorder.

Note on disposal/transfer of memory
card

Even if you delete data in the memory card or

format the memory card on your camcorder or

a computer, you may not delete data from the

memory card completely. When you give the

memory card to somebody, it is recommended

that you delete data completely using data

deletion software on a computer. Also, when you

dispose of the memory card, it is recommended

that you destroy the actual body of the memory

card.

Specifications

System

Signal format: PAL color, CCIR standards

Movie recording format:

Video: MPEG-2 PS

Audio recording system:

Dolby Digital 2ch

Dolby Digital Stereo Creator

Photo file format

: DCF Ver.2.0 Compatible

: Exif Ver.2.21 Compatible

: MPF Baseline Compatible

Recording media (Movie/Photo)

Internal hard disk

DCR-SR58E/SR68E: 80 GB

DCR-SR78E/SR88E: 120 GB

Internal memory

DCR-SX34E/SX44E: 4 GB

DCR-SX53E/SX63E: 16 GB

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

SD memory card (Class 2 or faster)
When measuring media capacity, 1 GB equals

1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for

system management and/or application files.

The capacity that a user can use is below.

DCR-SR58E/SR68E: Approx. 79.3 GB

DCR-SR78E/SR88E: Approx. 119 GB

DCR-SX34E/SX44E: Approx. 3.86 GB

DCR-SX53E/SX63E: Approx. 15.5 GB

Image device

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

Device)

Gross: Approx. 800 000 pixels

Effective (Movie, 16:9): Approx.

490 000 pixels

Effective (Photo, 16:9): Approx. 310 000 pixels

Effective (Photo, 4:3): Approx. 410 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

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(Optical), 2 000

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(Digital)

DCR-SR58E/SR68E/SR78E/SR88E

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)
F1.8 ~ 6.0

Focal length:

f=1.8 ~ 108 mm (3/32 ~ 4 3/8 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

For movies: 39 ~ 2 340 mm (1 9/16 ~

92 1/4 in.) (16:9)

For photos: 44 ~ 2 640 mm (1 3/4 ~ 104 in.)

(4:3)