Sony DCR-HC22E User Manual

DCR-HC17E/HC19E/HC21E/HC22E 2-586-501-11(1)

Specifications

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 color, 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

SP: 60 min

LP: 90 min

(using a DVM60 cassette)

Fast forward/

rewind time

Approx. 2 min 40 s

(using a DVM60 cassette)

Viewfinder

Electric viewfinder (black and 

white)

Image device

3.0 mm (1/6 type) CCD 

(Charge Coupled Device) 

Gross: Approx. 800 000 pixels 

Effective (movie): Approx. 

400 000 pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

Combined power zoom lens

Filter diameter: 25 mm (1 in.)

20 × (Optical), 640 × (Digital, 

DCR-HC17E), 800 × (Digital, 

DCR-HC19E/HC21E/HC22E)

F=1.8 - 3.1

f=2.3 - 46 mm(3/32 - 1 13/16 

in.)

When converted to a 35 mm 

still camera

In CAMERA:

44 - 880 mm (1 3/4 - 34 1/32 

in.)

Color temperature [AUTO], [ONE PUSH], 

[INDOOR] (3 200 K), 

[OUTDOOR] (5 800 K)

Minimum 

illumination

5 lx (lux) (F 1.8) 0 lx (lux) 

(during NightShot plus 

function)

*1

 

*1  

Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can 

be shot with infrared lighting.

Audio/Video 

output

10-pin connector

Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75

Ω 

(ohms), unbalanced

Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 

75

Ω (ohms), unbalanced

Chrominance signal: 0.3 Vp-p, 

75

Ω (ohms), unbalanced

Audio signal: 327 mV (at 

output impedance more than 

47 k

Ω (kilohms)), Output 

impedance with less than 2.2 

k

Ω (kilohms)

USB jack

(DCR-HC17E/

HC19E/HC21E)

mini-B

LANC jack

Stereo mini-minijack (Ø 2.5 

mm)

DV input/output 

(DCR-HC21E)

DV output 

(DCR-HC17E/

HC19E)

4-pin connector

4-pin connector

Picture

6.2 cm (2.5 type)

Total dot number

123 200 (560 ×220)

Power 

requirements

DC 7.2 V (battery pack) 

DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor)

Average power 

consumption

During camera recording using 

the viewfinder 1.9 W  

During camera recording using 

the LCD 2.4 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.)

54.7 × 90.0 × 111.7 mm (2 1/4 

× 3 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.) (w/h/d)

Mass (approx.)

400 g (14 oz) main unit only  

460 g (1 lb) including the 

NP-FP30 rechargeable battery 

pack and DVM60 cassette.

Supplied 

accessories

See page 8.

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