Sony DCR-SX83 User Manual

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Note on disposal/transfer of the 

camcorder

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 52.) 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: NTSC color, EIA 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 memory: 16 GB

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card (Class 

2, 4, 6, 10)
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 

approximately 15.5 GB.

Image device

4.5 mm (1/4 type) CMOS sensor

Recording pixels (photo, 4:3):

Max. 3.1 mega (2 048 

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 1 536) pixels

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1

Gross: Approx. 4 200 000 pixels

Effective (Movie, 16:9): Approx. 1 350 000

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2

 

pixels

Effective (Photo, 16:9): Approx. 1 180 000 

pixels

Effective (Photo, 4:3): Approx. 1 570 000 

pixels

Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

25 

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 (Optical), 300 

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 (Digital)

Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.)

F1.8 ~ 3.2

Focal length:

f=2.5 ~ 62.5 mm (1/8 ~ 2 1/2 in.)

When converted to a 35 mm still camera

For movies

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2

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3

: 37 ~ 1 075 mm (1 1/2 ~ 

42 3/8 in.) (16:9)

For photos: 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

11 lx (lux) (in default setting, shutter speed 1/60 

second)