Sony Mavica MVC-CD300 Specifications

The Wonders of CD-R/CD-RW Storage

High Capacity

With up to 156MB
of storage, one 8cm
CD has 100 times
more storage
capacity than a
floppy disk.

Removable

Just insert a fresh disc
each time you need
more storage.

Durable

Its slim profile and
durability ensure
easy portability via
mail or any other
mode of transfer.

Rewritable 

Recycle and reuse your CD­RWs as required to maximise
cost-effectiveness.

CD-RW benefit only

Inexpensive

On a cost per mega­byte comparison,
storage on CD-ROM
is only a fraction of
that on solid state
memory.

Archive

Just shoot and store!

Compatibility

Since virtually all PCs
today are equipped
with a CD-ROM
drive, access is easy.

MVC-CD300

Rewrite the rules of digital performance with Sony MVC-

CD300. Designed to surpass the most demanding expectations,

MVC-CD300 impresses with a host of awesome features like

3.3 Mega Pixel Image, Carl Zeiss Lens, 3x Optical Zoom, 6x

Digital, MPEG Movie capturing, to name a few. Yet simplicity

lies at the heart of its advanced technology. With MVC-

CD300, achieving professional digital results is as easy as

point-and-click. Above all, its cost-effective CD-rewritable

capability ensures unlimited storage space. MVC-CD300.

Shoot, store, show and share... like a true pro.

3.3 Mega Pixel Image with Super HAD CCD

Set behind a superior Carl Zeiss lens is a true 3.3 Mega Pixel Charge Coupled Device
that serves as a discerning electronic eye designed for high precision imaging, to give
beautifully detailed images. Just perfect for prints and other publicity items. Combined
with Super Hole Accumulated Diode’s (HAD) superior micro element lenses,
pictures taken even in poor lighting condition remain clear and distinct.

6x Digital Zoom / 3x Optical Zoom

Enjoy breath-taking zoom shots with digital zoom capability. Even without electronic
enhancement, the high precision optical lens assembly boasts of up to 3x optical
telephoto that draws distant objects into view quickly and clearly. On the other hand,
the MVC-CD300’s powerful 6x digital zoom capability rises to the challenges of day­to-day photography easily.

MPEG Movie (HQ) / Voice Memo

High Quality MPEG Movie capturing capability delivers large 320 x 240 pixel full­screen video playback! Alternatively, with two other movie modes available (320 x
240 or 160 x 112 pixels), you can decide on the quality and size of each movie.
Voice Memo makes it easy to add a short narrative or record the prevailing background
sound to any images as you take a shot. This makes it that much easier to explain the
mood or rationale for each picture.

Scene Selection / Manual Aperture &
Manual Shutter Priority

You have more control with shutter speed priority, aperture priority for various expression.
Scene Selection brings a whole new level of user-friendliness and control to digital
Mavica cameras, making them the ideal digital camera in any situation. Three pre­programmed exposure setting – Twilight, Landscape, Portrait – gives you fast solutions
to most common photography scenarios.

Text Mode GIF Format

Capture text in greater clarity and contrast with GIF compression format. This format
is ideal for sharp black & white reproductions of text from prints or whiteboards. It
eliminates irrelevant chroma information, such as reflections and subtle tint variations,
hence the excellent text contrast. GIF compression also creates smaller file size than
standard JPEG compression, thus making it easier to share electronically.

ACC Terminal and Accessory Shoe

Our high-end cameras come with an ACC Terminal. This sends control signal from
your digital camera to compatible high power flash units. The optional HVL-F1000
flash effectively provides the added illumination required for distant subjects that the
built-in flash may not be able to reach.

Intelligent Flash

The intelligent flash system automatically varies the flash intensity in accordance to
distance and exposure values for excellent illumination control. You can even override
the automatic setting by choosing from Force Flash, Flash Off and 3 levels of brightness
settings in menu.

USB PC Interface

Enjoy high-speed exchange of images between your USB equipped computer. Rated
at an exceptional fast 12Mbps, all your Mega Pixel images can be downloaded in
seconds. Its plug-and-play architecture lets you connect your camera instantly to PCs*.
No messy settings or reboots just to upload your images to your computer. Connected
via USB, your digital camera is recognised as an ‘external USB drive’. Hence besides
image files, you can, at the same time, transport other types of data content back and
forth freely and quickly.

(*not Macintosh compatible)

AF Illuminator

With an emission of visible light, it makes possible to focus on objects that is normally
difficult in a dark place. With “AF Illuminator” the detection for proper focus distance
becomes accurate.

PAL/NTSC TV Slideshow Playback

Equipped with a convenient video output socket, it is easy to playback your favourite
shots on almost any television. The camera comes ready for playback on both NTSC
and PAL televisions. And with our slideshow playback capability, you will also be
able to use this camera as an easy-to-use presentation tool.

Burst Mode

You can take 3 shots sequentially to capture a moving object at one shooting, using
memory buffering.

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Optional Accessories

AC-VQ850D

VCTD580RM

Tripod

VF-52PKS

Filter Kit

AC/DC Adaptor/Quick Charger

HVL-F1000

(Flash Light)

NP-FM50

Rechargeable Battery Pack

CD Rom/Rewritable

Specifications

MVC-CD300

CAMERA

Imaging Devices 1/1.8" Super HAD CDD

Exposure Control
White Balance Auto/One-push/Indoor/Outdoor
Scene Selection*
Shutter Speed Auto/Shutter priority (8"–1/1000:40 steps)

Recording Mode: 8cm CD-R/CD-RW

Normal – 2048 x 1536 81/147 shots

Email (320x240) + Normal JPEG

Voice Memo (Voice memo: 320x240 + Normal JPEG)**

TEXT – 2048 x 1536 221–882 shots

TIFF + Normal JPEG

Clip Motion

MPEG Movie

Picture Effect*
Flash Modes Auto/Forced-Flash/No Flash
Anti-Red Eye
Self-Timer ✔
Lens 3x Optical Zoom; 6x Digital Zoom;

Foc using Auto

PLAYBACK

LCD 2.5" (123k pixels)
LCD Backlight On/Off
LCD Bright Setting ✔
Protect/Delete ✔ (All/Select)
Index Playback
Time Stamp ✔ (Year/Month/Date, Day/Hour/Minute)
Slideshow Playback
AV Output ✔ (Audio Mono)

GENERAL

Recording Media 8cm CD-R/CD-RW
Recording Format JPEG, GIF, TIFF, MPEG1
Battery InfoLITHIUM M
Dimension (WxHxD) 143x92x94mm
Weight (Body) 538g
Power Requirements DC7.2V Battery
Max. Battery Life/Shots (Still Image) 75min/800 shots
Supplied Accessories Battery pack NP-FM50, AC Power Adaptor

Supplied Software PhotoSuite8.1*

*1 Tw ilight, Landscape, Portrait *3 Windows™Compatibility (excl. NT)

*2 B&W, Sepia, Neg Art, Solarize *4 Macintosh®Compatibility

1

– 2048 x 1360 (3:2) 81/147 shots
– 1600 x 1200 132/237 shots
– 1280 x 960 197/349 shots
– 640 x 480 663/1300 shots

– 2048 x 1536 79/138 shots
– 2048 x 1360 (3:2) 79/138 shots
– 1600 x 1200 126/216 shots
– 1280 x 960 182/306 shots
– 640 x 480 524/855 shots

– 2048 x 1536 77/133 shots
– 2048 x 1360 (3:2) 77/133 shots
– 1600 x 1200 121/203 shots
– 1280 x 960 172/280 shots
– 640 x 480 451/677 shots

– 2048 x 1360 (3:2) 244–917 shots
– 1600 x 1200 330–1002 shots
– 1280 x 960 462–1085 shots
– 640 x 480 974–1348 shots

– 2048 x 1536 11/12 shots
– 2048 x 1360 (3:2) 13/14 shots
– 1600 x 1200 12/13 shots
– 1280 x 960 12/13 shots
– 640 x 480 13/13 shots

– 160 x 120 (Normal) 560 shots
– 80 x 72 (Mobile) 1430 shots

– HQ** (320x240) 355
– Presentation** (320x240) 1420
– Video Mail** (160x112) 5400

**MPEG Movie/Voice Memo Continuous recording time (Maximum)

MPEG Movie

HQ 15 secs
Presentation 60 secs
Video Mail 240 secs

Voice memo 40 secs

2

(gross: 3340k pixels; effective: 3240k pixels)

✔ (+/-2.0EV, 1/3EVstep)
✔

Fine/Standard

✔ (4 modes)
✔

F=2.0–2.5, f=7-21mm; f=34-102mm

✔

✔
✔

AC-L10, Power Cord, A/V connecting cable,
USB cable, 8cm CD-R/8cm CD-RW, 8cm
CD adaptor, Operating instructions

VideoWave IIISE*
UDF Volume Access*

3

, PhotoSuiteSE V1.1*4,

3

, Direct CD*3,

4

, USB Driver*

MCRW-156A

LCS-MVC3

Soft Carrying Case

3/4

Printed in Australia. August 2001