Sony SA-WM40 User Manual

Digital Imaging Training Guide 11

1.0 Megapixel (Gross) Advanced HAD™ CCD Imager

1/4.7" Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD imager

with 690K (effective) pixels provides excellent detail and clarity, with exceptional digital video performance

(520

lines of horizontal resolution).

Realize great looking digital still images utilizing 1000K (effective) pixels. The Megapixel technology enhances your digital videos and digital still photography performance.

MiniDV Recording

MiniDV digital recording format delivers 3X color bandwidth of VHS and lower signal to noise ratio compared to analog formats and provides stunning video performance.

Professional Quality Carl Zeiss

Vario-Sonnar®Lens

Carl Zeiss lens have an advanced optical multi-layer coating offering less glare and flare with increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and perfect renditions of subtle tones.

10X Optical/120X Precision Digital Zoom

The Carl Zeiss®Optical Zoom brings the action close up from far away. In addition, precision digital zoom interpolation technology means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zoom.

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2.5" Precision SwivelScreen™ Hybrid Touch Panel LCD Display (211K)

The 211k pixel LCD provides excellent viewing clarity with

improved resolution. The Hybrid system consist of a transmissive LCD combined with a reflective LCD. By turning off the LCD backlight, it will capture more ambient light virtually eliminating LCD “wash-out.” Images will be visible in the LCD even in the most challenging outdoor lighting conditions. The “On Screen” touch panel system allows you to navigate through the camera’s menu system at the touch of the LCD screen.

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Precision Color Viewfinder (180K Pixels)

Increased pixel count provides more detail and clarity of video subjects.

Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System

An advanced version of Sony’s SteadyShot

system that

controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems.

Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick

Media

Digital Still Memory Mode captures high quality Megapixel

still images at 1152 x 864 or 640 x 480 resolution directly to Memory Stick media. Images are stored in the JPEG format providing easy transfer to compatible PCs for emailing, printing, or sharing with family and friends. 8MB Memory Stick media is supplied.

MPEG Movie EX Mode

Unlike earlier MPEG1 Movies, MPEG Movie EX will allow you to record uninterrupted to the

full capacity of the Memory Stick

media. For example a 128MB Memory Stick media will record up to 85 minutes of non-stop MPEG1 video.

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Intelligent Pop-Up Flash

Provides the appropriate amount of flash for optimum brightness and color accuracy in virtually any lighting condition when shooting still images.

i.LINK®* DV Interface (IEEE1394)

A high speed bi-directional digital video/audio communication

between two devices equipped with a IEEE1394 interface, including camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards and PCs.

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Click to DVD™ Connectivity

By connecting the camcorder to a Sony VAIO

computer, via i.LINK®interface* and pressing the “Burn DVD” button in the menu system, this allows you to automatically burn a copy of your personal videos to DVD. This feature is compatible with newer versions of Click To DVD™ software found exclusively, on select VAIO

Notebook and Desktop

computers.

Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Pass-Through

Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video source to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passed-through the digital Handycam

camcorder directly into a PC via the i.LINK

interface* in real time for easy PC

editing of your analog footage.

USB Streaming

Stay connected with family and friends by broadcasting

live video with audio, via the Internet with the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scene stored on tape. It’s like having your own web camera or video conferencing system.

USB Interface

USB interface provides an easy way to connect the digital Handycam camcorder to computers for fast transfer of digital images and MPEG movies stored on Memory Stick

media to the PC.

InfoLithium®Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System

Charge the battery at any time because unlike NiCad (Nickel

Cadmium) batteries, Sony’s rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening “memory effect”. Sony’s exclusive AccuPower meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes, in the viewfinder or the LCD screen.

FEATURES

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STEP-UP FEATURE

DCR-PC105

Digital Handycam

Camcorder

Sony’s compact Handycam®Camcorder offers a 1.0 Megapixel CCD Imager, 2.5" Touch Panel LCD Screen, Carl Zeiss

optics and USB Streaming. Producing excellent still image quality and superb Digital Video that help you shoot, play and share your precious memories.

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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

SPECIFICATIONS

Imaging Device: 1/4.7" 1,070K Gross Pixels, Advanced HAD™ CCD Video Actual: 690K Still Actual: 1,000K F: 1.8-2 Focal Distance: 3.7-37mm 35mm Conversion: 50-500mm (Camera Mode)

42-420mm (Memory Mode)

Filter Diameter: 30mm Optical Zoom: 10X Digital Zoom: 120X Focusing: Full Range Auto/Manual/Spot (Touch Panel) Minimum Illumination: 7 Lux (0 Lux with NightShot

Infrared

System)

NightShot Infrared System: Super NightShot, Color Slow Shutter Shutter Speed: 1/4-1/4000 (AE Mode) Memory Mode: Yes, 1152 x 864, 640 x 480 MPEG Movie EX Mode: Yes, 320 x 240, 160 x 112 Viewfinder: Color (180K) LCD: 2.5" Color (211K) Accessory Shoe: Yes (Intelligent) Video Input/Output: Yes/Yes (Special, S-Video/A/V) Audio Input/Output: Yes/Yes (Stereo, Special) i.LINK®DV Interface (IEEE1394): Yes (4 Pin) USB Terminal: Yes Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to

1GB media capacity; does not support high speed transfer function; does not support Access Control security function

USB Streaming: Yes, 320 x 240 (up to 30 frames/sec.) Headphone Jack: Yes (Mini, Stereo) Mic-Input: Yes (Stereo) White Balance: Auto, Outdoor, Indoor, Hold Exposure: Yes/Touch Panel (24 Step) Software OS Compatibility: Microsoft

Windows®98SE, 2000, Me,

XP; Macintosh

8.5.1 - 9.1**

Power Consumption (VF/LCD/VF+LCD): 3.2W/3.8W/4.1W Dimensions (WHD):

2" x 4 1⁄8" x 3 7⁄8" (51mm x 104mm x 97mm)

Weight: 1 lb 0 oz (460g) w/o Battery Supplied Accessories:

AC-L15 Power Adapter/In Camera Charger, NP-FM30 InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery, RMT-831 Wireless Remote Commander

Remote, 2 AA Batteries, A/V Cable, Lens Cap, Shoulder Strap, 8MB Memory Stick

Media, USB Cable, CD-ROM with USB Driver

(Pixela™ ImageMixer Software Ver. 1.5), LCD Cleaning Cloth

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

14 Bit DXP A/D Conversion AE Bracketing Burst Mode Digital Program Editing EXIF 2.2 Index Titling Intelligent Accessory Shoe Interval/Frame Recording Photo Mode

Photo Save Picture Effect Modes PIM (Print Image Matching) Playback Zoom Print Mark Progressive Shutter System Super NightShot

Infrared

System and Color Slow Shutter

Stamina

Battery Power

Management System

* i.LINK is a trademark of Sony, used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connector. All

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Sony, AccuPower, Advanced HAD, Click to DVD, Handycam, i.LINK, InfoLithium, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, the Memory Stick logo, NightShot, Remote Commander, Stamina, SteadyShot, SwivelScreen, VAIO and Worry Free are trademarks of Sony. Carl Zeiss and Vario-Sonnar are trademarks of Carl Zeiss. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate.

Available storage capacity of Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO media may vary. A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.

AC-SQ950D AC Quick Charger for

Super Quick Batteries

NP-QM71D/91D Super Quick

High Capacity InfoLithium

Batteries

NP-FM50/70/90 High Capacity

InfoLithium

Batteries LCS-VA1 Carrying Case MSA-16/32/64/128 Memory

Stick

Media

MSA-128SZ Memory Stick

Select Media

MSX-256/512/1GB Memory Stick

PRO™ Media

HVL-IRH2 NightShot Infrared

Light HVL-S3D Video Light VCT-870RM Remote Control

Tripod

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DCR-PC105

Battery* Rec Time

Playback Time

(Fully charged) VF/LCD / VF+LCD LCD On/Off

NP-FM30 90/70/70 min 100/135 min NP-FM50 150/120/110 min 160/220 min NP-FM70 310/250/240 min 335/450 min NP-QM71D 365/290/275 min 390/530 min NP-FM90 475/380/360 min 505/685 min NP-QM91D 550/445/420 min 585/785 min *Results may vary depending upon conditions

BATTERY LIFE

MEMORY MODE

Memory Stick®Fine/Std Fine/Std

Memory Stick PRO™

Fine/Std Fine/Std

Media

1152 x 864 640 x 480 Media11152 x 864 640 x 480

8MB 15/37 50/120 16MB 30/74 96/240 32MB 61/150 190/485 64MB 120/300 390/980

128MB 245/600 780/1970

256MB 460/1050 1450/3650 512MB 900/2050 2900/7200

1GB 1850/4200 5900/14,500

Memory Stick®Email Mode Presentation

Media (160 x 112) Mode (320 x240)

8MB 5m 20s 1m 20s 16MB 10m 40s 2m 40s 32MB 21m 20s 5m 20s 64MB 42m 40s 10m 40s

128MB 1h 25m 20s 21m 20s

256MB 2h 50m 40s 42m 40s 512MB 5h 41m 20s 1h 25m 20s

1GB 11h 22m 40s 2h 50m 40s

MPEG MOVIE EX MODE

h=hour, m=minute, s=second

Memory Stick PRO™

Email Mode Presentation

Media (160 x 112) Mode (320 x240)