Specifications - Sony CCD-TR57 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Specifications

Video camera
recorder
System
Video recording system
CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940:
4 rotary heads (SP/LP
independent heads)
CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87:
2 rotary heads
Helical scanning FM system
Audio recording system
Rotary heads, FM system
Video signal
NTSC color, EIA standards
Usable cassette
8mm video format cassette
CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87/TR97:
Standard 8
CCD-TR917/TR940:
Hi8 or standard 8
Recording / Playback time (using
120 min. cassette)
SP mode: 2 hours
LP mode: 4 hours
Fastforward/rewind time (using
120 min. cassette)
Approx. 5 min.
Image device
CCD (Charge Coupled Device)
Viewfinder
Electronic viewfinder
Color 113,578 (521 x 218)
Lens
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter 1 7⁄16 in. (37 mm)
CCD-TR57:
16 (Optical), 32
CCD-TR67/TR87:
16 (Optical), 64
CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940:
18 (Optical), 72 (Digital)
70
Focal distance
CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87:
3⁄16 - 2 5⁄8 in. (4.1 - 65.6 mm)
CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940:
3⁄16 - 8 in. (4.1 - 73.8 mm)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
CCD-TR57/TR67:
1 9⁄16 - 24 7⁄8 in. (39.4 - 630 mm)
CCD-TR87:
1 7⁄8 - 29 3⁄4 in. (47.2 - 755 mm)
CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940:
1 7⁄8 - 33 1⁄2 in. (47.2 - 850 mm)
Color temperature
Auto
Minimum illumination
CCD-TR57/TR67: 0.4 lux at F 1.4
CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940:
0.7 lux at F 1.4
CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940:
0 lux ( in NightShot mode)*
Illumination range
CCD-TR57/TR67:
0.4 lux to 100,000 lux
CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940:
0.7 lux to 100,000 lux
Recommended illumination
More than 100 lux
* Object invisible for the dark can
be shot with infrared lighting.
(Digital)
(Digital)
Input and output connectors
S video input/output
(CCD-TR917/TR940 only)
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p, 75
ohms, unbalanced
Chrominance signal: 0.286 Vp-p,
75 ohms, unbalanced
Video input (CCD-TR917/TR940
only)/output
Phono jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
unbalanced
Audio input (CCD-TR917/TR940
only)/output
CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87/TR97:
Monaural, Phone jack, 327 mV
CCD-TR917/TR940: Phono jacks
(2: stereo L and R)
327 mV, (at output impedance
47 kilohms) impedance less than
2.2 kilohms
RFU DC OUT
Special minijack, DC 5V
Headphone jack (CCD-TR917/
TR940 only)
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
LANC control jack
Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
MIC jack
Minijack, 0.388 mV low impedance
with 2.5 to 3.0 V DC, output
impedance 6.8 kilohms (ø 3.5 mm)
CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87/TR97:
Monaural type
CCD-TR917/TR940: Stereo type