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Sony HVR-A1E HDV Professional HDV Camcorder

The Sony HVR-A1E is the entry level HDV camcorder that records high definition video as well as DVCAM and DV standard-definition video. The camera uses a single three million pixel CMOS chip to capture images. The use of a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) chip allows the camera to capture amazing high quality images while consuming less battery power and making the camera smaller overall. The Enhanced Imaging Processor (EIP), a Sony created technology, enables the camcorder to capture and process high-definition video and high resolution still images with the highest levels of contrast and detail. This model is specifically for PAL system video applications.

The HVR-A1E realizes new levels of compact design and efficiency with a single 3 megapixel CMOS imaging chip. Compared to a CCD (Charged Coupled Device), a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) works more efficiently and burns less battery power. It uses both positive and negative polarity circuits, only one at any given time.

As with its big brother the HVR-Z1 3-CCD camcorder, this single chip camera offers professional shooters balanced XLR audio inputs with phantom power and attenuation options. A shotgun microphone can be mounted on top the camcorder as a large, shoulder-mount ENG style camera would.

The professional video and filmmaker will not be disappointed with the quality of glass at the front of the A1U camera. Sony has engineered the camera around a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens for the latest in anti-reflective coatings and new levels of HDTV-quality resolving power in a compact design. This camera's a 10x zoom lens has a maximum wide angle of 5.1 mm which will show a 50° horizontal angle of view.

The HVR-A1E is a tiny camera capable of recording in several frame rates including NTSC. When it is set up to record standard definition video this camera is an PAL device that stripes the tape at 30 interlace frames per second. When it is selected to record in HDV it can record 60i, 30p or 24 frames per second. Its widescreen chip captures over 1000 horizontal lines and 1440 vertical lines no matter what you dial in for record format.

Specifications:

• Image Device: 1/3-Inch CMOS Chip with 2.97 Million Pixels
• Lens:   5.1 mm to 51 mm Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*
•             10x Optical Zoom
•             37 mm Filter Diameter
• Horizontal Resolution: 1080 Lines Horizontal Pixels 1440 Vertical Pixels
• Minimum Illumination: 7 Lux with Gain Up, 0 Lux in Night Shot Mode
• Built-in Filters: Electronic Daylight and Tungsten Switchable
• LCD Monitor: 2.7 Inch Widescreen
• Viewfinder: Color and B/W Switchable
• Scan Matching: No
• Memory Card Slot: Yes, Memory Stick Duo 15mB included with Camera
• Shutter Speed Range: 1/4 seconds to 1/10,000 seconds
• Gain Selection: 0 dB, (+)3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB, 15 dB, 18 dB
• Tape Format: DVCAM Small Cassette, HDV Record and Play, DVCAM Record and Play, DV Record and Play
• Tape Speed: HDV- 18.8mm/sec., DVCAM- 28.2 mm/sec., DV SP Mode- 18.8mm/sec. 
• Maximum Recording Time: HDV-60 Minutes, DVCAM-40 Minutes, DV-60 Minutes Audio Signal Format: HDV, MPEG1 Audio Layer II, DVCAM/DV, 16-bit/48kHz 2
• Channel Mode, 12-bit/32kHz 4 Channel Mode
• Audio Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz 
• Input and Output Connectors: HD/SD Component- 3 RCA (x 1 output through breakout cable)
• Firewire- 4-Pin (x 1 input and output)
• S-Video- 4-Pin (x 1 output through breakout cable)
• Composite Video- RCA (x 1 output through breakout cable)
• Mic Audio- XLR (x 2 input)
• Audio- RCA (x 2 output through breakout cable)
• Headphone- Stereo Mini (x 1)
• LANC Control- Mini (x 1)
• USB- Mini B (x 1) 
• Power Requirements: 100 to 240 Volts AC, 50 or 60 Hz with AC Adapter
• Power Consumption: 6.6 Watts Maximum
• Operating Temperature: -4° to 140° F, -20° to 60° C
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 2.9 x 4.1 x 7.6 Inches, 71 x 103 x 191 mm
•  Weight: 1.8 Lbs, 670 g

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