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High Mobility
The DSR-300 is remarkably
portable with the following
features.
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Compact and Lightweight
By adopting high-density circuit boards
and a smaller recording head drum, the
DSR-300 is remarkably small. It weighs
only 5.7 kg (12 lb 9 oz) including a lens,
viewfinder, tape, lithium-ion battery and
microphone.
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Compact and Lightweight
BP-L40 Lithium-ion Battery
The Sony BP-L40 is a newly developed,
compact Lithium-ion battery for
professional use, which is designed to
match the body height of the DSR-300.
It has a high charge capability in a small
and light package, providing continuous
camcorder operation for approximately
80 minutes.
Since Lithium-ion batteries do not suffer
from a “memory effect”, they do not have
to be fully discharged to remain their full
power capacity.
Notes:
The Sony BP-L60A/L90A can also be used with
the DSR-300.
The Sony NP-1B and the BP-90A NiCd Batteries
can also be attached to the DSR-300 using the
Sony DC-L1 and DC-L90 respectively.
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Low Power Consumpution
The DSR-300 camera head uses only
20 W. A maximum of approximately
80 minutes recording time can be
achieved with one fully-charged BP-L40
Lithium-ion battery.
Notes:
A fully-charged BP-L60A lasts for up to
approximately three hours of recording time.
A fully-charged BP-L90A lasts for up to
approximately four hours and fifty minutes
recording time.
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Compact Crew Package with
the LC-300SFT
For acquisition, you need a compact
crew package. The Sony LC-300SFT is
a soft carrying case exclusively designed
for the DSR-300. It is small and
lightweight (3.1 kg /6 lb 13 oz). With
several outside and inside pockets, it
can hold shooting accessories such as
batteries, a battery charger, wireless
receiver, and other items as well as the
DSR-300 with a lens, VF and
microphone attached. The case is easy
to carry, using the robust shoulder belt;
a single person can transport all the
required equipment.
Superb Picture Quality
The DSR-300 captures superior pictures
by adopting a 10-bit DSP and three
1/2-inch Power HAD CCDs.
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1/2-inch Power HAD™ CCD
The DSR-300 is equipped with three
1/2-inch interline-transfer Power HAD
CCD sensors, which result in high
sensitivity, a low smear level, a high
signal-to-noise ratio of 62 dB and a high
horizontal resolution of 800 TV lines.
Low Smear Level
The Power HAD CCD sensors give a
low smear level of -110 dB (typical).
This provides more freedom to shoot
high-light subjects.
High Sensitivity
The Power HAD CCD sensors achieve a
high sensitivity of F 11.0 (at 2000 lx,
3200 K), the same sensitivity as that of
the Sony DXC-D30. This allows for
greater opportunity to shoot under
extremely low-light conditions.
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10-bit DSP
(Digital Signal Processing) LSI
Like the DXC-D30, the DSR-300
includes 10-bit DSP LSI, technology that
delivers one of the best picture
performance in the industry. The
DSR-300 also inherits innovative camera
features such as TruEye™ and
DynaLatitude™ technologies.
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TruEye™ Process
The TruEye function is Sony’s term for
innovative digital signal processing
technology. In conventional RGB analog
or digital processing, some non-linear
signal processing takes place after
gamma correction, such as white clip
and knee correction, and can result in
hue factor distortion - a phenomenon
that is particularly obvious in extreme
high-light conditions. This problem is
virtually eliminated by the TruEye
process which manages video signal
data at three levels - brightness, hue,
and saturation - exactly as the human
eye works. The result is reproduced
images with a wide dynamic range and
without hue distortion.
Conventional Camera
DSR-300 (TruEye)
