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HDR-XR150 

High Defi nition 

Hard Disk Drive

 Handycam

®

 Camcorder 

CONVENIENCE FEATURES

Dynamic Range Optimizer

Yes

Image Stabilization

SteadyShot

®

 / Active Mode (In Movie Position)

x.v.Color

Yes

White Balance

Auto / Outdoor / Indoor / Onepush (Touch Panel)

Fader Effects

Yes

Scene Selection Mode(s)

Auto, Twilight, Sunrise & Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, 
Portrait, Spotlight, Beach, Snow

Face Index

Yes

Film Roll Index

Yes

Photo Capture from Movie

Yes

Still Image Mode(s)

JPEG

Slide Show Mode

Yes

Easy Handycam

No

One Touch Disc Burn

Yes

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PhotoTV HD

Yes

8

Multiple Language Display

Yes

Smooth Slow Record

Yes

POWER

Power Consumption

3.3W

Supplied Battery Type

InfoLITHIUM

®

 (NP-FV50)

Power Requirements

7.2V (battery pack); 8.4V (AC Adaptor)

DIMENSIONS

Dimensions (Approx.)

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 4 1/4inch (57 x 67 x 106mm)

Weight (Approx.)

10oz (300g)

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

AC Adaptor

AC-L200C/AC-L200D

Rechargeable Battery Pack

InfoLITHIUM

®

 (NP-FV50)

Remote Commander

® 

control unit

No

Clock Lithium (Installed)

Yes

Component Video Cable

Yes

Composite Video Cable

Yes

USB Cable

Yes

Application Software (CD-ROM)

PMB Ver.5.0

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SUGGESTED ACCESSORIES

Rechargeable InfoLITHIUM 
Batteries

NP-FV50/FV70/FV100

Starter Kit

ACC-FV70, ACC-FV50A, ACC-HDV7

AC Adaptor/Charger for
V series batteries

AC-VQV10/BC-TRV

Lens

VCL-HGA07B, VCL-HGE08B, VCL-HG1730A

HDMI Cable (mini)

VMC-15MHD, VMC-30MHD

Tripod

VCT-80AV, VCT-60AV, VCT-50AV, VCT-R640

Video Light

HVL-10NH

GPS Unit

GPS-CS3KA

FOOTNOTES

1.  120GB equals 120 billion bytes. A portion of the total storage is used for system management and/or 

application fi les. The capacity that a user can use is approximately 119GB.

2. This camcorder captures high defi nition footage in the AVCHD format. High Defi nition AVCHD discs can be 

created using standard DVD media, the supplied software and a compatible PC. DVD media containing 
AVCHD footage may be played on a compatible Blu-ray Disc

 player/recorder, PC with supplied software or 

PLAYSTATION

®

3 devices. DVD media containing AVCHD footage should not be used with standard DVD based 

players, as the DVD player may fail to eject the media and may erase its contents without warning.

3.  Viewable area measured diagonally.
4. HD viewing requires compatible HDTV and HDMI

 cable, both sold separately.

5.  Requires BRAVIA Sync feature in each product, including a compatible BRAVIA

®

 HDTV. Please refer to owner’s 

manual to determine compatibility.

8. Compatible BRAVIA

®

 HDTV, and HDMI

 or component cable (sold separately) required for PhotoTV HD viewing. 

9. Requires Microsoft Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7. Not supported by Mac OS.
12.  One Touch Disc Burn feature requires DVDirect burner or compatible PC with supplied PBM software (sold 

separately).

13.  Requires USB 2.0 connection via VMC-UAM1 cable (sold separately), AC power for camcorder, and hard 

drive formatted in FAT-32. Connection via USB-hub not supported. External HHD/USB media should be less 
than 2TB(Terabytes).

20.  When using movie mode Memory Stick PRO Duo with MARK2 (M2) logo, Memory Stick PRO-HG

, SD/SDHC 

media (Class 4 or higher) are recommended.

Specifi cations 

IMAGER

Imaging Device

1/4” “Exmor R” CMOS Sensor with ClearVid

 array

Processor

BIONZ

®

 image processor

Imager Pixel Gross Size

4200K

VIDEO

Video Actual 16:9

1350K pixels

Video Actual 4:3

1010K pixels

Video Resolution (Movie Quality)

HD: 1920x1080, 1440x1080; SD: 720 x 480

Video Signal System

HD: HDTV 1080/60i; SD: NTSC color

Video Format(s) Supported

HD: AVCHD

2

: MPEG-2

STILL PICTURE

Still Actual 16:9

1180K

Still Actual 4:3

1570K

Still Picture Resolution

3.1 MP

Dual Record Resolution

2.7 MP

AUDIO

Audio Recording Format

Dolby

®

 Digital 2ch stereo

Microphone

Built-in Zoom Microphone

MEDIA TYPE

Recording Media

Memory Stick PRO Duo

 Media (Sold Separately); 

SD/SDHC Media

20

Internal Memory

HDD 120GB

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RECORDING CAPACITY

Rec. / Playback with Internal 
Memory

High Defi nition: FX = up to 680 min., High Defi nition: FH = 
up to 890 min., HQ = up to 1780 min., LP = up to 3030 min. 
Standard Defi nition: HQ = up to 1830 min.

OPTICS AND LENS

Lens Type

Carl Zeiss

®

 Vario-Tessar

®

35mm Equivalent 16:9

37 - 1075mm

35mm Equivalent 4:3

45 - 1325mm

Aperture

F1.8 - 3.2

Exposure Control

Yes (Touch Panel)

Filter Diameter (mm)

30mm

Focal Distance (mm)

2.5 - 62.5mm

Focus System

Full Range Auto/Manual

Progressive Shutter Mode

N/A

Shutter Speed

Scene Selection, 1/8-1/1000; STD: 1/60-1/1000; 
LOW LUX: 1/30-1000; Smooth Slow Rec, 1/240 - 1/1000

Minimum Illumination

11 lux (1/60 Shutter Speed)

Optical Zoom 

25x

Digital Zoom 

300x

DISPLAY

Display

2.7" Clear Photo

 wide touch screen LCD

3

View Finder

No

HARDWARE

Flash

No

Memory Card Slot

Yes (Memory Stick PRO Duo media, SD/SDHC media

20

)

Manual / Auto Lens Cover

Manual

S/S & Zoom Button on LCD

Yes (Touch Panel)

INPUTS & OUTPUTS

Audio/Video Remote Terminal

Video/S Video/Audio/Component Out/Remote

Digital Audio/Video Output(s)

HDMI

 

USB Port(s)

Yes (mini B/Hi-Speed)

Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) 
Output(s)

A/V terminal

HDMI

 Connection Output(s)

Yes (mini)

Headphone Jack

No

Microphone Input

No

Active Interface Shoe

No

CONVENIENCE

Face Detection

Yes

Smile Shutter

 Mode

Yes

Quick On

Yes, Power On with LCD

BRAVIA

®

 Sync Control for HDMI (CEC)

Yes

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