Sony HVR-S270E hand-held camcorder

HVR-S270E - 1.67 megapixels, 12x, HDV

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
HVR-S270E
10-08-2008
The HVR-S270E is a brand new HDV shoulder mount camcorder with an interchangeable lens system, native progressive recording, and solid-state memory recording.

A variety of lenses can be attached to the HVR-S270E, which is equipped with a universal standard 1/3-inch bayonet mount mechanism for the quick changing of lenses.

Added to this a streamlined nonlinear editing workflow can be achieved using the supplied memory-recording unit, which provides HDV/DVCAM/DV file recording on a standard CompactFlash® solid-state memory card. This offers customers varying levels of flexibility and hybrid operation which is becoming an important requirement in video production.

The HVR-S270E also features 25p HDV native progressive recording mode and HD/SD-SDI output.

This new shoulder mount Camcorder further enhances the operational versatility of the Sony professional HDV lineup, and opens up a world of possibilities for high-definition digital video production. Whether it's for documentaries, general TV production, low-budget movies, music videos, IPTV, education, or a wide range of corporate and event videography applications, Sony's new HVR-S270E is ideal.

Storage

Camcorder tape type 
HDV

Technical details

Weight 
6.3 kg
Viewfinder
1226880 pixels
Focal length range (f-f) 
4.4 - 52.8 mm
Camera shutter speed 
1/3 - 1/10000s
Display 
LCD
Optical sensor size 
1/0.118 mm (1/3")
Optical zoom 
12x
Sensor type 
CMOS
Total megapixels 
0 MP

Ports & interfaces

Composite video out 
1
DV port 
Y
Microphone in 
Y
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports 
1

Power

Battery type 
BP-GL95
Power consumption (typical) 
11.7W
Power requirements
DC 12 V, DC 14.4 V

Performance

Auto focus 
Y
Manual focus
Y

Display

Display resolution 
921600 x 921600 pixels

Technical details

Display diagonal 
8.13 cm (3.2")

Lens system

Digital zoom 
12x

White balance

Indoor white balance
Y
Outdoor white balance
Y

Viewfinder

Viewfinder screen size
1.12 cm (0.44")

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
7 cm

Other features

Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out 
3