HXR-MC1500P

1/4-inch Exmor R CMOS sensor HD / SD

AVCHD camcorder

Overview Make a professional impression

Complete with Sony’s G Lens, Exmor R sensor, and latest Active Optical SteadyShot,
the HXR-MC1500P gives you shooting options fit for any professional.

With an ergonomical shoulder mount design, both HD and SD recording through either
the built-in 32GB flash memory, Memory Stick™ or SD card, you get to enjoy unlimited
flexibility.

Whether shooting a corporate communications promotion on a budget, a concert,

music video or a wedding, the HXR-MC1500P offers a wide variety of features
necessary for serious videographers. While still light and easily portable, actors,
performers and clients know you mean business when you’re carrying a full-size
camcorder on your shoulder.

When your wedding party moves indoors it’s time to switch on your camcorder battery
light to maintain good colour quality and remove shadows from your subjects’ faces.
Mounting your camcorder on a tripod allows you to zoom in on the speaker at a
business conference and avoid distracting camera movement.

Footage can be recorded directly onto a removable memory card in HD, high definition
or SD, standard definition.

A 32 GB hard-wired internal flash memory storage system on board the HXR-MC1500P,

enables longer duration continuous recording. Perfect for those occasions where you
don’t want to be stopping the camera, such as music concerts or business conference
presentations.

This tapeless front-end solution for video acquisition is an ideal match for any type of
non-linear editing system workflow.

The HXR-MC1500P gives you a cost-effective production package for DVD or Blu-ray
content, that’s flexible enough to express your creative ideas and meet your client’s
requirements.

Features 1/4-inch Exmor R CMOS Sensor with ClearVid pixel array

Sony G lens with 12x Optical zoom and 29.8mm wide angle

Active Optical SteadyShot™ Image Stabilizer

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 Choice of Media recording through built-in 32GB internal memory,
Memory Stick or SD card

Choice of AVCHD (HD) recording and MPEG2 (SD) recording format

Specifications General
(w/Hood, w/Eye Cup) 2.7 kg (5 lb 15 oz)
(w/Hood, w/Eye Cup, w/ Bat t ery,
Mass
w/Microphone, w/ Recording Media) 2.9 kg (6
lb 6 oz)

(w/Hood, w/Eye Cup) 255 × 232 × 456 mm

(10 1/8 × 9 1/4× 18 inch)
Dimension (W x H x D) (w/Hood, w/Eye Cup, w/ Bat t ery,
w/Microphone, w/ Recording Media) 255 ×
234 × 464 mm (10 1/8 × 9 1/4 × 18 3/8 inch)

Power Requirement s (AC adapt or / Bat t ery)

Power requirement s
8.4 V / 7.2 V

viewfinder - normal bright ness (HD / SD) 3.4

W / 2.6 W
Power consumpt ion
LCD - normal bright ness (HD / SD) 3.4 W / 2.6
W

Operat ing t emperat ure 0 t o +40 deg C (+32 t o +104 deg F)

St orage t emperat ure -20 t o +60 deg C (-4 t o +140 deg F)

Cont inuous recording t ime approx. 280 min

Bat t ery operat ing t ime
(FH, LCD, NP-F570: fully charged bat t .)

Video Format HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD)

SD MPEG-2 PS
Recording format Audio Format HD Dolby Digit al 2ch, 16 bit , 48
kHz
SD Dolby Digit al 2ch, 16 bit , 48 kHz

AVCHD FX (24 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/50i / 16:9

AVCHD FH (17 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/50i / 16:9
AVCHD HQ (9 Mbps) 1440 x 1080/50i / 16:9
Recording frame rat e*1
AVCHD LP (5 Mbps) 1440 x 1080/50i / 16:9
MPEG2 SD HQ (9 Mbps) 720 x 576/50i / 16:9,
4:3

175 min (2 h 55 m) wit h 32 GB Memory St ick

Recording/Playback t ime PRO-HX Duo FX
(24 Mbps) Dolby Digit al 2ch recording

Zoom rat io Sony G Lens, 12x (opt ical), 160x Digit al Zoom

f = 2.9 t o 34.8 mm (equivalent t o f = 29.8 t o

357.6 mm at 16:9 video and st ill mode, f =
Focal lengt h 27.4 t o 328.8 mm at 4:3 st ill mode, f = 36.5
t o 438.0 mm at 4:3 video mode on 35 mm
lens)*2

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 Focus Full range aut o / Manual

Image st abilizer ON / OFF select able

Filt er diamet er 37 mm

Camera Section
1/4-inch t ype ExmorR CMOS wit h ClearVid
pixel array
Imaging device
Pixel Gross: Approx.4200K Video Act ual:
Approx. 2650K (16:9)

Minimum illuminat ion 3 lx (Low LUX mode, 1/25 shut t er)

1/6 - 1/10000 (Manual Shut t er Speed

Shut t er speed
Cont rol)

Iris F1.8 - F3.4

200 fps (fixed) as Smoot h Slow Rec *The

Slow & Quick Mot ion funct ion pict ure qualit y is degraded. (fps : Field per
Sec.)

Aut o, out door (5800K), indoor (3200K), One-

Whit e balance
push (Touch panel)

Inputs/Outputs
Mic input St ereo mini jack (x 1) ø3.5 mm

A/V Out put Pin Jack

Component Video Out put Pin Jack

Remot e Conect or St ereo mini-minijack (ø2.5 mm)

USB USB device, Mini-AB/Hi-Speed (x 1)

Headphone out put St ereo mini jack (x 1) ø3.5 mm

HDMI out put HDMI connect or (x 1)

Monitoring
0.2 inch-t ype approx. 201 600 dot s (300 x
Viewfinder
224 x 3 [RGB]), 4:3 aspect rat io

2.7 ClearPhot o LCD, approx. 230 400 dot s

Built -in LCD monit or
(960 x 240), 16:9 aspect rat io

Microphone
2ch St ereo microphone

Recording Media

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 Int ernal Memory 32 GB

Memory St ick PRO Duo (Mark2), Memory

St ick PRO-HG Duo, Memory St ick PRO-HG
Type
Duo HX*3
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card*4

Supplied Accessories
AC Adapt or [AC-L100], Rechargeable Bat t ery
Pack [NP-F570], Power cord, Microphone
(St ereo) [ECM-PS1], Wind Screen, Eyecup,
Lens hood, Lens cap, Composit e cable (RCA
x3), USB cable (mini-B), USB Adapt or cable
(for ext ernal HDD) [VMC-UAM1], Applicat ion
Soft ware (CD-ROM) [PMB]

Notes
Due t o variable bit rat e, 24 Mbps is t he
maximum bit rat e for AVCHD FX mode and
*1:
t he average bit rat e is being st at ed for FH,
HQ and LP modes.

The focal lengt h is when St eadyShot mode is

*2:
in Act ive mode Off.

Compat ible “Memory St ick” t ype: For

AVCHD recording / Capacit y: more t han 1 GB,
*3:
For St andard Definit ion recording / Capacit y:
more t han 512 MB

Recommended Speed Class For AVCHD

*4: recording / Class 4 or higher, For St andard
Definit ion recording / Class 2 or higher

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