Camera record
SonyHDR-HC9E
A compact PAL HDV Handycam with a ClearVid CMOS sensor, 10× Carl Zeiss zoom, optical SteadyShot, a 2.7-inch touch LCD and Super NightShot.
Sony HDR-HC9E HDV Handycam with its LCD panel closed.
Official Sony Australia product photograph, HDR-HC9E.
Camera details
- Recording media & formats
- HDV / MiniDV / Memory card
- Era
- 00sDigital experiments
- Market introduction
- [4]
Hong Kong availability from the beginning of February, announced by Sony.
- Rental availability
- Available to rent
Verified features
- LCD screen
- Yes
2.7-inch widescreen colour touch LCD; 211,200 dots.[1]
- Flip-out screen
- Yes
LCD panel opens 90° and rotates up to 180° toward the lens.[1]
- Night vision
- Yes
Infrared recording at 0 lux using NightShot.[1]
- Manual focus
- Yes
Manual focus using the touch panel or assignable CAM CTRL dial.[1]
- Manual exposure
- Yes
Manual exposure and shutter-speed adjustment; assignable CAM CTRL dial.[1]
- External mic input
- Yes
3.5 mm stereo microphone input with plug-in power.[1]
- Headphone output
- Yes
3.5 mm stereo headphone output.[1]
- Optical zoom
- Yes
10× optical Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom.[2]
- Image stabilization
- Yes
Optical Super SteadyShot.[2]
Technical specifications
- Video system
- PAL colour, CCIR; HDV 1080/50i[1]
- Memory card
- Memory Stick Duo / PRO Duo / PRO-HG Duo for JPEG stills; no movie recording to card[1][3]
- Still image size
- Up to 2848 × 2136 (6.1 MP, 4:3); 2848 × 1602 (4.6 MP, 16:9)[3]
- Image sensor
- 1/2.9-type ClearVid CMOS; approx. 3.2 million gross pixels[3]
- Effective movie pixels
- Approx. 2.28 million (16:9); 1.71 million (4:3)[3]
- Viewfinder
- Colour electronic viewfinder; 123,200 dots[3]
- 35 mm equivalent (movies)
- 40–400 mm (16:9); 49–490 mm (4:3)[1]
- Digital zoom
- Up to 20×[2]
- Tape recording time
- DVM60: HDV 60 min; DV SP 60 min / LP 90 min[1]
- Audio
- HDV: MPEG-1 Audio Layer II stereo; DV: PCM; built-in stereo microphone and speaker[3]
- Digital connections
- HDMI output; HDV/DV (i.LINK) input/output; USB Mini-B[1]
- Other connections
- Composite/component video and stereo audio outputs; S-Video with optional cable; 3.5 mm stereo mic and headphones; 2.5 mm LANC[1][3]
- Accessory shoe
- Sony Active Interface Shoe[2]
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- Approx. 82 × 82 × 138 mm[1]
- Body weight
- Approx. 550 g; 650 g with NP-FH60 battery and DVM60 cassette[1]
- Power
- 6.8 / 7.2 V battery or 8.4 V AC adapter; HDV recording: 4.3 W with LCD, 4.0 W with viewfinder[1]
Sources & documentation
Follow the numbered references for the original documentation and page notes.
- Sony HDR-HC9E Operating Guide
Sony 3-278-989-12(1), PAL model. Page 18: LCD hinge. Pages 26–27: CAM CTRL dial and NightShot. Pages 44–48: manual exposure, focus and Super NightShot. Pages 100–102: recording system, optics, connections and dimensions. Minimum illumination follows this model-specific guide: 5 lux with Auto Slow Shutter, 0 lux with NightShot.
- Sony Singapore — HDR-HC9E specifications
Model-specific specifications confirm 10× optical / 20× digital zoom, optical Super SteadyShot, Super NightShot and the Active Interface Shoe.
- Sony UK — HDR-HC9E specifications
PAL model specifications for sensor, display, audio, still images and connections. Movie recording uses MiniDV tape; Memory Stick is for still images.
- Sony Hong Kong — Handycam announcement, 1 February 2008
Page 3 states that HDR-HC9/E would be available from the beginning of February 2008 in Hong Kong. This documents market introduction, not the factory production-start date.
- Sony Australia — HDR-HC9E archived product page
Official product photograph. The archived page identifies its HDRHC9 product code as HDR-HC9E / HDR-HC9E/1 AU2.