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Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 183.0 x 20.0 x 127.0 mm 27.3 x 41.2 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 635.0 g 15.6 g 58.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal Grey Silver, Blue, Red, Green, Purple Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $400 / $500 $80 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 80GB / 160GB 1GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" 2.5" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD None LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 7" 0" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 N/A 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 262k N/A 262k
Touch Display: Yes Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*TV Out with optional dock. optional TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 N/A MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, PNG N/A JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash PDF, Flash N/A N/A
With optional software plug-in: AAC, AC3, H.264 HD support: MPEG-4 (ASP 720p) & WMV HD (MP 720p) MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and AC3 stereo sound (5.1) H.264 up to DVD resolution with AAC AAC and AAC+ stereo audio files AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files (via SPDIF output of DVR Station) optional: AAC, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, Flash +AIFF Audio Format Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 20.0 hours 12.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 5.5 hours 0.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Touch Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Line-in N/A N/A
*Audio and video recording is optional with docking station optional Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Earbuds, cleaning cloth, proprietary USB cable, dock insert for DVR add-on N/A Earbuds, Dock Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: GPS Cradle, DVR Docking Station, Portable DVD Dock, Battery Dock, Mini Dock, Helmet Cam, TV Tuner N/A N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes No No No
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection 4-Pin Phono Jack Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan N/A N/A Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A N/A N/A
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