Sony HDR-FX1, line in

RightMark Audio Analyzer test

(Tests performed by John Beale and published here with permission.)

Source: CD playback from Pioneer DV-343 player, line out
Camcorder audio mode: 16-bit, 48 kHz

FX1 manual audio level wheel set at "3" out of 10.
Anything higher and the effect of some kind of limiter shows up,
arguably a good feature to prevent clipping, but complicates testing.



Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.23, -4.19 Poor
Noise level, dB (A): -92.5 Very good
Dynamic range, dB (A): 92.4 Very good
THD, %: 0.233 Poor
IMD, %: 0.239 Average
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -92.3 Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.260 Average

General performance: Good




Frequency response

Spectrum graph


Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB -12.04, +0.23
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB -4.19, +0.23




Noise level

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB: -91.3 -91.4
RMS power (A-weighted), dB: -92.5 -92.5
Peak level, dB FS: -76.3 -76.3
DC offset, %: -0.00 -0.00




Dynamic range

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB: +91.3 +91.3
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: +92.4 +92.4
DC offset, %: -0.00 -0.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
THD, %: 0.2336 0.2329
THD + Noise, %: 1.4487 1.3821
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 1.6097 1.5361




Intermodulation distortion

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %: 0.2387 0.2442
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 0.1433 0.1490




Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph


Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB: -67 -67
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB: -91 -91
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB: -83 -84




IMD (swept tones)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise at 5 kHz, %: 0.2591 0.2669
IMD + Noise at 10 kHz, %: 0.2921 0.2627
IMD + Noise at 15 kHz, %: 0.2404 0.2492

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.4