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Sony DPA-1

Source reference · needs review · MiniDisc Wiki, September 2026 snapshot · Source edited 2023-11-15

Manufacturer
Sony
Model / source grouping
DPA-1
Device type
misc
MDLP modes
No
NetMD interface
No
Hi-MD support
No

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Manuals & documentation

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Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.

Attribution and changes

Adapted from “Sony DPA-1”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.

Name DPA-1
Manufacturer Sony
Released 1996/11
Device type misc
Recorder Recorder
MDLP No
NetMD No
Hi-MD No
Radio No
Dimensions 274x242x65mm
Weight 2.3kg
ATRAC ver Not recorded
Battery Not recorded Not recorded
Battery notes Not recorded
Sidecar (depr) Not recorded
Voltage 100
Power cable Not recorded
Price (launch) Not recorded
¥118 000
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Inputs 3.5mm line in (analog-only), 3.5mm microphone
Outputs 3.5mm line out (analog-only), 3.5mm headphone
Control Not recorded

MD Data disc machine, compliant with the Picture MD standard.

Features: Picture MD editing deck that records still images from video, S-video and cordless IR inputs, allows you to add audio clips and compile them into albums, then displays them on a TV or through cordless IR to a Sony video printer. It can also be used as a normal Audio MD recording and playback deck (using audio MDs), but has no digital audio connectors. Playback modes: Album at a time, picture at a time, slide show (with/without sound, with/without comments).

Specs: IR interface: IrDA 1.152Mbps. Image output format: NTSC. Pixel count: 640x480. Audio freq. response: 20-20KHz +/-2dB. Image compression: JPEG.

Connections: comm adapter (mini DIN8), image input (pin jack x 2), image output (pin jack), svideo i/o (4 pin mini DIN jack), audio i/o (pin jack), mic input (stereo minijack), headphones

Content adapted from: Sony Info Page Sony Info Page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Minidisc.org

Manuals

Repair

Photos

Sony DPA-1 via @Obsolete Sony on twitter

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Additional specifications and references
Manual
RegionJapan