16GB A Series Walkman Video MP3

Model number: NWZ-A865BLK

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

Series Highlights: 2.8" touch screen, built-in Bluetooth®, wireless personal photo sharing, Senseme™ Channel, drag-and-drop file transfer, Clear Audio technologies, EX premium earbuds and integrated mic.

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With an A Series by your side, there's never a dull moment. The dazzling 2.8" (400x240) touch screen delivers incredible color and quickly serves up photos, videos, album artwork and more. Easily navigate your media library with the tap of a finger or via traditional button controls if you prefer. Experience your music wirelessly and stream audio to other compatible devices with integrated Bluetooth®. Sony Clear Audio technologies work as a team to make your music sound the best it can – Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, Clear Stereo and Clear Bass Audio Technologies offer deeper, richer sound plus S-Master™ MX amplification makes for higher signal to noise ratios and less distortion. Upload the matching lyric file and learn the words to your favorite song as your A Series scrolls them along the screen in sync with the music. Premium EX earbuds and USB cable included.

Lightning-fast Touch Screen Display

A 2.8" WQVGA (400x240) TFT touch screen delivers incredible color for fast, rich viewing of photos, videos, and album artwork. The hybrid operation system provides intuitive touch panel controls and traditional button controls for playback.

Easy Content Transfer

The Media Go™ application for Windows® allows you to transfer your favorite music, videos, playlists, and photos to your Walkman® easily. You can drag and drop the data from iTunes® for Windows, Windows Media Player or Windows Explorer.

Built-in Voice Recording

Voice recording function lets you record personal notes.

Open, charge and listen

USB cable and premium EX headphones are included.

High Quality Sound

Exclusive Sony Clear Audio Technologies – Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, Clear Stereo and Clear Bass Audio Technologies for deeper, richer sound plus S-Master™ MX amplification for higher signal to noise ratios and less distortion.

Synchronized Lyric Feature

Load the matching lyric file and sing along to your favorite songs while the lyrics appear in sync to the music.

Audio and video on the go

Multiple high-quality audio and video formats are supported, giving you more freedom to download the files you want.

Integrated Bluetooth® technology

Experience your music wirelessly and stream audio to other compatible devices with integrated Bluetooth®.

Wireless Personal Photo Transfer

With the Photo Transfer feature, users can share their personal photos³ taken with a compatible Bluetooth® enabled devices.

Long Battery Life

A long-lasting battery lets you listen to music for up to 25 hours or watch video for up to 5 hours before you need to recharge.¹

Product Specifications

Bluetooth Feature & Device

Bluetooth Audio Feature

CUE/REV : Yes
Meta Data Indication : Yes
PAUSE : Yes
TRACK +/- : Yes

Profile

A2DP : Yes
AVRCP : Yes
OPP : Yes

Other Features

Device Name : NWZ-A865

BT Spec.

Secure Simple Pairing : Yes
Version : Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR

Capability

Clock : Alarm Settings: Alarm ON/OFF / Alarm Time / Repeat / Alarm Sound Settings
MP3 Player : Flash Memory
Radio : Digital FM Tuner
Voice Recorder : Built-in mic, MP3 CODEC

Display

Display Technology : TFT color display with white LED-backlight, WQVGA (400 x 240 Pixels)
Screen Size : 2.8" WQVGA (400 x 240 Pixels)

Inputs and Outputs

Headphone Output(s) : 1 (1/8" stereo mini jack)

Playback Features

Photo Playback : JPEG

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.) : 52.5 x 96.9 x 9.3 mm (2 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches)
Weight (Approx.) : 77g (2.8oz)

Audio

AVLS : Volume Limit ON/OFF
Antenna System : FM: Headphone Cord Antenna
Equalizer : 5 Band Equalizer with 6 presets: Heavy/Pop/Jazz/Unique/Custom 1/Custom 2
Format(s) Supported : MP3 / WMA / AAC-LC / L-PCM
Frequency Response : 20 - 20,000Hz (When playing data file, single signal measruement)
Station Preset(s) : up to 30 FM presets
Tuner Frequency Range : 87.5 - 108 MHz
Tuner Type : Digital FM Tuner
Audio Power Output : 5 + 5mW

Convenience

Automatic Shut-off : Sleep Timer Settings: Off / After 30 Min / After 60 Min / After 90 Min / After 120 Min
Recording Modes : Voice Recording

General

Backlit Color : White LED-backlight
Recommended Use : Music / Video / Photo / FM / Podcast playback

Memory

Memory Size : 16 GB
User Memory Capacity (Approx.) : 14.0 GB (15,138,652,160 bytes)

Power

Battery Charging (Approx) : USB based charging: 2 Hours (full charge), 1 Hour (80%)
Battery Life (Approx) :
Music: 25 Hrs. (Bluetooth OFF) / 8 Hrs. (Bluetooth ON);
Video: 5 Hrs. (Bluetooth OFF) / 3 Hrs. (Bluetooth ON);
FM Radio: 13 Hrs. (Bluetooth OFF);
Voice Recording: 5 Hrs. (Bluetooth OFF)
Power Type : Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Wireless Connectivity

Frequency Band : 2.4 GHz band (2.4000 GHz - 2.4835 GHz)
Maximum Range : Line of sight approx. 10 meters (30 feet)
Modulation Method : FHSS

Audio Features

Play Mode : Normal / Repeat / Shuffle / Shuffle & Repeat / Repeat song / Karaoke / Language Study / Playback Range / Display Lyrics
Simulated Surround : VPT (Studio / Live / Club / Arena / Matrix)
Sound Mode :
DSEE: Digital Sound Enhancement Engine;
5-band equalizer (None/Heavy/Pop/Jazz/Unique/Custom 1/Custom 2);
VPT (Studio/Live/Club/Arena/Matrix);
Clear Stereo (On/Off);
Clear Bass;
Dynamic Normalizer (On/Off);
DPC (Speed Control: x0.5/x0.7/x0.9/Off/x1.1/x1.25/x1.5/x1.75/x2.0)

Convenience Features

Karaoke : Karaoke / Language study: Off / Language study / Maximum Karaoke Mode / Minimum Karaoke Mode)
Multiple Language Display : English / German / Spanish / French / Italian / Polish / Portuguese / Russian / Turkish / Japanese / Korean / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese
On-Screen Display : Portrait orientation (Landscape orientation during video play mode)
Search Features : All Songs / Album / Artist / Genre / Release Year / Playlists / Bookmark / Folder / Voice Recording / Received Songs / SensMe™ Channels

Hardware

Headphone Type : MDR-EX0300 Earbuds
Interface : Hi-Speed USB with WM-PORT(22pin)
System Requirements : IBM PC/AT compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating systems¹:
Windows XP Home Edition² (Service Pack 3 or later)
Windows XP Professional² (Service Pack 3 or later)
Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Not supported by OSs other than above.
Compatibility mode for Windows XP (included with Windows Vista and Windows 7) is not supported.
1- Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft.
2 - Excluding 64-bit OS versions.
CPU: 1 GHz processor (2.6GHz recommended for video playback)
RAM: 1 GB or more
Hard Disk Drive: 600 MB or more of available space
Sound card
USB port (Hi-Speed USB is recommended)
Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
Broadband Internet connection is required to use Gracenote® MusicID® service or podcast, or to visit the web store site.

Operating Conditions

Operating Temperature : 41 'F to 95 'F (5 'C to 35 'C)

Video

Format : MP4 / WMV

In the Box

Earbud adapters (S, M, L)
Software: The software is stored in the built-in flash memory of the player, and includes the following items: Media Go, Walkman Guide & User Guide. For details on how to install, refer to “Quick Start Guide”.

Walkman® player
USB cable

MDR-EX0300 Earbud headphones
Quick Start Guide

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Product Warranty

Limited Warranty

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Haven't taken them off At first I was a little put off by it's shorter life span (compared to my old NWZ-S545) but it wasn't the problem I thought it would be. It still lasts long then most new mp3 players on the market. The thought I would have problems with the touch screen (big hands) but it's more accurate then expected. Audio, video, pictures, radio all are fantastic. Favorite part though is the side buttons, so I don't have to always mess with the touch screen. April 24, 2012

Best Walkman Yet Unlike my previous Walkman this new one really fills my expectations. It offers access to SensMe and Music Unlimited two of my favorite services from SONY. Audio is fantastic far better than any iPod or Zune could ever offer and I have owned all types of Zunes and iPods. The Walkmans offer an amazing music experience which is exactly what an mp3 player should be doing. Unfortunately Apple and their iPods are only so famous because of the access to different forms of media. That is good but I do not need an mp3 player for that. The SONY Walkmans are perfect for music fans such as myself because of the support it has. Shame SONY does not have their own music store. I just wish this model brought the 32GB and 64GB models like Japan has. 16GB is good but eventually it will run out. I just hope SONY continues to suport the A model even after the Z model comes out. January 3, 2012

LONG LIVE THE SONY WALKMAN!!! I have been using Sony Walkman's since the first unit came out in 1979. I have owned dozens of the Walkman brands from the first cassette Walkman to the first digital Walkman and this unit is by far the best WALKMAN they have ever made. The Touch screen is far better than the iPod or any touch screen for that matter, icon layout and just easy to use. The screen is colorful and perfect size but not for movies but who will watch a movie on this thing? Loading picture and music is so easy with the Media Go software and creating playlist right on the player it perfect, you can even bookmark your favorite tracks. So many cool features built into this thing it's worth every dollar you pay. MAY THE WALKMAN LIVE FOREVER!! GO SONY!!! November 12, 2011

Kingz of SOUND !!!! Ipod and Zune need to bow down to the masters of SOUND. I got mine and it totally ROCKED !!!! I was 100% blown away by the life like sound !!! Im using my Dr. Dre Beats PRO and I don't even need an alternate headphone amp to power these headphones, this A-Series Walkman brings them to life without a headphone amp. Great job SONY. Now if you can include an In-Line Backlit Remote like the portable MiniDisc Players it would be perfect device from a function stand point. October 13, 2011

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1. Actual performance varies based on settings, environmental conditions, and usage. Battery capacity decreases over time and use.

2. 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions.

3. It may be prohibited to transfer content, without the copyright holder’s permission, for other than your personal/private enjoyment under applicable copyright law.

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