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{{CRT model
|brand=Sony
|model_code=FD-10A
|series=Watchman
|market=USA
|release_year=1987
|crt_type=TV
|form_factor=Portable
|screen_size_in=2
|aspect_ratio=4:3
|tube_type=Flat B&W
|height=6.4 cm
|width=15.2 cm
|depth=3.8 cm
|weight=410 g
|speaker_type=Mono
|av_system=NTSC
|tuner_system=NTSC-M
|power_avg=2
}}
The '''Sony FD-10A''' is a handheld black-and-white television from Sony's '''Watchman''' line, sold from about 1986–1987.<ref name="rm">[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_watchman_fd_10afd10.html Watchman FD-10A], Radiomuseum.</ref>

Its 2-inch screen uses Sony's flat picture tube — the tube is folded so the electron gun fires along the face of the screen rather than at it from behind, which is what let the whole set be about 38 mm thick instead of carrying a conventional CRT neck.<ref name="ar">[https://antiqueradio.org/SonyFD-10AWatchmanTelevision.htm Sony Model FD-10A Watchman Television (1987)], Antique Radio Classified.</ref>

The set runs from four AA cells — dry or rechargeable — drawing about 1.6 W, which gives roughly 5 hours on alkalines.<ref name="rm" /> It has a US-standard VHF and UHF tuner with a built-in telescopic aerial, a mono speaker and an earphone jack, and weighs about 410 g.<ref name="rm" /> Sony offered a VCV-2 screen magnifier and a BC-3K4 charger as accessories.<ref name="rm" />

== References ==
<references />
{{CRT input
|label=Antenna
|signal=RF
|connector=RF (300Ω twin-lead)
|count=1
|audio=None
|location=rear
|notes=Built-in telescopic rod aerial covering US VHF and UHF.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=Earphone
|output_type=Audio
|signal=Analog mono
|connector=3.5mm TRS
|count=1
|location=side
}}
{{CRT link
|link_type=Database
|link_source=Radiomuseum
|link_url=https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_watchman_fd_10afd10.html
}}

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