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DCR-HC40 Mini DV Handycam
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The DCR-HC40 MiniDV Handycam® gives you all the features you’d expect from a Sony camcorder in an ultra-compact design that’s as beautiful as the images it captures. It features a 1.0 Megapixel Advanced HAD™ imaging chip and a Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens which combine to capture video with incredible detail and clarity. The DCR-HC40 also includes a huge 2.5" hybrid SwivelScreen™ touch panel LCD display with a 3D menu system, Super NightShot® Plus infrared recording, USB streaming, and digital still image capturing on MemoryStick DUO™ media. |
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- 1.0 Megapixel (Gross) Advanced HAD¯ CCD Imager
1/5" Advanced HAD¯ (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 690K (effective) pixels provides excellent detail and clarity, with exceptional video performance (up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution). Realize great looking digital still images utilizing 1000K (effective) pixels. The Megapixel technology enhances your digital videos and digital still photography performance
- MiniDV Recording
Offers up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution, 3X color bandwidth (vs. VHS) and significantly higher S/N ratio, to provide stunning video performance
- 10X Optical/120X Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the action up close from far away. In addition, the digital zoom interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms
- 2.5" Hybrid SwivelScreen¯ Touch Screen LCD Display (123K
Pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The 123K pixel LCD display makes images sharp and detailed during playback or when monitoring recording. The Hybrid Reflective-Transmissive LCD Screen provides accurate viewing in sunlight or bright light, virtually eliminating the úwash-outî common with traditional LCD Screens
- Progressive Shutter
Mechanical shutter system that provides Progressive Scan performance while utilizing an interlace scanning system. Digital still images will be sharp and clear with excellent definition
- Analog To Digital Conversion with Pass-Through
Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video source to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passed through the digital Handycam camcorder directly into a PC via the i.LINK• interface in real-time for easy PC editing of your analog footage
- InfoLithium• Battery with AccuPower¯ Meter System
Charge the battery at any time because unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, SonyÐs rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening úmemory effectî. SonyÐs exclusive AccuPower¯ meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes in the viewfinder or the LCD screen
- Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization System
An advanced version of SonyÐs SteadyShot• system that controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems
- 12-Bit/16-Bit PCM Digital Stereo
16-Bit offers the same outstanding sound quality as compact disc. 12-Bit recording enables you to add an additional audio track with compatible audio dubbing equipment or i.LINK•* interface compatible computers.
10/3/06 prices subject to change without notice