Hybrid LCD Display, Intelligent Accessory Shoe

Hybrid LCD Display

Hybrid technology means Sony LCDs stay legible despite bright light. Ideal for skiing and trips to the beach.

Intelligent Accessory Shoe

Automatically recognises and acti- vates Sony Intelligent Accessories you connect, such as lights and microphones.

Intelligent Flash

Overrideable intuitive flash technol- ogy that automatically adjusts flash intensity in line with distance and exposure settings.

Primary Color Filter

For colour clarity rarely achieved in camcorders, our special filter splits incoming light into red, green and blue – the same frequencies used to reproduce colour on screens.

Program AE

Select a shooting mode to suit the conditions. Your Handycam automati- cally adjusts settings for ‘Sunset and Moon’, ‘Spotlight’ and more.

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USB

A fast and virtually universal form of cable and socket for transferring short e-Movies and still photos from your Handycam’s Memory Stick™ to a computer or printer.

LANC

This flexible jack lets you operate your Handycam via remote control, for example, when filming from a compatible tripod.

Megapixel Engine

Ultra-fast processing is the key to our ‘Megapixel Engine’, a group of cutting-edge technologies that set Sony digital imaging apart from the rest. To find out more, turn to page 6.

Sharpness Adjust

Choose from 8 sharpness settings to suit your subject – hard for the edges of buildings or softer for gentle human contours.

Signal Convert Function

Convert analogue footage or videos to digital film and you can edit or share them using a computer.

USB Streaming

Transfer footage live while you’re shooting it! Use your Handycam as a webcam to see and talk to people over the Internet.

NightShot / NightShot Plus / Super NightShot Plus

Find your subject and make movies in complete darkness with Sony’s NightShot infrared technology.

Thanks to new NightShot Plus, in semi-darkness you can even film in colour.

PictBridge**

Connect your Handycam directly to a PictBridge-compatible printer with USB cable. Print photos without a computer!

Smooth Interval Recording

Automatically stops and starts recording at set intervals – for great time-lapse footage, for example, of a flower opening or the sun setting.

Time Code

Very useful for quick, precise editing and searching. Sony MiniDV and Digital 8 Handycams automatically number and code each frame.

Touch Panel

Simply tap on the LCD display to access the menu! You can even set exposure and focus for the subject you touch on the screen.

Zebra Pattern

To avoid white saturation and over-exposure, activate stripes on your viewfinder or LCD that highlight the prob- lem area of the shot.

*We recommend a VAIO desktop or notebook.

** PictBridge is a trademark.