- 1/6-inch CCD imager.
- MiniDV format offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution.
- 20x optical zoom with Super Steady picture-stabilization system.
- 2.5-inch high-resolution touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles.
- Super Night Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light.
Product Description
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CL) MU) Sony DCR-HC36 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x
Optical Zoom
From the Manufacturer
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The DCR-HC36 from Sony gives you a full-featured, compact MiniDV
camcorder at an affordable price. Highlights include the Advanced
HAD CCD imager, which captures stunning detail and clarity, and
20x optical zoom with Super Steady picture stabilization,
which focuses on distant subjects, providing clear close-up
images with less distortion. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
offers less glare and increased contrast for vivid, more
life-like color and tones.
Make your personal videos complete with additional customization
features such as Picture and Fader effects for creative and
professional looking enhancements. Picture Package software helps
you easily organize and edit still images and video.
1/6-Inch Advanced HAD CCD Imager, 680K Pixels Gross
1/6-Inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 340K
(effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with
exceptional video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and
still image performance.
MiniDV
Offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution, 3x the color
bandwidth and a significantly higher signal/noise ratio, to
provide spectacular video performance.
20x Optical/800x Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up 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.
Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating
that offers less glare and flare with increased contrast. This
results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation
and perfect renditions of subtle tones.
Super Steady Picture Stabilization System
Picture stabilization system that uses motion sensors to detect
and compensate for camera "shake" without compromising picture
quality like some other digital stabilization systems.
2.5-Inch Touch Panel SwivelScreen LCD Display (123K Pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The
high resolution 123K pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees
for multiple viewing angles providing sharp, detailed images for
monitoring or playback.
USB Streaming
Stay connected to family and friends by broadcasting live video
with audio over the internet using the USB interface. You can
even playback your favorite recorded scene on the camcorder's
tape. It's like having your own video conferencing system.
i.LINK DV Interface
A digital high-speed bi-directional interface which provides
audio-video communication between two compatible devices. This
connection allows for pure digital transfer between devices
equipped with an IEEE1394 interface, such as camcorders, digital
VTRs, capture cards, and PCs.
Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick Duo Media
Capture still images at 640 x 480 resolution, directly onto
Memory Stick Duo Media for easy transfer to PCs for e-mailing,
printing, or sharing with other compatible Memory Stick devices.
InfoLithium Battery with AccuPower Meter System
Charge the battery at anytime because unlike NiCad (Nickel
Cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries are
not subject to a life shortening "memory effect." Sony's
exclusive AccuPower meter displays the battery time remaining in
minutes, in either the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
Tele Macro Function
Useful for shooting close up s, but without having the
camcorder casting a shadow on the subject. Images in the
Tele Macro Mode will have the subject properly focused with the
background unfocussed so that the subject stands out.
Super Night Plus Infrared System
With Sony's Super Night Infrared System you can capture
natural looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record
subjects up to 20 feet away using the built-in infrared system,
but without the overall monochrome color common with earlier
low-light systems.
Manual Focus
Allows the user to manually adjust the focus of the camcorder
using the touch panel. Manual focusing also allows the user to
control the focus in difficult situations where either the
environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder's auto
focus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a
window or in a crowded environment.
On-Screen Zoom and Record Controls
For additional control of the camcorder, the DCR-HC36 features
Zoom and Record buttons on the frame of the LCD screen. This
allows the user more flexibility when holding the camcorder,
especially in overhead or low angle s.
Stamina Battery Power Management System
Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLithium Battery, the DCR-HC36 can
continuously record for up to 9 hours (viewfinder) or up to 7
hours (LCD) on a single full charge, providing extra long battery
life.
Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes
Program AE modes make easy even when filming in
challenging situations. Choose from Beach and Ski, Landscape,
Portrait, Sports Lesson, Spotlight or Sunset and Moon modes.
Additional features
* Picture effects
* Easy Handycam button
* Fader effects
* Battery information
* Picture Package softwareWhat's in the Box
Sony DCR-HC36 MiniDV camcorder, power adapter/in-camera charger
(ACL25), InfoLithium rechargeable battery (NPFP30), Remote
Commander remote control (RMT-831), stereo AV cable, lens cap,
USB cable, CD-ROM with USB Driver (Picture Package Software ver.
1.5 for Sony)