• MiniDV 
• Carl Zeiss Lens 
• Picture Package Software 
• Image Mixer Software 
• 10x Optical zoom 
• Gross 800k pixels 
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• 640x Digital zoom 
• Easy Handycam 
• Photo mode on Tape 
• USB Streaming / Webcam 
• 2.5" Touch Screen LCD 
• Battery Info 
• Advanced HAD Technology 
• PCM Digital Stereo (12/16 bit) 
• Digital Program Editing (Tape) 
• Electronic Super SteadyShot 
• NightShot plus (0 Lux min illumination) 
• Direct Access to burn VideoCD (using supplied software on PC) 
• Automatic / Manual Focus (Touch Panel) 
• Spot Focus (Touch Panel) 
• Spot Meter (Touch Panel) 
• White Balance Control 
• Exposure Control 
• Backlight Compensation 
• Automatic Gain Control 
• Preset and Custom Title 
• Digital Noise Reduction 
• Built-in Microphone (Stereo) 
• Automatic Wind Position 
• Built in Speaker 
• SP / LP Recording 
• 16:9 Recording 
• Interval & Frame Recording 
• On-Screen Display

MiniDV Format
The MiniDV format offers more precise image detail and color accuracy than previously possible with analog camcorders. The superior quality of digital video results from:

Higher Resolution -- up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution, on select models for sharper picture detail.

Component Color Sampling -- preserves three times more color information than analog VHS and S-VHS video, for brighter and truer colors.

Time Base Correction -- stabilizes the picture, eliminating video jitters.

Error Correction -- fills in missing video data, providing seamless, professional-looking video.

Super NightShot® 0 Lux System PLUS Infrared System
Low light? No problem. Absolutely no light? No sweat! Now you can capture video even in total darkness (0 lux). Sony's NightShot system uses infrared light to capture images invisible to the human eye. You can shoot subjects like sleeping babies up to 10 feet away in total darkness. 

Invented by Sony, the NightShot system is available on selected Sony Handycam® camcorders. With the optional HVL-IRC NightShot light, you can even capture images from up to 100 feet away! Top models have Sony's Super NightShot system, which automatically adjusts the shutter speed for even better exposure and even greater detail. Pictured With and Without Super NightShot enabled.

Plus Inferred System . . . An advanced version of Sony's NightShot® Infrared system that allows users to record natural color images in low-light conditions, but without the blurring common with other lowlight recording systems. 

iLink® Digital Interface
Don't be content with life as it is. Improve your memories with digital video editing on a PC or digital VCR.

Sony's i.LINK DV or MICROMV interface gives you true digital-to-digital editing, without the "generation loss" of analog editing. And the i.LINK interface is compatible with a range of Sony digital VCRs, Sony edit controllers, and Sony PCs with editing software.

InfoLithium Batteries
When the action rolls, you need the power to capture it. Smarter batteries help you prepare. 
Sony InfoLithium® Batteries communicate with your Handycam camcorder's AccuPower™ meter, telling you how much shooting time remains.

And because they resist "memory effect," Sony InfoLithium Batteries do not prematurely reduce recording time. Last but not least, some of Sony's optional batteries last up to 13 Hours of recording time.  (see optional accessories below) It's truly a smart way to be ready for action.

Stamina Power Management
Sony Stamina recording keeps going longer than you do. The combination of low power consumption and an optional InfoLithium battery give Sony Handycam® models incredible operating time. To keep tabs on battery life, Sony's AccuPower™ meter displays the number of minutes remaining -- right in the viewfinder.
 

Steady Shot Image Stabilization
There's a world of difference between experiences that are moving and the ones that are simply shaky.  To encourage the first and prevent the second, Sony invented SteadyShot picture stabilization. It smoothes and steadies your images without degrading picture quality. Sony does it with motion sensors --- a more accurate system than many other camcorders on the market. 

The, even more precise OPTICAL Super SteadyShot is found on certain models. Sony does it with motion sensors -– a more accurate system than many other camcorders on the market

USB Streaming
Stay connected with family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio, via the Internet with the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scene stored on tape. It's like having your own web camera or video conferencing system. 

Playback video via the internet . . .