Also features a long 20x Optical / 990x digital zoom, and a 2.5" swivel screen LCD. Record into the night, using the night shot infrared recording system, an advanced feature that lets you shoot great video even in total darkness. Steady shot Picture Stabilization reduces the effect of camera shake, so it keeps your videos moving smoothly even if you're in a car. 

Features:

• 990x Digital Zoom 
• 20x Optical Zoom 
• InfoLITHIUMTM Battery System (M-series) 
• "Easy Handycam" with just the touch of a button, your camera will be programmed with ease of use in mind. 
• Hi8™ Format 400 lines of horizontal resolution 
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• 380K gross pixels / 230K effective pixels CCD 
• STAMINA™ 10 hours recording time 
• 2.5" LCD Monitor (123k dots) 
• SteadyShot™ ( Only on TRV 428E ) reduces the effect of camera shake so your videos are always smooth even if you're moving when you shoot them. 
• NightShot™ plus Uses infrared light to let your camcorder see in total darkness and still record in colour 
• Built-in Light automatically turns on when the CCD sense low light conditions 
• Easy Dubbing Function makes dubbing to your VCR easier 
• Battery Info displays the status of the battery charge and recording time available without turning on the camera 
• Time Base Corrector (TBC) 
• Super Digital Noise Reduction for improved sharpness and colour reproduction 
• Manual Focus 
• Program AE (6 modes): Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, Sunset & Moon 
• Fader (5 modes): Black, White, Mosaic, Monotone, Stripe 
• Picture Effects (8 modes): Slim, Stretch, Mosaic, Solarization, Monotone, Sepia, Negative Art, Pastel 
• Advanced Titles 
• Multi-Language Operation including English, Canadian French, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Korean 

Hi8 Video Format
Enables You to record up to 400 lines of horizontal resolution for amazingly clear, vibrant and detailed videos

Super NightShot™ Infrared System
Every Sony Handycam camcorder delivers superb performance in low light. Some even shoot beautifully in no light! The Super NightShot system enables You to shoot subjects up to 10 feet away in total darkness. This improved version of the NightShot system provides better overall picture quality by automatically selecting from two shutter speeds. The secret is an infrared light at the front of the camcorder. 

Built-In Video Light 
Uses a 3-watt lamp that brightens up your video when shooting in low light situations. Approx arrange of the light is 5 feet . Sony this year has put on a LED White Light which does not heat up despite of prolonged usage 

InfoLithium™ Battery System
To make sure You get the maximum benefit from each charge, Sony's InfoLithium batteries have no life-shortening "memory effect." To keep You informed of remaining power, Sony's Battery meter spells out remaining battery time in minutes-right on the camcorder's LCD monitor or viewfinder.

SteadyShot™ Picture Stabilization 
The SteadyShot system offers one of the most effective, and the most power efficient, image stabilization systems available on the market. SteadyShot utilizes motion sensors located in the lens assembly area that are designed to sense camcorder motion, not subject motion. 

The Hyper-Precision SteadyShot system uses an oversized CCD chip (up to 380K pixels). Only 230K pixels are required to deliver excellent picture quality. The extra pixels on the chip can be used to compensate for both horizontal and vertical motion of the camcorder, different from digital image stabilizing systems. 

SteadyShot virtually eliminates camcorder shake, without degrading the picture quality. The Hyper-Precision CCD simply turns off and on the appropriate pixels every 1/60th of a second to compensate for the motion of the camera. Furthermore, because the Hyper-Precision system doesn't require complex moving parts, it draws significantly less power from the camcorder battery. 

Easy dubbing 
The advantage of Easy Dubbing is that there is no need for a LANC cable. With this neat feature, users can copy video footage scene by scene using the camcorder to control the system. The two pieces of equipment communicate by pre-subscribed infrared codes to synchronise recording. In Normal mode, the camcorder provides a number of editing facilities, such as fade in and fade out of a scene and the titling of each scene. 

Program AE and Maunal Focusing 
You have 8 Program AE Modes for your shooting requirements. SpotLight , Potrait , Sports , Beach & Ski , Sunset / Moon and Lanscape Modes . Also it has a Manual Focusing Ring . Pls note , by default the handycam supports Auto focusing

Fader
Fader effect gives you the possibility to alter the way you fade from one shot to another. Select from different fade modes to make smooth and creative transitions from scene to scene. Black, Mosaic, Monotone, Bounce and Stripe.

16:9 Wide Recording 
Borders will appear in LCD or viewfinder (looks like cinema) for monitoring; however, image will be recorded in full style. 

Battery Info Button
Sony has replaced the side LCD Monitor (which used to show the battery level at time of charging) on their previous handycam models with a "BATTERY INFO" Button in the current models . ‘Battery Info’ tells you how much charge and recording time you have just by pressing a button before using the camcorder 

Supplied Accessories

• Sony InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery NP-FM30 
• AC Adaptor ana Battery Charger AC-L15  plus Mains Lead 
• AV Cable 
• Wireless Remote RMT-833 
• Shoulder Belt 
• Lens Cap