This is a decent looking flash based HD handycam, with compact and attractive designing. It is the first attempt by Sony to manufacture a HD handycam costing less than $600. Following are its main specifications:

Specs:

LCD display, TFT active matrix, 2.7” Color
120x digital zoom
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Lens Manufacturer Carl Zeiss
Clearvid CMOS optical sensor 1/5”
Min Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec
Shooting Modes: Digital photo mode
Shooting Programs: Beach , Candle , Sunset , Sunrise , Fireworks , Landscape , Spotlight , Portrait mode , Twilight mode
White Balance: Custom , Presets , Automatic
White Balance Presets: Indoor , Outdoor
Widescreen Video Capture
Automatic exposure modes
Camcorder Sensor Resolution: 2.36 mp
Camcorder Effective Still Resolution: 2 mp
Camcorder Interpolated Still Resolution: 4 mp
Color Support
Face Detection
Still Image Format: JPEG
Integrated 8GB flash memory
Digital still camera function
Additional Features: Face detection,  PictBridge support,  Touch-screen control,  USB 2.0 compatibility,  Backlight compensation,  Dynamic Range Optimizer,  Smile Detection technology , Takes photos while movie recording,  Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Inbuilt microphone
Connections: 1 Composite video/audio output, 1 USB, 1 Component video output, 1 HDMI output, 1 S-Video output

Expansion Slot: 1 Memory Stick PRO Duo

Features:

It is a compact handycam, and lightweight, too. It can easily fit into a jacket pocket. This handycam can capture still photographs with 2mp or 4mp resolution. It comes in black, silver and red, and has textured matte and sleek plastic surface. The flat top makes it uneasy to grip the cam while shooting a video; in fact, the fingers go quite tense. The 2.7” rotating LCD is Touchscreen, and pretty small.

The set of buttons include direct DVD burn, playback, power, display info, home, zoom, record etc. at the highest quality of video recording that is 16 mb/s mode, one can record almost 7 minutes video per GB, and in total, it amounts to a 55 minutes video. The other mode of 9mb/s gives 10 minutes of video per GB. One can choose according to their own wish and priority.

Pros:

Compact design
Attractive looks

Above average low light video

Cons:

Normal lens quality
Flat top makes it difficult to hold the cam while shooting videos

The extra features include face detection, smile shutter, and scene modes. It provides you with above average performance, and is quite a useful machine for those who are size conscious.

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