Product Description
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CL) Sony DCR-HC21 MINI DV Camcorder
From the Manufacturer
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From the Manufacturer The DCR-HC21 from Sony gives you a
full-featured, compact MiniDV camcorder at an entry-level price.
Highlights include the Advanced HAD CCD imager, which captures
stunning detail and clarity, and the Digital Zoom, 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. Photo Mode allows you to
capture and store hundreds of individual still images, and
Picture Package software helps you easily organize and edit still
images and video.
Features of the Sony DCR-HC21
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.
The DCR-HC21's small size makes it a perfect traveling companion.
MiniDV
Offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution, three times 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. 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 bidirectional 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. InfoLithium Battery with AccuPower
Meter System
Charge the battery at anytime--unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium)
batteries, Sony's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are not
subjected 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. Accessory Shoe
Provides a location directly on the camcorder on which to add
optional accessories. Picture Package Software
Easily organize still images and video, and turn them into
stunning music videos using the supplied software. Stamina
Battery Power-Management System
Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLithium battery, the DCR-HC21 can
continuously record for up to nine hours 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 Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports
Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, or Sunset & Moon modes. Night
Plus Infrared System
With Sony's 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. Professional Quality Carl Zeiss
Vario-Tessar Lens
Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multilayer 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. End Search
Automatically advances the videotape to the last 5 seconds of
the recorded scene. This prevents accidentally over
previously recorded videos. Fader Effects
Enhance your personal videos by adding professional-looking
fader effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone, and
Stripe. Photo Mode
Using Sony's Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image
quality, you can store hundreds of individual still images with
seven seconds of audio on the videotape. Battery Information
At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on
the LCD screen when charging or when the camcorder is turned off.
The display will show how much the battery is charged in 10%
increments and the recordable time left when using the LCD screen
or in the viewfinder. 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 in which either the
environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder's
autofocus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a
window or in a crowded environment. Easy Handycam Button
Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people, so with a
press of the Easy Handycam button, most of the advanced features
of the camcorder are "locked out," leaving only the buttons
essential for operational. Picture Effects
Get creative when or playing back your videos with
Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode:
Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel, and Mosaic.
Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia,
Monotone, and Solarize. What's in the Box
Sony DCR-HC21 MiniDV Handycam camcorder, AC-L25 power
adapter/in-camera charger, NP-FP30 InfoLithium rechargeable
battery, RMT-830 Remote Commander remote control, stereo AV
cable, USB cable, lens cap, shoulder strap, CD-ROM with USB
driver (PicturePackage software version 1.5 for Sony)
- 1/6-inch CCD imager with 340K resolution.
- MiniDV format offers up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution.
- 20x optical zoom with Super Steady picture-stabilization system.
- 2.5-inch touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD.
- Super Night Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light.