Sony DCR-HC26 Marketing Specifications

DCR-HC26

MiniDV Handycam

® Camcorder

Making high

-

quality home videos is easy with the compact DCR

-

HC26 MiniDV Handycam camcorder.

An expansive 2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Touch Panel places control at your fingertips, while the Color

Viewfinder lets you see everything in brilliant detail. Plus, a Top

-

Loading Mechanism makes swapping

tapes fast and easy.

1/6" Advanced HAD™

CCD Imager,

680K Pixels Gross

1/6" 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 Recording

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 SteadyShot® 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" 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.

1

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.

2

NightShot®

Plus Infrared System

With Sony's NightShot Infrared System

you can capture natural looking video,

even when shooting in low light. Record

subjects up to 10 feet away using the

built-in infrared system, but without the

overall monochrome color common

with earlier low-light recording systems.

On Screen Zoom and Record Controls

For additional control of the

camcorder, the DCR

-

HC26 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 shots

Stamina®

Battery Power Management

System

Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLITHIUM®

Battery, the DCR

-HC26 can continuously

record for up to 9 hours (Viewfinder) or

up to 8 hours (LCD) on a single full

charge, providing extra long battery

life.

3

Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes

Program AE modes make recording

easy even when filming in challenging

situations. Choose from Beach & Ski,

Landscape, Portrait, Sports Lesson,

Spotlight or Sunset & Moon modes.

Picture Effects

Get creative when recording or playing

back your videos with Sony's Picture

Effect Modes. Effects available in

Camera mode: Mosaic and Pastel.

Effects available in Playback mode:

Monotone, Negative Art, Sepia, and

Solarize.

Fader Effect(s)

Enhance your personal videos by

adding professional looking fader

effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic,

Monotone and White.

Battery Information

At the touch of a button, battery

information is displayed on the LCD

screen when charging and 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.

Photo Mode

Using Sony's Adaptive Frame

Interpolation for better image quality,

you can store hundreds of individual

still images with 7 seconds of audio on

the videotape (depends upon the

amount of video recorded on the

tape).

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.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Easy Handycam Button

Picture Package™

Software

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