Sony DCR-TRV740 Marketing Specifications - Page 1

DCR-TRV740 Digital Handycam® Camcorder F E AT U R E S ➤1/4.7" Advanced HAD™ CCD Imager, 1.0 Mega Pixels Gross 1/4.7" Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD imager with 690K (effective) pixels provides excellent detail and clarity, with exceptional digital video performance. Realize great looking digital still images utilizing 1000K (effective) pixels. The Mega Pixel technology enhances your digital videos and digital photography performance. Digital8® Video Recording Digital8 recording format delivers 3X the color bandwidth of VHS with significantly less video noise providing stunning video performance. Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to Mini DV on affordable Hi8™ tapes. Backwards Compatible Play back existing 8mm and Hi8 analog recorded tapes. ➤Advanced HAD™ CCD Technology The Advanced Hole Accumulation Diode enhanced CCD design allows for more light to reach the imager which reduces video noise to improve signal-to-noise ratio by up to 6dB (2X better than a standard CCD imager). ➤520 Lines of Horizontal Video Resolution Enjoy digitally recorded video with 520 lines of horizontal resolution for outstanding video quality comparable to DV and DVD performance. 15X Optical / 420X Digital Zoom The optical zoom helps to bring the action up close 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. 2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Display (61K Pixels) Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The 61K pixels LCD rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple viewing angles providing a sharp detailed image for monitoring or playback. ➤Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System An advanced version of Sony's SteadyShot system that controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems. Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick® Media Digital Still Memory Mode captures high quality Mega Pixel still images up to 1152 x 864 resolution directly to Memory Stick® media. Images are stored in a JPEG format providing easy transfer to PCs for email, printing, or sharing with family and friends. ➤MPEG Movie EX Mode Unlike other MPEG1 movies, MPEG Movie EX will allow you to record uninterrupted to the full capacity of the Memory Stick media. For example, the 128MB Memory Stick media will record up to 85 minutes of non-stop MPEG videos. i.LINK®* DV Interface (IEEE1394) A high speed bi-directional digital video/audio communication between two devices equipped with a IEEE1394 interface, including camcorders, digital VCRs, and PCs. Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Pass-Through Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video source to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passed-through the Digital Handycam camcorder directly into a PC via the i.LINK interface in real time for easy PC editing of your analog footage. 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 and video conferencing system. USB Interface USB terminal provides an easy way to connect Digital Handycam camcorders to computers for fast transfer of digital images and MPEG movies stored on Memory Stick media. InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System Charge the battery at any time because 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 the viewfinder or the LCD screen. Super NightShot and Color Slow Shutter With Sony's Super NightShot, capture video in total darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away. Super NightShot mode automatically adjusts the shutter speed to increase picture brightness and clarity. Color Slow Shutter mode allows you to record in low light situations with full color detail by slowing down the shutter speed. ➤ STEP-UP FEATURE