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| * Memories Are Easy to Share - They Play Back on a 3" DVD | * -R/RW and RW Format Plays Back in Most DVD Players | * Exceptional Megapixel Performance for Video & Stills | * 2.7" Wide (16:9) Hybrid Touch Panel SwivelScreen™ LCD | * Capture Both Stunning Video and Over 2000 Still Images All on One Disc | * Get up close with 12x Optical and 480x Digital Zoom | * Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel SURROUND SOUND Recording with Optional Microphone | | Features: | | * 1/5.5" Advanced HAD™ CCD Imager, 1070K Pixels Gross: 1/5.5" Advanced HAD™ (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 690K (effective) Pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 520 lines of Horizontal Resolution) with 1000K Pixels available for still image capture. | * DVD Format Video Recording2: The DVD recording format delivers Digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of MiniDV, but on DVD. Playback of the DVDs couldn't be simpler. After finalizing the disc in the camcorder, the disc can play back in most DVD Players, computers and even PlayStation® 2 video game consoles. | * 12XOptical/480X 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. | * 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. | * 2.7" Wide Touch Panel SwivelScreen™ LCD Display (123K Pixels): The 2.7" Wide (16:9) LCD Screen 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, and the widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier. | * InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System1: Charge the battery at anytime 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 either the viewfinder or on the LCD Screen. | * Picture Package™ Software: Easily organize still images and video, and turn them into stunning music videos using the supplied software. | * On Screen Zoom and Record Buttons: For addition control of the camcorder, the DCR-DVD203 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. | * USB 2.0 Interface4: USB 2.0 interface provides an easy way to connect your DVD Handycam Camcorder to the computer for fast transfer of video and still images to your computer for editing. The camcorder can also be used as an external DVD burner, convenient for making copies of your DVDs or burning edited movies. | * One Touch Wide Angle Shooting: Easily switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for shooting, with just the touch of a button. | * DVD-R/RW and RW Compatible2: The DCR-DVD203 is compatible with a variety of DVD formats allowing the easy of use and simplicity found in DVD Media. With DVD RW media there is not a need to finalize the disc (minimum recording required). Simply remove the disc and insert the media into a compatible DVD Player. | * Active Interface Shoe: Provides a location directly on the camcorder to which to add optional accessories while providing power and two-way communication to those accessories. | * Super NightShot® Plus INFRARED System: With Sony's Super NightShot 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 recording systems. | * Stamina® Battery Power Management System1: Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLithium® Battery, the DCR-DVD203 can continuously record for up to 8 hours on a single full charge, providing extra long battery life. | * Picture Effects: Get creative when recording 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. | * Fader Effects: Enhance your personal videos by adding professional looking Fader effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone and Stripe. | * 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. | * 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. | * Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes: Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight or Sunset & Moon modes. | * 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 recording operational. |
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