Sony DCR-TRV38 Specification Guide

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1/4.7" Advanced HAD (Hole
Accumulation Diode) CCD 
imager with 690K (effective) 

pixels provides excellent detail and 
clarity, with exceptional digital video 
performance (520 lines of horizontal 
resolution). Realize great looking digital
still images utilizing 1000K (effective)
pixels. The Megapixel technology
enhances your digital videos and digital
still photography performance.

MiniDV Recording 
MiniDV digital recording format delivers
3X the color bandwidth of VHS and
lower signal to noise ratio compared to
analog formats, providing stunning video 
performance comparable to DVD. 

Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced 
optical multi-layer coating offering less
glare and flare with increased contrast.
This results in vivid image brilliance,
true-to-life color saturation and perfect
renditions of subtle tones. 

10X Optical/120X Precision Digital Zoom
The optical zoom brings the action close
up from far away. In addition, precision
digital zoom interpolation technology
means that extreme digital zooming is
clearer, with less distortion than previous
types of digital zoom.

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The 3.5" SwivelScreen touch
panel LCD display provides
excellent viewing clarity with

improved resolution. The 184K pixel LCD
rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple
viewing angles providing sharp detailed
images for monitoring or playback. The
“On Screen” touch panel system allows
you to navigate through the camera’s
menu system at the touch of the LCD
screen.

Provides a clear, color view of
video subjects, and makes
spotting or following subjects
easier.

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 or video 
conferencing system. 

Digital Still Memory Mode 
captures high quality Megapixel
still images at 1152 x 864 or 

640 x 480 resolution directly to Memory
Stick media. Images are stored in the
JPEG format providing easy transfer to
PCs for emailing, printing, or sharing
with family and friends. 8 MB Memory
Stick media is supplied.

Unlike earlier MPEG1 Movies,
MPEG Movie EX will allow you
to record uninterrupted to the

full capacity of the Memory Stick

®

media.

For example a 128MB Memory Stick will
record up to 85 minutes of non-stop
MPEG1 video. 

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Allows the user to adjust the
camera's focus allowing for
more creativity and/or effects.

Manual focusing also allows the user to
control the camera's focus in difficult
shooting situations. 

Progressive Shutter System
A mechanical shutter system that 
provides Progressive Scan performance
while utilizing an interlaced scanning
system, digital still images will be sharp
and clear with excellent definition.

A high speed bi-directional digital
video/audio communication
between two compatible devices

equipped with an IEEE1394 interface,
including camcorders, digital VTRs, 
capture cards, and PCs.

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 smooth-
ness without degradation of video like
some other image stabilization systems.

With Sony’s NightShot

®

infrared 

system, capture video in total 
darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away.
Super NightShot 0 Lux recording

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. 

Playback Zoom
During video playback, pause mode or
while viewing still images stored on
Memory Stick

®

media, you can zoom in

up to 5X closer. These newly cropped
images can be stored on the Memory
Stick media.

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.

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. 

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Digital 
Handycam

®

Camcorder

With the DCR-TRV38 you see a sizeable difference. A 3.5" Touch Panel
LCD screen makes shooting easier, and helps in focusing and reviewing
your video and still images. Utilize the USB Streaming Feature which
turns your camcorder into a video conferencing system that transmits live
video and pre-recorded video over the Internet.