Sony DCR-TRV840 Specification Guide

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 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. 

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3.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Display 
(123K Pixels) 
Provides excellent viewing clarity with
improved resolution. The 123K pixels LCD
rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple
viewing angles providing a sharp detailed
image for monitoring or playback.

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 captures
high quality Mega Pixel still images
up to 1152 x 864 resolution directly

to Memory Stick

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media. Images are stored

in a JPEG format providing easy transfer to
PCs for email, printing, or sharing with
family and friends.

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.

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 camcorder to
computers for fast transfer of digital
images and MPEG movies stored on
Memory Stick media.

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.

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.  

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Digital 
Handycam

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Camcorder