Sony DCR-PC330E NON 3.310Kpix CCD USB DCR-PC330E Leaflet

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DCR-PC330E
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DCR-PC330
Digital 
Handycam
®
Camcorder
3.3 Megapixel Advanced HAD™ CCD
Imager
1/3" Advanced HAD™
(Hole Accumulation
Diode) CCD imager with
2077K effective video pixels provides excellent
detail and clarity, for exceptional digital video
performance. Realize unprecedented digital still
images with 3048K effective pixels. The 3.0
Megapixel technology enhances your digital
videos 
(530 lines of horizontal resolution) and
digital 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.
Professional Quality Carl Zeiss
®
Vario-Sonnar
®
T* Lens 
Carl Zeiss T* lens offers the most
advanced multi-layer coating
system, resulting in even less
glare and lens flare compared to
other systems. The result is vivid image 
brilliance with outstanding contrast and
accurate color rendition across the spectrum.
10X Optical/120X Precision Digital Zoom
The optical zoom brings the action close
up from far away. In addition, precision
digital zoom interpolation means that
extreme digital zooming is clearer, with
less distortion than previous types of 
digital zooms.
2.5" Precision SwivelScreen™ Hybrid
Touch Panel LCD Display (211K Pixels)
The 211K pixel LCD provides
excellent viewing clarity with
improved resolution. The
Hybrid system consists of a transmissive
LCD combined with a reflective LCD. By
turning off the backlight, it will capture
more ambient light virtually eliminating
LCD “wash-out.” Images will be visible in
the LCD even in the most challenging
outdoor lighting conditions. The “On
Screen” touch panel system allows you
to navigate through the camera’s menu
system at the touch of the LCD screen.
Precision Color Viewfinder (180K Pixels)
Increased pixel count 
provides more detail and 
clarity of video subjects.
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 or video 
conferencing system. The USB Interface
also allows easy transfer of still images
and MPEG1 movies stored on Memory
Stick
®
Media to the computer.
Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory
Stick
®
Media 
Digital Still Memory Mode captures
high quality 3.0 Megapixel still
images at up to 2016 x 1512 
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.
16MB Memory Stick media is supplied. 
MPEG Movie EX Mode
Unlike earlier MPEG1 Movies,
MPEG Movie EX will allow you
to record uninterrupted to the
capacity of the Memory Stick
®
Media. For
example a 128MB Memory Stick media
will record up to 85 minutes of non-stop
MPEG1 video, or over 11 hours on 1GB
Memory Stick PRO™ Media.
Manual Focus Ring
Allows the user to adjust the camera's
focus for more creativity and/or effects.
Manual focusing also allows the user to
control the camera's focus in difficult
shooting situations.
Smooth Interval Record
A form of video recording (Time Lapse
Recording) that allows for extremely
smooth, time elapsed video. Various
recording intervals and recording time
can be specified to suit the type of 
situation being recorded.
Expanded Focus Indicator
While using the manual focus ring, the
camera automatically adjusts to 2X 
magnification, allowing for extremely
accurate focus adjustment.
i.LINK
®
* DV Interface (IEEE1394)
A high speed bi-directional digital
video/audio communication between
two compatible devices equipped
with an IEEE1394 interface, including 
camcorders, digital VTRs, and PCs.
Click to DVD™ Software Connectivity
By connecting the camcorder to a Sony VAIO
®
computer, via i.LINK
®
interface and pressing
the “Burn DVD” button in the menu system,
this allows you to automatically burn a copy of
your personal videos to DVD. This feature is
compatible with newer versions of Click to
DVD™ software found exclusively on select
VAIO
®
Notebook and Desktop computers.
Super NightShot Infrared System and
Color Slow Shutter
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. 
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.
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.