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9503_HC_2801COVERBACK_4cHC_2801COVERBACK_BAL 24.08.2004 23.08.2004 13:56 17:53 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 1 9503** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: BAL 01_Cover BAL Subject to errors and technical changes. film share Handycam & Accessories 2004 / 2005 EST LV LT www.sony-imaging.com You make it a Sony 0002_HC_0203FORMATCONT_4cHC_0203FORMATCONT_BAL 24.08.2004 23.08.2004 14:20 17:58 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 2 2** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: FORMAT_CONT_02 BAL Contents / Format Overview 02 www.sony-imaging.com Get your memories moving. With Sony quality imaging Thanks to breathtaking image quality and a host of new technologies, making home movies on a Sony Handycam has never been more rewarding. The Sony range is stylish, compact and full of user-friendly features so getting those great shots isn’t hard at all, it’s fun! With image quality like this, you can keep your memories moving – just as they should be. Find your Sony 04 speciality … New High Definition Video 04 High Definition Video HDV imaging excellence 06 Your Imaging Engine 08 3 CCD Movies 09 3 Megapixel Photos 10 Wonderful Widescreen (16:9) 06 11 Perfect Prints 12 User-friendly Features (Handycam Station) Superb Images 14 Burn, Edit and Share Enjoy Sony quality 16 DVD Handycam 18 Important Accessories 20 Accessory Compatibility 22 Technology Glossary 12 24 Illustrated Product Overview (HDV, MiniDV, MICROMV) Easy to Use 26 Illustrated Product Overview (DVD, Digital 8, Hi8) The benefits of Handycam Station 27 Technical Specifications * Sony DVD-R media recorded in Video mode can be played back on most Sony DVD players and recorders sold after the year 2000 and on a PlayStation®2. The 8 cm DVD-R discs used in a DVD Handycam are compatible with most PlayStation®2 consoles. When playing back an 8 cm DVD-R disc recorded in Video mode, always place the PlayStation®2 console in the horizontal position. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ** We recommend a VAIO desktop or notebook. 16 Shoot on DVD Easy playback with DVD Handycam 0003_HC_0203FORMATCONT_4cHC_0203FORMATCONT_BAL 24.08.2004 23.08.2004 14:20 17:59 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 3 3** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: BAL FORMAT_CONT_03 BAL Contents / Format Overview www.sony-imaging.com 03 PLAY … or choose the best Handycam format for you All six Handycam formats deliver Pro settings Shoot and play on DVD! Crossover digital excellent quality images. From new High Meet professional film DVD means a revolution in Quality digital films on afford- Definition Video to DVD Handycam standards with a Sony semi-pro home-movie making! Shoot able analogue tape! Digital 8 and miniature MICROMV, Sony movie Handycam. directly onto DVD and simply sharing is easy, so burn a DVD magic is guaranteed. play back your movie on a copy on your PC** or DVD (see pp. 8-9, 24-25) DVD player* – in DVD quality. recorder. (see pp. 16-17, 26) (see p. 26) Beautiful colours Upright design, Handycam Station convenience and all the imaging excellence of up to 3.3 megapixels. That’s MiniDV, PC-style! Full-feature analogue A High Definition revolution Capture all the fun on analogue Record and play back in (see pp. 8-9, 25) film – with 990x digital zoom, a new ultra-high quality HDV – big LCD and up to 16 hours of on regular DV tapes. World-class design Tiny size, big style battery power! Designed to take your breath For ultimate portability, your (see pp. 4-9, 24) away! Sony’s super-compact mini MICROMV comes with a (see p. 26) HC Series is smart in more recharging cradle, which makes ways than one. watching movies easier too! (see pp. 11-13, 24-25) (see p. 25) For an Illustrated Product Overview, turn to pages 24-26. For the Technology Glossary, see pages 22-23. 0004_HC_0405HDV_4cHC_0405HDV_BAL 07.09.2004 23.08.2004 10:30 Uhr 17:20 Seite Uhr 4**Seite platte_03:sony:30_seiten_%0:handycam:1c:bearbeitet:Baltic: 4** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: 04_HDV BAL High Definition Video 04 www.sony-imaging.com 16:9 LCD / Digital / Analogue Jacks 16:9 Colour Viewfinder Thanks to i.LINK™, component Frame your shot exactly as and analogue AV jacks, it will appear on TV with a you can watch your footage 3.5" 16:9 hybrid LCD and 16:9 exactly as you wish. colour viewfinder. Manual Features 3 x 1.07 Mega CCDs On-handle Zoom You can manually adjust white Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens For optimal image definition, The HDR-FX1E’s practical balance, gain and iris ring The T* coating on this your Handycam records each on-handle controls let rotation as well as shutter Carl Zeiss classic virtually primary colour (RGB) on its you zoom and select from speed and image stabilisation, eliminates ghosting and flaring. own dedicated chip. 8 zoom speeds. to name but a few. Sony’s High Definition Video revolution Sony’s new flagship HDR-FX1E Perfect balance High Definition (HD) Handycam The superb array of manual and delivers unprecedented Handycam pre-adjustable automatic features on film-making power – to put you right the HDR-FX1E gives you the control at the forefront of the HD revolution. and precision you need to express Harness superb specs and be the your talents on film (see above). first to create and enjoy your own HD images, in the exquisite quality only this format can offer. 0005_HC_0405HDV_4cHC_0405HDV_BAL 03.09.2004 23.08.2004 8:51 17:21 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 5 5** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: BAL 05_HDV BAL High Definition Video www.sony-imaging.com 05 A Sony world first The Sony HDR-FX1E is no normal Recording Format Number of pixels High Definition camcorder – it’s the world’s first consumer HD model to 1080i HDV 1440 x 1080 use the 1080i video signal, which gives you more pixels and a higher bit rate for astonishing image quality. MiniDV 720 x 576 What’s more, the HDR-FX1E offers rare dual-format ‘switchability’ so you can record and play back on HDV The 1080i HDV video signal gives 1080i and MiniDV. Whichever format you more pixels than MiniDV, for you choose, with 16:9, three CCDs superior image resolution. and the finest Vario-Sonnar T* lens from Carl Zeiss, this Handycam has the semi-pro features to do any film justice. HDV editing Non Linear Editing software lets you rearrange HDV footage on your PC at home. Switch to 1080i HDV It’s an HD world With the growing popularity of the HD format, HD home movie-makers now enjoy applications previously reserved for regular DV. Thanks to non-linear HDV connectivity editing (NLE) software and Sony’s fast To transfer HD footage i.LINK™ interface, you can polish to an HD-ready PC or TV, your footage on a PC like a VAIO simply hook up your desktop or notebook. And of course Handycam with an i.LINK™, you can admire your finished HDV AV or component cable. film on a Sony High Definition Ready WEGA Engine TV – and let the quality shine through. You’ll adore the pro- fessional big screen feel when you watch your very first HDV movie. HDTV Enjoy the beauty of your High Definition movie on a High Definition Ready TV. For full HDR-FX1E specifications, turn to page 24. For the Technology Glossary, see page 22. 0006_HC_0607ENGINE_4cHC_0607ENGINE_BAL 24.08.2004 23.08.2004 13:43 17:30 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 6 6** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: 06_Engine BAL Your Imaging Engine 06 www.sony-imaging.com Engineered for excellence. It’s an image thing Watch any movie made on a Sony they’re recorded. From capture and megapixel Handycam, and you can’t conversion to signal noise reduction, help noticing the outstanding image the technology is flawless and the quality. That’s down to our new ultra- results are sublime. Make your fast processors that give your movies with a Sony Handycam and Handycam time to repeatedly refine you’ll see what we mean. the quality of your images before Capturing Carl Zeiss lenses CCD technology Origin of light For the best possible supply of our smallest models record the Light captured by the lens goes Lens CCD incoming light, nearly all Sony sharpest images, while the straight to the CCD, which is camcorders rely on a master Vario-Sonnar T* lens uses where Sony’s record-breaking lens from Carl Zeiss. ZEISS ZEISS’ own advanced T* lens chip technology comes into Less reflection deliver with precision-crafted coating to virtually eliminate play. Our chips give you up to glass for world-class image ghosting and flaring. For the 3.3 megapixels for that trade- definition. Two ZEISS lenses complete list of lens specifica- mark Sony image accuracy (as ZEISS’ special T* coating cuts lead the field: the super-com- tions, turn to page 27. a rule, the more pixels, the bet- reflection by up to 70%. pact Vario-Tessar ensures even ter the image quality). Most Sony CCDs also feature our electronic image stabilisation technology, so it won’t matter if you wobble while you’re recording. Gyroscopic sensors automatically alert the CCD, which corrects excess shaking at the moment of capture. 0007_HC_0607ENGINE_4cHC_0607ENGINE_BAL 24.08.2004 23.08.2004 13:44 17:31 Uhr Uhr Seite Seite 7 7** platte_03:sony:90_opa5_Style9:TEMP: BAL 07_Engine BAL Your Imaging Engine www.sony-imaging.com 07 Converting 14-bit DXP A Sony megapixel Handycam uses 14-bit DXP technology to convert analogue light into digi- tal signals with excellent levels of detail. And it can even cor- Resolution Converter every single bit of data passed rect under- or over-exposed When a Sony megapixel on by the CCD – up to a huge shots.