Sony DCR-SR40 30GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam with 20x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-SR40 30GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam with 20x Optical Zoom. Technical Details.

• Built-in 30 GB hard disk drive for easy file storage and one-touch DVD burning
• 1/6-inch, 680,000-pixel CCD for crisp images
• 20x optical zoom; 800x digital zoom
• 2.5-inch LCD monitor for easy viewing
• Handycam station included

Product Description.

Manufacturer Description:- The DCR-SR40 contains a 30GB hard disk drive to store all of your high-quality stills and videos. With 20x optical/800x digital zoom and a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, everything will be as clear as you remember it. With DVDirect recorder compatibility and pre-packaged software lets you easily transfer, edit, and share everything you've captured.

DCR-SR40 Highlights Recording Time (30GB) HQ (9Mbps): 7 hours, 20 minutes SP (6Mbps): 10 hours, 50 minutes LP (3Mbps): 20 hours, 50 minutes

1/6-inch Advanced HAD CCD imager, 680K pixels gross 1/6-inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 340K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 50 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance. 20x optical/800x 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.

High-quality Zeiss optics ensure you'll get the most from the SR40's 20x optical zoom featureProfessional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario- Tessar lens Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating for increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to- life color saturation and perfect renditions of subtle tones.