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Top picks from Sony's CES '08 product lineup

By Juniper Foo
08/01/2008



Camcorders



Wireless interface | Music & mobility | Digital SLR |
Televisions | Camcorders | Blu-ray devices

Can too much be a good thing? Camcorders took up a chunk of the exhibit area at the Sony booth, with 16 new models on display. What's new this round is face detection which has been borrowed from its Cyber-shot range over to its Handycams for both still and video.





Model name In a nutshell

HDR-SR12 120GB High-Definition Hard Drie Handycam Camcorder
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Sony's highest capacity videocam capable of 14 hours 40 mins of storage in high definition.

Notable features:
• 1,920 x 1,080 AVCHD HD video recording
• Face detection technology for video and photos, identifies up to eight faces
• 10-megapixel photo capture with 5-megapixel Sony ClearVid CMOS sensor technology
• Hybrid recording on Memory Stick and 120GB HDD
• Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound with new built-in zoom microphone for clear recording
• Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizer
• Simultaneous dual record mode (movie and 7.6-megapixel photos) and slow motion video (240fps) with audio recording
• 3.2-inch touch-panel Xtra Fine LCD (912k) screen and wide color viewfinder

Expected: Out in US market March, no word on Asia rollout yet
Price: About US$1,400

HDR-UX20 High-Definition Handycam Camcorder
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: High-def videocam that can record onto three different storage media--internal memory, Memory Stick and 3-inch DVD disc.

Notable features:
• 1,920 x 1,080 AVCHD HD video recording
• Hybrid Plus movie recording on 8GB internal memory (1 hr of video in 1,920 HD mode), Memory Stick and 3-inch DVD disc along with advanced dubbing function
• Face detection technology for video and photos, identifies up to eight faces
• 4-megapixel photo capture with 2-megapixel Sony ClearVid CMOS sensor technology
• Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound with new built-in zoom microphone for clear recording
• Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizer
• Simultaneous dual record mode (movie and 3-megapixel photos) and slow motion video (240fps) with audio

Expected: US availability in March, no word on Asia yet
Price: About US$1,000

DCR-DVD910 DVD Handycam Camcorder
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: The only DVD-based Handycam sporting face detection and zoom-in mic.

Notable features:
• Face detection technology for video and photos, identifies up to eight faces
• Hybrid movie recording on Memory Stick and 3-inch DVD disc
• 4-megapixel photo capture with 2-megapixel Sony ClearVid CMOS sensor technology
• Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizer
• Simultaneous dual record mode (movie and 3-megapixel photos) and slow motion video (240fps) with audio
• Dolby Digital 5 surround sound with new built-in zoom microphone for clear recording

Expected: March rollout for the US, no word on Asia
Price: About US$650

DCR-HC52 Mini DV Handycam Camcorder
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Sony's very affordable tape-based videocam considering its strong suite of digital features.

Notable features:
• 40x optical Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens
• VGA-resolution CCD imager for video and photos
• 2.5-inch touch-panel LCD screen and color viewfinder

Expected: US launch come February, no word on Asian availability
Price: About US$250

 
 
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