SONY DCR-HC26 1/6" CCD 2.5" 123K LCD 20X Optical Zoom MiniDV Camcorder

The DCR-HC26 from Sony gives you a full-featured, compact MiniDV camcorder at an affordable price. The advanced HAD CCD imager, which captures stunning detail and clarity, and the 20x optical zoom with Super SteadyShot picture stabilization, which focuses on distant subjects, provide clear close-up images with less distortion. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens offers less glare and increased contrast for vivid, more life-like color and tones. The 1/6” HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 340K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance. With the NightShot Infrared System, you can capture natural looking video, even in low light. Record subjects up to 10 feet away using the built-in infrared system without the overall monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems.

Make your personal videos complete with additional customization features like Picture and Fader effects for creative and professional looking enhancements. Picture Package software helps you easily organize and edit still images and video. A high-speed bi-directional interface provides audio-video communication between two compatible devices, allowing for pure digital transfer between devices equipped with an IEEE1394 interface, like camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards, and PCs. The large 2.5" LCD screen lets you review your pictures and video to make sure it's the best. Take home the gold . . . standard in video recording!