Sony Handycam DCR-HC42 Brochure

The DCR-HC42 is stylish yet feature packed with a supplied Handycam Station for the convenient ability to share
Step-up Feature
your memories and charging your battery. Along with a 1 Megapixel CCD Imager and 2.7" Wide (16:9) Hybrid
Touch Panel LCD your memories will be enhanced with more video captured.
New Feature
1.0 Megapixel (Gross) Advanced HAD™ CCD
Imager
1/5.5" Advanced HAD™ (Hole Accumulation
Diode) CCD with 690K (effective) pixels provides
stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video
(up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution) and still
image performance. The Megapixel technology
enhances your digital videos and digital still
photography performance.
MiniDV Recording
Offers up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution, 3X
the color bandwidth and a significantly higher
signal/noise ratio, to provide spectacular video
performance.
12X Optical/480X Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the action close
up from far away. In addition, with the Digital
Zoom and interpolation means that extreme
digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion
than previous types of digital zooms.
Professional Quality Carl Zeiss®
Vario-Tessar® Lens
Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical
multi-layer coating that offers less glare and flare
with increased contrast. This results in vivid
image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation and
perfect renditions of subtle tones.
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.
Analog To Digital Conversion with
Pass-Through
Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video
source to digital video via the analog inputs.
Analog NTSC video can also be passed through
the digital Handycam Camcorder directly into a
PC via the i.LINK interface in real-time for easy
PC editing of your analog footage.
MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder
Super SteadyShot® Picture Stabilization
System
Picture stabilization system that uses motion
sensors to detect and compensate for camera
"shake" without compromising picture quality
like some other digital stabilization systems.
2.7" wide Touch Panel SwivelScreen™
LCD Display (123K Pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity for both 16:9
and 4:3 apsect with improved resolution. The
high resolution 123K pixel LCD screen rotates
up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles
providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring
or playback.
Handycam Station
The supplied Handycam Station provides quick
and easy connections to a TV for viewing or to
a PC for editing and sharing video. Just placing
the camcorder on the Handycam Station
instantly makes the connections. No need to
search for cables or wires when charging or
playing back.
USB Streaming
Stay connected to family and friends by
broadcasting live video with audio over the
internet using the USB interface. You can even
playback your favorite recorded scene on the
camcorder's tape. It's like having your own
video conferencing system.
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i.LINK® DV Interface
A digital high-speed bi-directional interface
which provides Audio/Video communication
between two compatible devices. This
connection allows for pure digital transfer
between devices equipped with an IEEE1394
interface, such as camcorders, digital VTRs,
capture cards and PCs.
DCR-HC42
InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™
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Meter System
Charge the battery at anytime because unlike
NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony's
rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries are not
subjected to a life shortening "memory effect".
Sony's exclusive AccuPower™ meter displays
the battery time remaining in minutes, in either
the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory
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Stick Duo™ Media
Capture still images up to 1152x864 resolution,
directly onto Memory Stick Duo™ Media for easy
transfer to PCs for emailing, printing or sharing
with other compatible Memory Stick™ devices.
Tele Macro Function
Useful for shooting close up shots, but without
having the camcorder casting a shadow on the
subject. Images shot in the Tele Macro Mode will
have the subject properly focused with the
background unfocussed so that the subject
stands out.
Active Interface Shoe
Provides a location directly on the camcorder on
which to add optional accessories while providing
power and two-way communication to those
accessories.
Stamina® Battery Power Management
System
Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLithium®
Battery, the DCR-HC42 can continuously record
for up to 8 hours on a single full charge,
providing extra long battery life.
Super NightShot® Plus Infrared System
With Sony's Super NightShot Infrared System you
can capture natural looking video, even when
shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20
feet away using the built-in infrared system, but
without the overall monochrome color common
with earlier low-light recording systems.