Product Description
- The Sony DCR-HC28 gives you a full featured, compact Mini DV camcorder at an entry level price. Highlights include the Advanced HAD CCD imager, which captures stunning detail and clarity, and the Digital Zoom, which focuses on distant subjects providing 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.
- Make your personal videos complete with additional customization features such as Picture and Fader effects for creative and professional looking enhancements. Photo Mode allows you to capture and store hundreds of individual still images, Picture Package software helps you organize and edit still images and video.Key Features
- Advanced HAD CCD
- Advanced (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD provides great detail and clarity with video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance.
- Mini DV Recording
- Mini DV recording is the preferred format for personal and broadcast quality video, highly regarded for its high audio and image quality. With up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution.
- Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
- Uses 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.
- Easy Handycam Button
- Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people, so with a press of the Easy Handycam button, most of the advanced functions of the camcorder are locked out leaving only the buttons essential for recording operational.
- NightShot Plus Infrared System
- With Sony's 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.
- Super SteadyShot
- Picture stabilization system that uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake without compromising picture quality like some other digital stabilization systems.
- USB Streaming
- Stay connected with family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio, via the Internet with the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scene stored on tape. It's like having your own web camera or video conferencing system.
- Zoom
- The 20x 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.
- Photo Mode
- Using Sony's unique Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality, you can store hundreds of still images with 7 seconds of audio on the videotape.
- Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes
- Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, Sunset & Moon modes.
- Picture Effects
- Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel and Mosaic. Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone and Solarize.
- Picture Package Software
- Easily organize still images and video, and turn them into stunning music videos using the supplied software.
- Battery Information
- At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on the LCD screen when charging and when the camcorder is turned off. The display will show how much the battery is charged, in 10%increments and the recordable time left when using the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.Camera
- CCD 1/6" Advanced HAD CCD
- 680,000 Pixels
- 340,000 Effective Pixels
- Lens 2.3-46mm /f 1.8 ~ 3.1 35mm Equivalent
- 4:3 mode - 44-880mm
- 16:9 mode - 48-960mm
- Zoom 20x Optical
- 800x Digital
- Image Stabilization Electronic Image Stabilizer
- Filter Size 25mm
- Lux 5 lux
- 0 lux with Night shot Plus Infrared System
- Recording
- System PAL
- Format Mini DV
- Audio Not Specified By Manufacturer
- Time Code Yes
- Date & Time Yes
- A/V Dubbing Not Specified By Manufacturer
- Display
- Viewfinder Color with 123,000 Pixels
- LCD Monitor 2.5" Touch Panel Color LCD with 123,000 Pixels
- Conveniences
- Manual Controls Focus - Touch Panel
- Exposure - 24 Steps Touch Panel
- White Balance - Indoor, Outdoor, Hold
- Shutter Speed 1/60-1/4000 - Program AE Mode
- Built-in Light No
- Built-in Mic Yes - Stereo
- Built-in Speaker Yes
- Accessory Shoe No
- Titler Yes - 8 presets, or customize 2 titles with up to 22 characters
- Digital Effects Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel and Mosaic
- Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone and Solarize
- Fader Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone and Stripe
- Tape Loading Side Loading
- Digital Still Mode
- Resolution N/A
- Card Slot No
- Built-in Flash No
- Input/Output Connectors
- Line In Recording Yes - Digital
- Inputs IEEE-1394 (4-pin) x1
- Outputs Analog A/V: - x1
- IEEE-1394 i.LINK (4-pin): - x1
- S-Video: - x1
- Edit Protocol No
- Microphone Input No
- Headphone Jack No
- General
- Power Requirements Not Specified By Manufacturer
- Power Consumption 1.9W viewfinder - 2.4W LCD
- 2.5W viewfinder and LCD
- Dimensions (WxHxD) 2.7 x 3.1 x 4.5" (65 x 79 x 113mm)
- Weight 0.9 lb (420g)
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