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1/6" CCD 460K Pixels Gross
1/6" CCD with 290K (effective) pixels
provides great detail and clarity, with
exceptional digital video performance
(up
to 500 lines of horizontal resolution).
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Digital8
®
Video Recording
Digital8 recording format
delivers 3X the color bandwidth
of VHS with significantly less
video noise providing stunning video
performance. Digital8 records digital
audio and video comparable to MiniDV
on affordable Hi8™ tapes.
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20X Optical/700X Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the
action up close 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.
2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Display
(123K Pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity with
improved resolution. The 123K pixel LCD
rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple
viewing angles providing sharp detailed
images for monitoring or playback.
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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.
Manual Focus
Allows the user to adjust the
camera's focus, allowing
more creativity and/or effects.
Manual focusing also allows the user to
control the camera's focus in
difficult situations.
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i.LINK
®
* DV Interface (IEEE1394)
A high-speed bi-directional digital
video/audio communication
between two compatible devices
equipped with an IEEE1394 interface,
including camcorders, digital VTRs,
capture cards and PCs.
Built-In Light (3 Watt)
Brightens your videos when shooting in
low light situations.
SteadyShot
®
Picture Stabilization System
Picture stabilization system that
uses motion sensors to
compensate for camera “shake”
without compromising picture quality like
some other digital stabilization systems.
NightShot
®
Infrared System
With Sony’s NightShot infrared
system you can capture video
even when shooting in total
darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away
using the built-in infrared system.
Battery Information
Battery information is
momentarily displayed without
having to power on the
camcorder. Quickly access the battery's
status by pressing the Battery Info button.
The Recording Time Available is displayed
in minutes, on either the LCD screen or
viewfinder.
InfoLithium
®
Battery with AccuPower™
Meter System
Charge the battery at any time
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 the
viewfinder or the LCD screen.
Stamina
®
Battery Power Management
System
Using the optional NP-QM91D
InfoLithium
®
battery the
DCR-TRV250 can record up to
11 Hours on one complete charge,
providing extra long battery life.
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12-Bit/16-Bit PCM Digital Stereo
16-bit recording offers the same,
outstanding sound quality as Compact
Disc. 12-bit recording enables you to add
an additional audio track with compatible
audio dubbing equipment or i.LINK
®
*
interface compatible computers.
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Photo Mode
Using Sony’s unique Adaptive
Frame Interpolation for better
image quality, you can store
hundreds of individual still images with 7
seconds of audio on the videotape.
Digital Program Editing
Allows you to select a sequence of 20
scenes and controls dubbing via i.LINK*
to another i.LINK camcorder, or via
infra-red remote to an analog VCR.
Controls both Sony and other brand's
camcorders and VCRs.
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
or Sunset & Moon modes.
Picture Effects
Get creative when recording
or playing back videos with
Sony’s Picture Effect modes.
Effects available in Camera mode:
Negative Art, Sepia, Black & White,
Solarize, Slim, Stretch, Pastel and
Mosaic. Effects available in Playback
mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Black &
White and Solarize.
F E A T U R E S
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S T E P - U P F E AT U R E
DCR-TRV250
Digital
Handycam
®
Camcorder
The DCR-TRV250 is Sony’s entry level Digital8
®
Handycam
®
Camcorder
that provides high quality digital video recording, SteadyShot
®
image
stabilization, USB Streaming, and 20X Optical/700x Digital Zoom.
