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Digital 5.1 channel recording captures active sounds coming from all directions, so you
can experience your home movies the way you experienced them while recording.
Expanded recording/monitoring with mic/headphone jack
Features dedicated mic and headphone inputs for expanded audio recording options and
convenient monitoring of audio with headphones (external microphones and headphones sold
separately).
Active Interface Shoe to attach intelligent accessories
The Active Interface Shoe lets you mount Intelligent Accessories, such as external lights and
microphones, which can help extend the capabilities of your camcorder.
Event Browse groups photos/videos for you for easy reference
Event Browse conveniently groups your images and videos together for easier viewing. The date
range that Event Browse groups your pictures and videos is easily adjusted to suit your needs.
When used with the Highlight Playback feature, making and sharing a highlight reel from your
event is easy and fun.
Highlight Playback creates movies with transitions for you
Why spend hours editing your movies when you can let your camcorder do it for you? Highlight
Playback identifies and compiles key scenes into a short, entertaining movie complete with
music and transitions. You can even pinpoint the exact scene you want to include in the highlight
reel. The easy 2D/3D selector switch allows you to show only 3D video when 3D is selected. For
2D playback of all video, set the switch to 2D and the camera will display 2D and 3D videos for
playback on a standard HDTV.
Clear Phase stereo speakers for true and dynamic sound
Bring your video alive with Clear Phase stereo speakers with linear phase correction. Drawing
on Sony’s high-end audio expertise, renown S-Master™ digital amplifier technology is utilized to
produce more true-to-life sound.
Direct Copy to external HDD without PC
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Store your memories in a whole new way with the ability to copy videos from your camcorder
directly to an external hard disk drive
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(sold separately), all without a computer. Your camcorder
can also access videos stored on the external hard drive for playback on your HDTV
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(HDMI
cable required), allowing you to utilize the camcorder’s handy playback features.
Wind noise reduction for clear voice recording
Wind Reduction reduces noise and interference that is produced when wind passes over the
microphone, giving you a clearer and more enjoyable sound experience.
Intelligent Auto (180 different scene combinations possible)
Intelligent Auto mode goes a step beyond traditional auto modes by analyzing your shot and
then automatically selecting the appropriate settings from ten distinct scene modes and wind
noise reduction. There are 180 different combinations possible: Landscape, Backlight, Twilight,
Spotlight, Low light, Macro, Portait, Baby, Walk, Tripod, Wind Noise Reduction. Thie camcorder
utilizes an advanced sound processor and sophisticated noise reduction algorithms to reduce
wind noise by up to 10db compared to other models. In addition to reducing low frequency
noise, iAuto also suppresses mid- and upper-frequency noise, resulting in clearer, more enjoyable
sound.
Golf Shot
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Building on the slow-motion capture capabilities of Smooth Slow Record, Golf Shot captures a
few seconds of motion as a sequence of up to 22 still images, which can be viewed/printed
individually or as a composite “sequence shot” image, perfect for analyzing the nuances of a
golf swing, tennis serve, and other fast action.
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Built-in Flash for still photography
The built-in flash will help you shed light on your subjects when shooting still images, giving you
more flexibility when capturing memories.
Built-in USB cable for easy file transfer/charge
