Sony Handycam DCR-TRV330

Sony Handycam DCR-TRV330 ... be great if your video camera could also capture still shots and transfer them to your PC easily? Well now with DCR-TRV330 with Sony's Memory Mode, you can take great looking shots and save them in versatile MemoryStick or using your USB connection in your camera. DCR-TRV330, loaded with a host of features, records outstanding digital picture and sound on affordable Hi8 and 8mm tapes. It offers up to 500 lines of resolution with 3x, the color bandwidth of VHS, and significantly lower video noise.

DCR-TRV330's 1/6" CCD provides stunning detail and clarity, with exceptional video and still image performance. 25x optical/ 700x digital zoom brings the action up close from far away. SteadyShot picture stabilization system uses motion sensors to compensate for camera "shake" without compromising picture quality. You can capture video even when shooting in total darkness (0 lux) using the built-in infrared system up to ten feet (3 m) away. The Super NightShot mode automatically adjusts the shutter speed to increase picture brightness and clarity. 7-mode program A/E provides a quick and easy setting for the proper exposure, shutter, and depth of field for a variety of environments. The 7 modes are Portrait, Beach and Ski, Sport Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, Sunset and Moon, and Low Lux. Your can capture digital still images at 640 x 480 resolution, directly onto MemoryStick media for easy transfer to email, printing, or sharing with other compatible MemoryStick devices. During video playback, pause mode or while viewing still images stored on MemoryStick digital media, you can zoom in up to 2x closer. Zoomed images also may be stored to a MemoryStick digital media. Using Sony's unique Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality in Photo mode, you can store hundreds of individual still images with 7 seconds of audio on to the tape.

Sony's Digital 8 camcorders feature LP recording mode for up to 90 minutes of spectacular digital video on a standard P6-120 Hi8 cassette. 2.5" SwivelScreen LCD display provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. You can rotate this color LCD up to 270-degrees to provide multiple viewing angles for recording and playback flexibility. DCR-TRV330 Digital 8 Handycam camcorder, featuring Stamina power management system, will record up to 10 hours, using the viewfinder, with the optional NP-FM91 InfoLithium M-series battery. The camera provides power, on/off, and special operational commands to a variety of Sony Intelligent Accessories via an 8-pin interface. This enables easy synchronized operation between this Handycam camcorder and such accessories as video lights and infrared lights. DCR-TRV330 versions for American and European markets differ in shutter speed interval (1/4-1/4000 vs 1/3-1/4000), CCD resolution (460,000 vs 800,000 pixels gross, 290,000 vs 400,000 actual), and LCD resolution (61,600 vs 123,200 pixels).