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Sony High Definition HDV Handycam Camcorder, Model HDRHC9
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The HDR-HC9 delivers high definition quality and versatility with a professional grade Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T* lens, 10x optical/20x digital zoom, and a 3.2 megapixel ClearVid™ CMOS sensor for stunning video and 6.1 megapixel still images. Use the Dual Record Mode to capture still images and video at the same time, while Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization helps ensure clear images. View everything you shoot on the 2.7” wide1 Clear Photo LCD Plus™ display featuring touch panel technology. Even save your still images directly to a Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media card (sold separately) to easily transfer and share your photos.
Features:
- 1/2.9” ClearVid™ CMOS Sensor 3.2 Megapixel (Gross)
Sony’s original ClearVid CMOS Sensor provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video performance (up to 1080 lines of Horizontal Resolution in HD format, or 530 lines of Horizontal Resolution in SD format). Additionally, the megapixel technology enhances your Digital still photography experience with the ability to shoot high-Resolution (6.1 Megapixel) still images. Unlike traditional CCD Imagers, CMOS Sensors require less power, providing improved battery performance - 10X Optical / 20X Digital Zoom
The Optical Zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition, Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme Digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of Digital Zoom - 2.7" Wide (16:9) Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD Plus™ Display (211K Pixels)
The 2.7" Wide1 (16:9) LCD Screen provides exceptional viewing clarity with improved Resolution (211K Pixels). The Display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, as well as provides sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier - Dual Record
While recording video in High Definition you have the ability to capture still images directly to Memory Stick Duo¿ media (sold separately) - Switchable HDV/DV Format Recording
Record and play back both High Definition and Standard Definition video recorded on standard MiniDV cassettes (sold separately) - Professional Quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T* Lens
Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T* lenses use highly advanced optics to deliver vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and perfect renditions of subtle tones. The additional T* coating further reduces unwanted glare and flare for increased Contrast and color - Active Interface Shoe
Sony’s proprietary hot shoe makes it easy to use Intelligent Accessories, such as external lights and microphones, by providing power and on/off capability directly from the camcorder - HDMI™ Connection
HDMI connectivity provides a simple, high-quality video and audio connection, with the ability to transmit HD video from the camcorder to compatible HDTVs via a single cable - i.LINK® Interface (IEEE1394)
Quickly transfer images from the camcorder to compatible devices equipped with an IEEE1394 interface5, including camcorders, Digital VCRs, and PCs, using this high speed, bi-directional Digital video/audio connection.
- USB 2.0 Interface
The USB 2.0 interface6 provides an easy way to connect your camcorder to a PC for fast transfer of video and still images for editing - InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System
Unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening "Memory Effect," so you’re free to charge the battery at any time. Additionally, Sony's exclusive AccuPower¿ meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes, in either the viewfinder or on the LCD Screen - Stamina® Battery Power Management System
When using the Sony InfoLithium® Battery, the Stamina® Battery Power Management System helps the camcorder prolong battery life for extra long continuous recording times from a single charge - Assignable Buttons
For ease of recording, three buttons on the exterior of the camcorder are user-assignable so that they can be set to the options most commonly utilized - 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. When using the LCD Screen or viewfinder, the Display will show how much the battery is charged -- in 10% increments -- and the recordable time left - Built-in Intelligent Flash
For added clarity and detail when taking pictures in low-light situations, the built-in flash improves pictures and reduces shadows - Cinematic Mode
Perfect for creating your own movie masterpieces, Cinematic mode lends a 24 frame film-like effect to your recordings - Easy Handycam Button
Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people. With a press of the Easy Handycam Button, most of the advanced features of the camcorder are "locked out," letting you focus only the buttons essential for recording - Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media Slot
Capture still images directly onto Memory Stick PRO Duo¿ Media (sold separately) for easy transfer to PCs for emailing, printing, or sharing with other compatible Memory Stick® devices (sold separately) - Multi-Language Menu
Change the menu Display from English to English (Simplified), Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese - On Screen Zoom and Record Buttons
For additional control of the camcorder, Zoom and Record buttons are features on the frame of the LCD Screen. This allows for more flexibility when holding the camcorder, especially in overhead or low angle shots - Picture Effects
Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Monotone, Pastel and Sepia. Effects available in Playback mode: Monotone, Pastel and Sepia - PhotoTV HD Viewing with HDMI™ Output
With direct HDMI¿ output to your BRAVIA® HDTV and other compatible HDTV screens, so you can view and share photos in breathtaking clarity and detail. You can choose between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 Aspect Ratio -- and with select BRAVIA® HDTV models, your photos are automatically optimized in sharpness, gradation, and color reproduction - 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 - Scene Selection modes
Scene Selection modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Beach, Candle, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Sports Lesson, Spotlight, and Sunrise & Sunset - Smooth Slow Record
By increasing the record rate from 60 frames per second (fps) to 240 fps, you can capture 3 seconds of fast motion and play the video back in 12 seconds. The Smooth Slow Record mode is a great tool for analyzing a golf swing or a viewing a bird in flight. In addition, you record an audio track to narrate the video footage - Super NightShot® Infrared System
With the Super NightShot Infrared System, you can capture video in total darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away - Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization System
The Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization System from Sony reduces blur caused by camera shake and vibration, so your images stay crisp and clear. This optical stabilization system achieves an even higher level of smoothness without the image degradation that can occur with some Digital stabilization systems - x.v. Color™ Technology
x.v.Color¿ technology can capture or Display nearly twice as many (1.8x) viewable colors than possible with the traditional RGB color standard. This provides a more accurate and vivid color range, for a more natural, lifelike overall experience
Specifications:
Audio
- Audio Format: Stereo MPEG1 Audio Layer2
- Microphone: Yes
Convenience
- Face Detection: N/A
- Hybrid: N/A
- Hybrid Plus: N/A
- Quick On: N/A
- BRAVIA® Sync™: N/A
- Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to 8GB media capacity; does not support high speed transfer function; does not support Access Control security function
- Dual Record: Yes (up to 3 Photos)
Convenience Features
- Dynamic Range Optimizer: N/A
- SteadyShot® Image Stabilization: O.I.S.
- Low Light Capability: S-NS
- x.v.Color™: Yes
- White Balance: Auto / outdoor / indoor / Onepush (Touch Panel)
- Fader Effect(s): Black, White, Mosaic, Monotone
- Digital Picture Effect(s): Still, Flash Motion, Trail, Old Movie, Cinematic effect
- Picture Effect(s): SkinTone, Mosaic, Solarization, Monotone, Sepia, Neg. Art, Pastel
- Scene Mode(s): Auto, Twilight, Twilight Portrait (Still only), Candle, Sunrise & Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Spotlight, Sports Lesson, Beach, Snow
- Face Index: N/A
- Film Roll Index: N/A
- Photo Capture from Movie: Yes
- Still Image Mode(s): JPEG
- Slide Show Mode: Yes
- Easy Operation: Yes
- Dubbing Button: N/A
- USB Streaming: N/A
- PhotoTV HD: Yes
- PictBridge Compatible: Yes
- Multiple Language Display: Yes
Display
- LCD Screen: 2.7" wide1 touch panel Clear Photo LCD Plus Display (211k Pixels)
- Viewfinder: Color Wide 16:9 (123K Pixels)
General
- Imaging Device: 1/2.9" ClearVid¿ CMOS sensor (with Exmor¿ technology)
- Processor: N/A
- Pixel Gross: 3200K
- Video Actual: 1710K Pixels (4:3),2280K Pixels (16:9)
- Video Resolution: Full HD 1440X1080
- Recording Media: MiniDV / HDV
- Recording and Playback Times: SP: 60min/80min., LP (DV only): 90min/120min.
- Still Actual: 3040K Pixels (4:3), 2280K Pixels (16:9)
- Still Picture Resolution: 6.1 megapixel
Inputs and Outputs
- Audio/Video Remote Terminal: N/A
- Analog Audio/Video Output(s): Multi AV (Video/S Video/Audio)
- LANC Terminal: LANC
- Digital Audio/Video Output(s): Yes (via i.LINK®)
- USB Port(s): Yes (ver 1.1)
- i.LINK® Interface: Yes
- Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s): Yes
- S-Video Output(s): Included in A/V Jack
- HDMI™ Connection Output(s): Yes
- Headphone Jack: Yes
- Microphone Input: Yes
- Active Interface Shoe: Yes
Optics/Lens
- Lens Type: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T
- 35mm Equivalent: 49 - 490mm (4:3 Camera Mode), 40 - 400mm (16:9 Camera Mode)
- Aperture: F1.8-2.9
- Exposure: Dial + Touch Panel
- Filter Diameter: 37
- Focal Distance: 37mm
- Focus: Full range auto / Manual
- Progressive Shutter Mode: Yes (Photo only)
- Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/2 - 1/500 (Scene Selection Mode)
- Minimum Illumination: 5 lux (Auto Slow Shutter ON, 1/30 Shutter Speed)
- Optical Zoom: 10x
- Digital Zoom: 20x
Power
- Battery Type: InfoLITHIUM® with AccuPower¿ Meter System (NP-FH60)
- Power Consumption: HDV: 4.2W / 4.5W, DV: 4.0W / 4.3W (VF/LCD)
- Power Requirements: 7.2V (battery pack); 8.4V (AC Adaptor)
Video
- Video Signal System: NTSC color, EIA standards
- Format(s) Supported: HDV (MPEG2) / DV (AVI)
Hardware
- Flash: Yes
- Memory Stick slot: Memory Stick PRO DuoMedia
- Manual / Auto Lens Cover: Auto
- Assignable Dial: Yes
- S/S & Zoom button on LCD: Yes
Software
- Supplied Software: Picture Motion Browser Ver.2.0.17
- Operating System Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, Windows Vista
Approximate Dimensions:
- Width: 3.25"
- Height: 3.25"
- Depth: 5.5"
Approximate Weight:
- Unit: 1.3 lbs
- Shipping: 3 lbs
Warranty Information:
- Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer):
1 Year Parts; 90 Days Labor
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
