Product Details
Sony Full HD Black Flash Memory Camcorder With Projector, Model HDRPJ30V
Share your memories virtually anywhere using the HDR-PJ30V Handycam® camcorder's
built-in, high-contrast projector. This mobile theatre can project up to a 60"
(diag.) image on any flat surface, and with powerful stereo speakers, you'll
hear all the action. Record your 1920x1080/60p/24p Full HD video for film-like
videos. A back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS sensor delivers superior low-light
video while the wide angle Sony G Lens lets you capture more of the action with
sharp images and brilliant, accurate colors. Record and store up to 13 hours
of high definition video footage (HD LP mode) directly to the 32GB embedded
Flash memory.
Features:
1920x1080 Full HD 60p/24p Recording w/7MP still image
The Sony® HDR-PJ30V offers 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution letting you
record your memories in exceptional Full High Definition quality. Capable of
60p recording and playback via HDMI™ (cable sold separately) and compatible
HDTV providing stunning clarity and incredibly detailed and smoother playback
of your memories. If you’re looking for a film-like quality look to your video,
24p recording is available for you.
32GB embedded Flash Memory for up to 13 hours of recording
The embedded 32GB flash memory can record and store up to 13 hours of high definition
video footage (HD LP mode).
Built-in High-Contrast Projector
The high-contrast projector built-in to the LCD panel gives you the freedom
to share your favorite memories virtually anywhere. Powerful enough to project
up to a 60” diagonal screen, this small mobile theater packs a powerful punch.
Combined with advanced Clear Phase stereo speakers, your memories will come
alive for you and those you’re sharing with.
Wide Angle G lens to capture more of what you want
Experience the pinnacle of Sony® lens technology with the professional-quality
G Lens. Engineered for superior optical performance, Sony G lenses deliver brilliant,
accurate color reproduction and sharp, amazingly detailed images. In addition,
the 27.4mm focal length in Photo Mode and 29.8mm in Video Mode offers a broader
perspective for enhanced wide angle shooting.
Back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for superb low-light video
Experience stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically
reduced grain with Sony’s back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS sensor. Designed for
compact cameras and camcorders, the "Exmor R" sensor relocates the photo diodes
above the support circuitry, maximizing the light gathering area per pixel so
you can shoot with better results in lower lighting conditions.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active Mode
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization with Active Mode compensates for greater
degrees of camera shake to deliver stunningly smooth video from wide angle to
full telephoto shooting. In addition, innovative 3-Way Shake-Canceling adds
electronic roll stability for even smoother video capture.
3.0” touch-screen Clear Photo LCD Plus™ display (230K)
The 3.0” Clear Photo LCD Plus™ screen displays sharp, bright, vivid images,
letting you compose a shot more easily -- even outdoors, while enabling you
to change settings to best represent the scene.
17x Extended Zoom to get even closer to the action
Extended Zoom works in conjunction with 12x optical zoom to get even closer
to the action while maintaining HD image quality.
Tracking Focus follows selected subjects
Tracking Focus works as an extension of Face Detection to allow you to select
an object with a touch of the LCD and have the focus follow the selected object.
5.1ch Surround mic for vivid and dynamic surround sound.
Dolby® 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.
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.
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.
Clear Phase stereo speakers for true and dynamic sound
Bring your video alive with Clear Phase stereo speakers. Drawing on Sony’s high-end
audio expertise, renown S-Master™ digital amplifier technology is utilized to
produce more true-to-life sound.
Geotagging with built-in GPS receiver & NAVTEQ® maps
A built-in GPS receiver7 makes the HDR-PJ30V an ideal choice for travelers.
The receiver gives you the ability to view your current location on the LCD
map display, as well as "tag" your shooting locations. Tagged videos and still
images can be reviewed and played back using the Map Index function on the camcorder
or once downloaded to your PC using the supplied PMB (Picture Motion Browser)
software9. Additionally, the receiver automatically adjusts your camcorder's
clock to the proper time zone.
Direct Copy to external HDD without PC
Store your memories in a whole new way with the ability to copy videos from
your camcorder directly to an external hard disk drive13 (sold separately),
all without a computer. Your camcorder can also access videos stored on the
external hard drive for playback on your HDTV4, allowing you to utilize the
camcorder’s handy playback features.
Built-in USB cable for easy file transfer/charge
The high-speed, built-in USB 2.0 cable allows for easy connection to your computer
for charging or file transfer without having to remember separate cables. It
also fits conveniently into the hand strap so it’s out of the way until you
need it.
Intelligent Auto (90 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 (90 different combinations possible): Landscape, Backlight,
Twilight, Spotlight, Low light, Macro, Portait, Baby, Walk, Tripod.
Golf Shot
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.
Built-in Flash
The built-in flash sheds light on your subject when taking still photos.
Specifications:
Drive System
- Drive Mode : Photo Mode: Single-shot / Self-timer
- Shutter Speeds : Auto Control Range: 1 / 8-1 / 1000; Smooth Slow
Rec: 1 / 250 - 1 / 1000; Self-timer: Approx. 10sec. (Still Image); Standard:
1 / 60-1 / 1000; Auto: 1 / 60 - 1 / 1000; Scene Selection: 1 / 8 - 1 / 1000;
LOW LUX: 1 / 30 - 1 / 1000; Auto (Auto Slow Shutter OFF): 1 / 60 - 1 / 1000
Focus Control
- Focus System : Contrast AF
- AF Modes : Auto / Manual (Touch Panel)
- Focus Area : Full range Focus / Spot Focus
- Focus Features : Tracking Focus
- AF Illuminator : Yes
Camera
- Camera Type : Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
Convenience Features
- Quick On : Yes (Power On by LCD)
- Manual / Auto Lens Cover : Auto
- S/S & Zoom button on LCD : Yes (Touch Panel)
- Fader Effect(s) : White / Black
- Date / Time Stamp : Yes (Rec Date / Time, Camera info)
- Erase/Protect : Yes / Yes
- Media/Battery Indicator : Yes (recordable time, free and used media
space) / Yes (recordable time, remaining capacity)
- Power Save Mode : Auto Shut-off (5 minutes)
- Still Image Playback Options : Slide Show; Playback Zoom (1.1x-5x)
(TouchPanel + Zoom Lever)
- Video Playback Options : Highlight Playback (HD Movie Only); Highlight
Playback Save and Share (Translate into STD quality); Highlight Scenario (Save/Playback/Erase);
Highlight BGM (Preinstalled 4 music files, Music transfer)
- Built-in USB Cable : Yes (USB Charge Available)
- Built-in Video Light Coverage : Approx.30cm-150cm
- Multiple Language Display : English; Simplified English; Brazilian
Portugese; Canadian French; Latin American Spanish
- One Touch Disc Burn : Yes (Menu)
- View & Index : Event / MAP
Recording
- Media Type : Internal Flash Memory; Memory Stick PRO Duo ™ (Mark
2); Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo ™; SD/ SDHC/ SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or Higher)
- Still Image Mode : JPEG
- Still Image Max Effective Resolution : 7.1 megapixels
- Video Format : HD: MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD format compatible (1080/60p:original
format); STD: MPEG2-PS
- Video Mode : HD PS: Approx. 28Mbps / FX: Approx. 24Mbps / FH: Approx.
17Mbps / HQ: Approx. 9Mbps / LP: Approx. 5Mbps; STD HQ: 9Mbps
- Video Resolution : HD: 1920x1080/60p,24p,60i (FX,FH), 1440x1080/60i
(HQ,LP); STD: 720x480/60i
- Video Actual (Pixel) : Approx. 2650K pixels (16:9),
- Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
- Recording and Playback Times : HD PS: Approx. 2h35m (Approx. 2h35m);
HD FX: Approx. 3h00m (Approx. 3h00m); HD FH: Approx. 4h10m (Approx. 4h10m);
HD HQ: Approx. 7h15m (Approx. 5h35m); HD LP: Approx. 12h55m (Approx. 10h35m);
STD HQ: Approx. 7h40m (Approx. 7h05m)
- Photo Capture from Movie : 2.1 megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080); 307K
pixels 4:3 (640x480); 230K pixels 16:9 (640x360)
- Audio Format : Dolby® Digital 5.1ch, Dolby® Digital 5.1Creater; Dolby®
Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator
- Microphone/Speaker : Built-in Zoom Microphone; Clear Phase Stereo
Speaker
- Internal Media : Flash Memory 32GB
- Mic Level Control : Yes (2steps)
- Still Image File Format : DCF Ver. 2.0 compatible, Exif Ver. 2.3
compatible, MPF Baseline compatible
- Still Image Size4:3 : Movie Mode: 4.0 megapixels 4:3 (2304x1728);
Photo Mode: 7.1 megapixels 4:3 (3072x2304)
- Wind Position : Yes (Auto)
Exposure System
- Metering Modes : Multi-segment / Spot
- Exposure Compensation : AE Shift (Touch Panel)
- Exposure Settings : Auto; Flexible Spot (Touch Panel)
- Scene Mode(s) : Auto / Twilight / Twilight Portrait (Photo Mode only)
/ Sunrise & Sunset / Fireworks / Landscape / Portrait / Spotlight / Beach
/ Snow
- D-Range Optimizer : Yes
- Noise Reduction : Yes
- White Balance Mode : Auto / Onepush / Outdoor/ Indoor
- Minimum Illumination : Standard: 11 lux (1/60 Shutter Speed); Low
Lux: 3 lux (1/30 Shutter Speed)
- Auto Iris Control : F1.8 - F10.0
- Backlight Compensation : Yes (Auto)
- Gain Control : Auto
- LOW LUX Mode : Yes
Advanced
- Embedded GPS : Yes (Current Position Display (Your Location))
- Face Detection : Yes
- Smile Shutter™ technology : Dual Capture / Always On / Off
- Golf Shot : Yes
- Image Stabilization : Optical SteadyShot™ Image stabilization w/
Active mode (Wide to Tele)
- Intelligent Auto : Portrait / Baby / Walk / Tripod / Backlight /
Landscape / Spotlight / Twilight / Macro / Low light
- x.v.Color™ : Yes
- Audio Level Display : Yes
- Priority Setting (for Face Detection) : Auto / Child Priority / Adult
Priority
- S-Master : Yes
- Smooth Slow Rec : Yes
Imaging Sensor
- Imaging Sensor : 1/4" (4.5mm) Back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS Sensor
- Processor : BIONZ™ Image processor
- Pixel Gross : Approx. 4200K pixels
- Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 3540K pixels (4:3)
- Color Filter System : ClearVid™ array
Optics/Lens
- Lens Type : G Lens™
- Lens Stabilization : Optical SteadyShot™ Image stabilization w/ Active
mode (Wide to Tele)
- Aperture : F1.8-3.4
- Optical Zoom : 12x
- Digital Zoom : 160x
- Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : Photo Mode: 29.8mm - 357.6mm (16:9),
27.4mm - 328.8mm (4:3); Movie Mode: 29.8mm - 357.6mm (16:9), 36.5mm - 438mm
(4:3)
- Filter Diameter : 30mm
- Minimum Focus Distance : Approx. 1cm (Wide), Approx. 80cm (Tele),
Approx. 25cm (Tele Macro)
- Extended Zoom : 17x
- Focal Distance : f = 2.9mm - 34.8mm
- Steady Shot Mode:Active : 31.2mm - 531mm (16:9), 38.2mm - 650mm (4:3)
Interface
- Memory Card Slot : Memory Stick PRO Duo™ and SD/ SDHC/ SDXC media
compatible
- SD Output : Composite Video Out (A/V connecting cable (supplied));
Component Video Out (Component A/V cable (supplied)); S Video Out (A/V connecting
cable with S Video (sold separately))
- HD Output : HDMI Out (mini) (sold separately); Component Video Out
(Component A/V cable (supplied))
- USB Port(s) : TypeA, mini-AB/USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage/MTP)
- BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes
- PhotoTV HD : Yes
- DVDirect : Yes (DVDirect Express, DVD Writer supported (sold separately))
- Headphone Jack : Stereo Minijack
- Microphone Input : Stereo Minijack
- Remote Jack : Integrated into A/V Remote terminal
- Direct Copy : Yes
- Accessory Shoe : Yes (Active Interface Shoe)
- A/V Remote Terminal : Video / S Video / Audio / Component Out / Remote
- DC IN : Yes
- HDMI Terminal : Yes (mini)
LCD Display
- LCD Type : 3.0" touch-screen Clear Photo LCD Plus™ (230K pixels)
- Angle Adjustment : Opening Angle: max.90 deg., Turning Angle: max.270
deg.
- Brightness Control : Yes (Menu)
- Coverage : 1
- Live View : Yes
- Grid Display : Guide Frame
- Touch Panel : Yes
Projector
- Endurance (Battery Life) : Approx. 1.5 hours (Supplied Battery)
- Light Output : Up to 10 lumens
- Resolution Output : 640 x 360
- Screen Coverage : 10" - 60"
- Throw Distance : Approx. 0.5m - 3m
Power
- Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM® with AccuPower™ Meter System (NP-FV50)
- Power Requirements : 7.2V (battery pack); 8.4V (AC Adaptor)
Software
- Supplied Software : PMB Ver. 5.5 Supports Windows XP Service Pack3
(SP3) (32bit), Windows Vista Service Pack2 (SP2) (32bit/ 64bit), Windows 7.
PMB software is not supported by Mac OS.
- Operating System Compatibility : Windows XP SP3 * /Windows Vista
SP2 ** /Windows7 * 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported.
The Windows Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Ver. 2.0 or later is required to use
the function for creating discs. ** Starter (Edition) are not supported. Standard
installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been
upgraded or in a multi-boot environment.
In The Box
- Rechargeable Battery Pack (NP-FV50) (1)
- Component A/V Cable (1)
- CD-ROM ("Handycam" Application Software) (1)
- AC adaptor (AC-L200) (1)
- A/V Connecting Cable (1)
- Remote Commander (RMT-835 with Battery (CR2025)) (1)
- Power Cord (1)
- USB Connection Support Cable (1)
- "Operating Guide" (1)
Approximate Dimensions:
- Unit: 2.38" x 2.63" x 5.13"
Approximate Weight:
- Unit: 12.2 oz
- Shipping: 2 lbs
Warranty Information:
- Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): One Year Parts
And Labor
- Extended Service Warranty Available: Click the warranty tab above
for details
Footnotes:
- 32GB equals 32 billion bytes. A portion of the total storage is used for
system management and/or application files. Actual Capacity is approximately
31.1GB after removing the 300MB demo video.
- HD viewing requires compatible HDTV and HDMI™ cable, both sold separately.
- NAVTEQ® map detail on the camcorder is limited in some areas. By using a
compatible PC, a broadband Internet connection, and supplied Picture Motion
Browser software, your photos and videos can be shown on an online map service.
The online map service is currently provided courtesy of Google, and is subject
to change or termination without notice.
- Requires Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3/ Windows Vista® SP2/Windows 7. Not supported
by Mac® OS.
- Requires VMC-UAM1 cable (sold separately), AC power for camcorder, and hard
drive formatted in FAT-32. USB-hub not supported. External HDD/USB media should
be less than 2TB (Terabytes).
