Product Details
Sony Full HD Black 160GB Hard Disk Drive Camcorder, Model HDRXR160
Take stunning 1920 x 1080 Full HD video with the compact HDR-XR160 Handycam®
camcorder. It features an "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for superior low-light
performance, a 160GB hard disk drive, wide angle Sony® G lens, plus 42X
extended zoom for getting you closer to the action.
Features:
- 1920x1080 Full HD 60p Recording w/3MP still image
1920 x 1080 high definition resolution lets you record your memories in exceptional
Sony® Full High Definition quality. Capable of 1080/60p recording and
playback via HDMI™ and compatible HDTV roviding stunning clarity and
incredibly detailed playback of your memories
- 160GB Hard Disk Drive
A built-in 160GB hard disk drive can record and store up to 54 hours of high
definition video footage (HD LP mode). In addition, “HDD Smart Protection”
gives you peace of mind by helping to prevent any recorded video and images
from being lost if the camcorder is accidentally dropped
- Wide Angle G lens to capture everything 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 29.8mm focal length offers a broader perspective for enhanced
wide angle shooting
- 42x Extended Zoom to get even closer to the action
Extended Zoom works in conjunction with 30x optical zoom to get even closer
to the action while maintaining HD image quality
- 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 condition
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 drive (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
- 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
Specifications:
Camera
- Camera Type: Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
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. 1670K pixels (4:3)
- Color Filter System: ClearVid™ array
Recording
- Media Type: Internal HDD; Memory Stick PRO Duo™; Memory Stick
PRO Duo™ (High Speed); Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (Mark 2); Memory Stick
PRO-HG™; SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or Higher)
- Still Image Mode: JPEG
- Still Image Max Effective Resolution: 3.3 megapixels
- Still Image Size 16:9: Movie mode: 3.0 megapixels 16:9 (2304x1296);
Photo mode: 2.5 megapixels 16:9 (2112x1188)
- Still Image Size 4:3: Movie mode: 2.2 megapixels 4:3 (1728x1296);
Photo mode: 3.3 megapixels 4:3 (2112x1584)
- 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, 60i (FX, FH), 1440x1080/60i
(HQ, LP); STD: 720x480/60i
- Video Actual (Pixel): Approx. 1490K pixels (16:9), Approx. 1120K
pixels (4:3)
- Video Signal: NTSC color, EIA standards
- Recording and Playback Times: HD PS: Approx. 13h20m; HD FX: Approx.
15h40m; HD FH: Approx. 21h30m; HD HQ: Approx. 38h10m; HD LP: Approx. 66h40m;
STD HQ: Approx. 39h50m
- Photo Capture from Movie: 2.1 megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080); 307K pixels
4:3 (640x480); 230K pixels 16:9 (640x360)
- Dual Record: 3.0 megapixels 16:9 (2,304 x 1296); 2.2 megapixels 4:3
(1,728 x 1,296)
- 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: HDD 160GB (HDD Smart Protection)
- Mic Level Control: Yes (2steps)
- Recording and Playback Times (in Internal Media)(5.1ch): HD PS: Approx.
13h10m; HD FX: Approx. 15h30m; HD FH: Approx. 21h10m; HD HQ: Approx. 37h20m;
HD LP: Approx. 64h30m; STD HQ: Approx. 38h40m
- Still Image File Format: DCF Ver. 2.0 compatible, Exif Ver. 2.3 compatible,
MPF Baseline compatible
- Wind Noise Reduction: Yes (Off/On (Advanced reduction))
- Wind Position: Yes (Auto)
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: 30x
- Digital Zoom: 350x
- Focal Length (35mm equivalent): Photo Mode: 32.5mm - 975mm (16:9),
29.8mm - 894mm (4:3); Movie Mode: 29.8mm - 894mm (16:9), 36.5mm - 1095mm (4:3)
- Filter Diameter: 30mm
- Minimum Focus Distance: Approx. 1cm (Wide), Approx. 80cm (Tele),
Approx. 44cm (Tele Macro)
- Extended Zoom: 42x
- Focal Distance: f = 2.1mm - 63mm
- Steady Shot Mode: Active: 31.2mm - 531mm (16:9), 38.2mm - 650mm (4:3)
LCD Display
- LCD Type: 3.0" Clear Photo LCD™ PLUS display (230K)
- 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
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
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 / 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 - F3.4
- Backlight Compensation: Yes (Auto)
- Gain Control: Auto
- LOW LUX Mode: Yes
Drive System
- Drive Mode: Photo Mode: Single-shot / Self-timer
- Shutter Speeds: Auto Control Range: 1 / 8-1 / 10000; Smooth Slow
Rec: 1 / 250 - 1 / 1000; Self-timer: Approx. 10sec. (Still Image); Standard:
1 / 60-1 / 10000; 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
Flash
- Flash Type: Built-in Flash
- Flash Metering System: Pre-flash TTL
- Flash Modes: Auto / Forced / Prohibited
- Flash Compensation: Yes (3 steps)
Convenience
- Quick On: Yes (Power On by LCD)
- Manual / Auto Lens Cover: Auto
- S/S & Zoom button on LCD: Yes (Touch Panel)
- Red-Eye Reduction: Yes (On / Off)
- Fader Effect(s): White / Black
- Date / Time Stamp: Yes (Rec Date and 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 (5minutes)
- 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)
- Multiple Language Display: English; Simplified English; Brazilian
Portugese; Canadian French; Latin American Spanish
- One Touch Disc Burn: Yes (Menu)
- View & Index: Event
Advanced
- 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
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))
- Microphone Input: Stereo Minijack
- Remote Jack: Integrated into A/V Remote terminal
- Remote Commander: Yes
- Direct Copy: Yes
- A/V Remote Terminal: Video / S Video / Audio / Component Out / Remote
- DC IN: Yes
- HDMI Terminal: Yes (mini)
Inputs and Outputs
- HD Output: HDMI Out (mini) (sold separately); Component Video Out
(Component A/V cable (supplied)
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)
- AC adaptor (AC-L200)
- Power Cord
- Component A/V Cable
- A/V Connecting Cable
- USB Connection Support Cable
- CD-ROM ("Handycam" Application Software)
- Operating Guide
Approximate Dimensions:
- Height: 2-5/8"
- Width: 2-5/8"
- Depth: 5-1/8
Approximate Weight:
- Unit: 12.3 oz
- Shipping: 2 lbs
Warranty Information:
- Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): One Year Parts
90 Days Labor
- Extended Service Warranty Available: Click the warranty tab above
for details
