Typical price: £785
What is it: HDV camcorder with 10x optical zoom
What we think: A great hi-def camcorder for deep-pocketed leisure shooters as long as you like its touchscreen interface
Sony Handycam HDR-HC7 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | MiniDV |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 81x81x137 mm |
| Weight | 680 g |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
| Included cables | 1x USB cable, 1x AV cable, 1x i.LINK cable |
| Included accessories | 1x USB Driver, 1x AC power adaptor, 1x remote control, 1x rechargeable battery pack |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CMOS |
|---|---|
| Gross sensor resolution | 3200000 pixels |
| Effective sensor resolution | 2280000 pixels |
| Min shutter speed | 1/800 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2 s |
| Slow shutter modes | Auto, Colour |
| Shooting modes | Digital photo mode |
| Shooting programs | Beach, Candle, Sunset, Sunrise, Fireworks, Landscape, Spotlight, Portrait mode, Sports lesson |
| Digital scene transition | Black fader, White fader, Mosaic fader, Monotone fader |
| White balance | Custom, Presets, Automatic |
| White balance presets | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Exposure modes | Program, Automatic |
| Min illumination | 2 lux |
| Analogue video format | PAL |
Lens System
| Focal length | 5.4-54mm |
|---|---|
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 40-400mm |
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
| Focus | Manual, Automatic |
| Optical zoom | 10 x |
| Digital zoom | 20 x |
| Image stabiliser | Optical (Super Steady Shot) |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder resolution | 123200 pixels |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder colour support | Colour |
| Display type | LCD |
| Display form factor | Rotating |
| Display size | 69 mm |
| Display resolution | 211000 pixels |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
Still Photography
| Sensor resolution | 6.08 megapixels |
|---|---|
| Maximum image size | 2848x2136 pixels |
Connectivity
| Microphone | Yes |
|---|---|
| Headphone | Yes |
| Audio | RCA |
| Composite video | Yes |
| S-Video | Yes |
| Firewire | Yes |
| USB | Yes |
| LANC | Yes |
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