Sony DCR-DVD105 DVD Handycam Camcorder, 20x Optical, 800x Digital Zoom, Carl Zeiss Lens, 2.5" Touch Panel LCD Screen

Simple digital video and still image recording is here with the DCR-DVD105 DVD Handycam camcorder. It's simple because Sony has created a camcorder with easy-to-use features, and you can record directly onto DVD. Features such as Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization compensates for camera shake" and makes it easy to record smoother video. It's also easy to capture distant objects with 20X optical zoom and 800X digital zoom.

Though easy-to-use, the DCR-DVD105 is fully capable of capturing difficult shots. With Super NightShot Plus infrared system, you can record even in low light situations. The 2.5" LCD screen provides image clarity and easily rotates to give you the best possible viewing angle. The DCR-DVD105 also comes with additional LCD touch screen controls for extra convenience. Could digital video and digital still image recording be any easier?

The 1/6" Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 340K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance. The 20x optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the 800x Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms.

Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating that offers less glare and flare with increased contrast. The DVD recording format delivers digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of MiniDV, but on DVD. Playback of the DVDs couldn't be simpler. After finalizing the disc in the camcorder, the disc can play back in most DVD Players, computers and even PlayStation 2 video game consoles.

The camera featues Picture stabilization system that uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake". The 2.5" Touch Panel SwivelScreen LCD Display provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high resolution 123K pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback.

The DCR-DVD105 is compatible with a variety of DVD formats allowing the ease of use and simplicity found in DVD Media. With DVD+RW media there is not a need to finalize the disc (minimum recording required). Simply remove the disc and insert the media into a compatible DVD Player.

With Sony's Super NightShot Infrared System you can capture natural looking video, even when shooting in low light. Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in camera and playback modes: Monotone, Mosaic, Pastel, and Sepia.

With just a press of the "Easy Handycam button", most of the advanced features of the camcorder are locked out" leaving only the buttons essential for recording operational. Besides Autofocus, Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus.