Sony DCR-DVD308 DVD Handycam Camcorder, 25x Optical, 2000x Digital Zoom, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens, 2.7" Touch Panel LCD Screen

• Instantly capture and share all your moments with the DCR-DVD308 Handycam camcorder. Record directly to DVD-R/-RW/+RW/+R Dual Layer discs while you're shooting. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 1 megapixel CCD masterfully captures every image, while the built-in microphone records audio in 5.1 channel surround sound. Screen your masterpiece on the generous 2.7" wide touch panel hybrid LCD monitor.
• Its 1/6" Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD imager with 690K effective video pixels provides excellent detail and clarity for exceptional digital video (up to 520 lines of resolution) and still image performance. Realize great looking digital still images with 1,000K effective pixels. Enhanced CCD design allows more light to reach the imager which reduces video noise to improve signal-to-noise ratio by up to 6dB.
• The Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating that offers less glare and flare with increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and perfect renditions of subtle tones. The DVD recording format delivers digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of MiniDV. 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 PlayStation2 and PlayStation3 video game consoles.
• The DCR-DVD308 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 no need to finalize the disc (minimum recording required). Simply remove the disc and insert the media into a compatible DVD Player. The 25x optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the digital zoom interpolation helps to get clearer image even when an object is extremely zoomed using the digital zoom feature.
• The DCR-DVD308 will record in Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround sound with a built-in microphone. This helps in experiencing your home movies with active sounds reproduced from all directions. Enjoy your personal home movies the way you experienced them while recording. With Super NightShot Infrared system, you can record natural color images in low-light conditions, but without the blurring, common with other low-light recording systems.
• The 2.7" Hybrid Swivel Screen Touch screen LCD Display provides excellent viewing clarity eliminating the need of additional buttons. The 123K pixel LCD rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple viewing angles, providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The hybrid LCD screen provides accurate viewing in sunlight or bright light, virtually eliminating the "wash-out" that is generally found with traditional LCD screens.