Sony DCR-DVD408 DVD Handycam Camcorder, 10x Optical, 80x Digital Zoom, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens, 2.7" Touch Panel LCD Screen

• Record high-quality images and video directly to DVD-R/-RW/+RW/+R Dual Layer media formats with DCR-DVD408 DVD Handycam camcorder. The dual recording feature allows you to capture 2.3 megapixels still images while recording video in 5.1 channel surround sound. Additionally, it can shoot up to 4.0 megapixels photos when it's not recording video. Smooth slow recording lets you slow down fast-paced action and display it at a slower frame rate.
• This handycam camcorder comes equipped with a CMOS Sensor and powerful 10x optical and 80x digital zoom. Its 2.7" Wide Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen allows you to view everything you've captured in stunning detail. The 1/3" ClearVid CMOS Sensor with 1430K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance.
• The DCR-DVD408 is compatible with a variety of DVD formats thus allowing the ease of use and simplicity found in DVD Media. 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 a disc in the camcorder, it can be played back in most DVD Players, computers and even PlayStation2 and PlayStation3 video game consoles.
• Its 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 10x optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the digital zoom interpolation helps to get cleared images even when an object is extremely zoomed using its digital zoom feature.
• The DCR-DVD408 will record in Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround sound with a built-in microphone. By recording in 5.1 channel surround sound you can experience your home movies with active sounds reproduced from all directions. Enjoy your personal home movies the way you experienced them while recording. The Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems.
• The 2.7" Wide (16:9) Touch Panel Clear Photo plus LCD screen provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high resolution 211K pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles to provide sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback, and the widescreen format makes shooting and composing shots in 16:9 mode even easier. For additional control of the camcorder, the DCR-DVD408 features zoom and record buttons on the frame of the LCD screen. This provides the user with more flexibility when holding the camcorder, especially in overhead or low angle shots.