Used Sony DCR-HC21 Digital Mini-DV Handycam Camcorder with 2.5" Swivel LCD Screen, 20x Optical Zoom, 800x Digital Zoom

Sony DCR-HC21 Digital Mini-DV Handycam Camcorder with 2.5" Swivel LCD Screen, 20x Optical Zoom, 800x Digital Zoom Features

• MiniDV Recording Offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution, 3X the color bandwidth and a significantly higher signal/noise ratio, to provide spectacular video performance.
• 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.
• Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar Lens Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating offering less glare and flare with increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance,true-to-life color saturation
• 20X Optical/800X Digital Zoom: The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms.
• Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake without compromising picture quality like some other digital stabilization systems.
• 2.5" Hybrid SwivelScreen Touch Panel LCD Display (123K Pixels) Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution
• Charge the battery at any time because unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shorteningmemory effect
• Sony's i.LINK DV or MICROMV interface gives you true digital-to-digital editing,without the "generation loss" of analog editing. And the i.LINK interface is compatible with a range of Sony digital VCRs, Sony edit controllers, and Sony PCs with editing software.
• USB Streaming lets you stay connected with family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio, via the Internet with the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scene stored on tape. Its like having your own web camera or video conferencing system.
• Picture Package Software Easily organize still images and video, and turn them into stunning music videosusing the supplied software.
• Accessory Shoe Provides a location directly on the camcorder on which to add optional accessories.
• With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can capture natural looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20 feet away using the built-in infrared system, but without the overall monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems.
• Stamina Battery Power Management System Using the optional NP-FP90 InfoLithium Battery, the DCR-HC21 can continuously record for up to 9 hours on a single full charge, providing extra long battery life.
• Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight or Sunset & Moon modes.
• Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel and Mosaic. Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone and Solarize.
• Automatically advances the video tape to the last 5 seconds of the recorded scene. This prevents accidentally recording over previously recorded videos.
• Enhance your personal videos by adding professional looking fader effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone and Stripe.
• Add professional looking titles to your video. Select from 8 presets, or customize 2 titles with up to 22 characters.
• At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on the LCD screen when charging and when the camcorder is turned off. The display will show how much the battery is charged, in 10% increments and the recordable time left whenusing the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
• Photo Mode, Using Sony's Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality, you can store hundreds of individual still images with 7 seconds of audio on the videotape.
• Allows the user to manually adjust the focus of the camcorder using the touch panel. Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in difficult situations where either the environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder's auto focus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a window or in a crowded environment.
• Easy Handycam Button: Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people, so with a press of the Easy Handycam button, most of the advanced functions of the camcorder are "locked out" leaving only the buttons essential for recording operational.