Sony DCR-SR45 30GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom

The DCR-SR45 gives you the option to store video and still images on your choice of either its built-in 30 GB hard disk drive or removable Memory Stick Pro Duo media. A generous 2.7-inch wide1 (16:9) touch panel LCD display puts all the controls at your fingertips as you compose shots, and the high-power 40x optical/2000x digital zoom gets you close to all the action. Meanwhile, the professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens and Super SteadyShot image stabilization system captures everything as clearly as if you were still there.

DCR-SR45 Highlights

1/8-inch Advanced HAD CCD imager 1/8-inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 680K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance.

40x optical/2000x 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.

Quick On Missing an important scene can be frustrating, especially if the reason is because your camcorder is turned off. With the Quick On feature, the touch of a single button places that camcorder in Sleep mode. Another push instantly wakes the camcorder, so you'll always be ready to capture special moments.

Hybrid recording to hard disk drive or Memory Stick media Hybrid recording technology delivers a new level of flexibility for transferring your video footage and digital photos from the camcorder to compatible viewing devices. Record to the camcorder's internal hard disk drive, or choose instead to record to removable Memory Stick Duo media or Memory Stick Pro Duo media. You can even select from various dubbing functions to easily copy video or still images from the hard disk drive to Memory Stick media -- without using a PC. Images recorded or transferred to Memory Stick media can then be played directly on a PS3 or PC to share your memories with friends and family.

Memory Stick Pro Duo media slot Capture still images directly onto Memory Stick Pro Duo media (sold separately) for easy transfer to PCs for emailing, printing, or sharing with other compatible Memory Stick devices (sold separately).

Sony DCR-SR45 30GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom