Sony DCR-DVD610 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom

The DCR-DVD610 uses simple controls and powerful features that make it easy to shoot and share video. Compose your shots on the 2.7-inch wide1 (16:9) touch-panel LCD display, then close in on the action using the powerful 40x optical/2000x digital zoom. Gain even more control over your images with Super Steady Shot image stabilization, as well as Super NightShot Plus technology for excellent quality in low light. With Hybrid recording technology, you can capture it all directly to a DVD or removable Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick Pro Duo media.

• Uniquely powerful 40x optical zoom/2000x digital zoom
• Professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
• 2.7-inch wide (16:9) touch panel LCD
• Hybrid recording with Memory Stick PRO Duo media slot
• Super SteadyShot image stabilization system

1/8-inch Advanced HAD CCD imager 1/8-inch 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

40x optical/2000x digital zoom The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition, Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zoom.

Professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses are designed specifically for compact camcorders, and utilize precision ground optics to maintain the sharpness and contrast found with larger lenses.
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