Sometimes you just can't physically get close enough to a subject to get the shot you want. Football games, parades, wildlife, there is no shortage of situations that call for a good zoom lens. Samsung's SCD303 digital camcorder brings you in close to the action with the help of a 20x optical zoom and 900x digital zoom. That means you can get full resolution out to 20x, and crop in even closer with the powerful 900x digital zoom that can digitally enlarge an image up to 900x. This hard working zoom lens also gives you the advantage of variable speed control that automatically senses the amount of pressure that you apply to the zoom tab and adjusts the zoom speed accordingly.

PRODUCT SPECIFICTIONS :

Zoom Lens: 20X Optical, 900x Digital
680K Pixel CCD
2.5", 123K Pixel LCD
Color Viewfinder
Slow Shutter
0 Lux Power Nite Px
Digital Image Stabilization
Play Back Zoom
EZ-Q, EZ-Dial Navigator
IEEE1394/USB
Memory Stick Slot
MPEG4 Movie Clip
Multi-Language OSD

The Sony DCR-TRV285E "PAL" Digital 8 camcorder will provide users with their first experience of a digital camcorder and video editing on a PC. Offers an equally attractive upgrade path to users of analog video as other enhancements include a bundled software application that can burn footage to the popular Video CD format. Digital8 Handycams is ideal for those first exciting steps into digital video.

Analog users can rest assured that they can keep their memories safe by bringing footage on older format tapes into the digital domain and with the bundled Picture Package software.



Key Features

Digital 8 Video Recording

Digital 8 recording format delivers 3x the color bandwidth of VHS (Video Home System) - with less video noise, providing high quality performance.

i.Link (IEEE-1394) FireWire

Provides a high-speed, bi-directional digital link between camcorders or VCRs for digital to digital editing, which delivers unmatched versatility and performance.

USB Streaming

You can turn your camcorder into a video conferencing tool or webcam. Stream live and recorded moving video to a PC via USB. Make your own digital quality movies.
Stream and share content with family and friends by broadcasting live video and audio via the Internet with the USB interface. [320 x 240 up to 30 frames/sec]

NightShot Plus

Low level light recording technology is incorporated in the form of Night Shot Plus, which can record in more natural color in low light environments.

Program Auto Exposure

AE modes make all necessary settings to shutter speed, aperture and focus for a variety of indoor and outdoor situations. For virtually perfect shooting in any environment, choose from Portrait, Sports, Spotlight, Beach and Ski, Landscape, Sunset and Moon modes.

Photo Mode

By using Sony's Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality, you can store hundreds of individual still images with 7 seconds of audio onto the video tape.

Built-In Light

Brightens your videos when shooting in low light situations.

Picture Effects

Get creative when recording or playing back videos with Picture Effect modes.
Effects available in camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Black & White, Solarization, Slim, Strech, Pastel and Mosaic
Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Black & White and Solarization

Manual Focus

Permits the user to adjust the camcorders focus, allowing more control in difficult situations.

Picture Package software

Movies can be enhanced using the supplied picture Package software. This can apply soundtracks and video effects to your captured footage and burn the result to Video CD in three easy steps.


Camera

CCD 1/6" 540,000 Pixels
350,000 Effective Pixels

Lens 2.5-50mm /f 1.6 ~ 2.4
35mm equivalent
42-840mm


Zoom 20x Optical
990 Digital

Image Stabilizer Yes - Electronic Steady Shot

Filter Size 37mm

Lux 4 lux
0 lux in Nightshot Plus Mode


Recording

System PAL

Format Digital-8

Audio PCM Digital Stereo, 12-bit, 16-bit

Time Code Yes

Date & Time Yes

A/V Dubbing No


Display

Viewfinder B/W

LCD Monitor 2.5" with 123,200 Pixels


Conveniences

Manual Controls Focus
Exposure Dial (24 steps)
Automatic Shutter Speed: 1/60 - 1/4000 (in AE Mode)

Built-in Light Yes

Built-in Mic Yes - Stereo

Built-in Speaker Yes

Accessory Shoe No

Titler 8 Preset & 2 Custom Titler (in 7 Colors)

Digital Effects Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel and Mosaic

Fader Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone and Stripe

Tape Loading Bottom Loading


Digital Still Mode

Resolution Not Applicable

Card Slot No

Built-in Flash No


Input/Output Connectors

Line In Recording Yes - Digital

Inputs IEEE-1394 (Firewire) x1

Outputs Audio/Video x1 - mini jack
USB port

Edit Protocol No

Microphone Input No

Headphone Jack No


General

Power Requirements DC 7.2v (battery) AC 120-240v, 50-60 Hz

Power Consumption 2.5 W viewfinder - 3.4 W LCD

Dimensions (WxHxD) 3.4 x 3.8 x 5.9" (85 x 98 x 151mm)

Experience the ultimate in videotaping convenience with the DZMV350A DVD Handycam Camcorder from Hitachi. Now you can record directly onto 3-inch DVD-R and DVD-RW at resolutions comparable to MiniDV. Best of all, the DVD media can easily be viewed on most current DVD players and PCs, making playback a snap. You can even capture still JPEG images up to a maximum resolution of 1152 x 864 thanks to its 1-megapixel CCD imager. Its like having both a camcorder and digital camera in one.

Features:

2.5" Color LCD panel
Records on DVD
Up to 2 Hours of Recording
Still Photo Mode Plus SD Card
Advanced Stable Pix Electronic Image Stabilization


General
Video input type Camcorder


Digital zoom 240


Effective sensor resolution 340,000 pixels


Gross sensor resolution 680,000 pixels


Optical sensor size 1/4"


Optical sensor type CCD


Min illumination 3 lux


Digital video input format MPEG-2


Image stabilizer Electronic


Digital scene transition Black fader, White fader, Vertical wipe


Min shutter speed 1/60 sec


Max shutter speed 1/4000 sec


Shooting modes Digital photo mode


Shooting programs Low light, Spotlight, Sand & snow, Sports mode, Portrait mode


White balance Custom, Presets, Automatic


White balance presets Indoor, Outdoor


Exposure modes Manual, Program, Automatic


Flash type None
Lens System
Lens aperture F/1.8-2.5


Optical zoom 10


Lens system type Zoom lens


Min focal length 3.15 mm


Max focal length 31.5 mm


Filter size 30.5 mm


Manual focus Manual, Automatic


Zoom adjustment Motorized drive
Memory / Storage
Image storage Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 45 - With 8MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 95 - With 8MB card, Economy JPEG 640 x 480 : 190 - With 8MB card, Standard JPEG 640 x 480 : 1998 - With 2.8GB DVD-RAM disk
Viewfinder / Display
Display type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color


Display form factor Rotating


Display resolution 120,000 pixels


Viewfinder color support Color
Audio Input
Audio input type Microphone


Microphone type Built-in


Microphone operation mode Stereo


Microphone technology Electret condenser
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections 1 x USB, 1 x Microphone, 1 x Composite video/audio (input/output), 1 x S-Video output


Expansion slots 1


Cables included USB cable, A/V cable
Additional Features
Video input features DPOF support, Date/time stamp, Backlight compensation


Remote control Remote control - Infrared


Software type Drivers & Utilities


Included accessories Lens cap, PC connection kit, Camcorder shoulder strap
Power
Battery type 1 x Camcorder battery - Rechargeable - Lithium ion


Mfr estimated battery life 145 min


Power supply included Power adapter + battery charger - External
Physical Characteristics
Width 2.2 in


Depth 5.3 in


Height 3.5 in

DVD-RAM/DVD-R Digital Palmcorder W/ Color LCD and ViewFinder- The VDR-M50 features an image sensor, and optical zoom (18x variable Speed zoom), it also has digital zoom (48x/240x). The Camcorder is also epuiped with a 2.5in Color monitor, and a stero microphone w/ wind and noise reduction. This camcorder can also be used as a digital camera, and still picture format (JPeg-640 x 480 pixels). There are many other great features wth this palmcorder.


KEY FEATURES:

Image Sensor : 1/6" CCD (680,000 pixels)
F Number : F1.8 (wide) - 2.8 (tele)
Optical Zoom : 18x Variable Speed Zoom
Focal Length : 2.1 ~ 37.8mm
Filter Diameter : 37 mm

CAMERA FEATURES:

Minimum Illumination : 12 lux
Focus : Digital AI AF/Manual (with +Sw)
White Balance : Auto/In/Out/Set
Iris : Auto/Manual (including Gain)
Sensitivity Selector (Low Light Mode) : Yes
Program AE : Sports/Portrait/Low Light/Spot-light/Surf & Snow
Backlight Compensation : Yes
Microphone : Stereo microphone
Date Recording : Auto Date (in Data Code)
Fade In/Out : Black/Wipe/BW (with Disc Navigator)
AWB IR Sensor : Yes
Digital Electronic Image Stabilization : Video/Photo
Digital Zoom 1 : 40x / 500x
Built-in Digital Still Camera : Yes
Digital Photo Shot : Yes
Progressive Photo Shot : External Input Only
Self Timer : Photo Only
Built-in SD Drive 2 : Yes

DVD FEATURES:

DVD-RAM Disc : 8cm Type with Round Holder
Compatible Disc (DVD-RAM/DVD-R) : 8cm DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1
: 8cm DVD-R for general Ver. 2.0
Moving Picture Recording Format : DVD-RAM: DVD Video Recording Format
: DVD-R: DVD Video Format
Audio Recording Format : DVD-RAM: MPEG Audio Layer2
: DVD-R: MPEG Audio Layer 2 or Linear PCM
Audio Playback Format : MPEG Audio Layer 2, Linear PCM or Dolby AC3
Recording Mode : DVD-RAM: XTRA/FINE/STD
: DVD-R: FINE/STD/LPCM
Recording Time: : y
XTRA Mode 3 : DVD-RAM: Approx. 36 ~ 120 min.
Fine Mode : 60 min. (2.8GB 4 DVD-RAM); 30 min (1.4GB 5 DVD-R)
Standard Mode : 120 min (2.8GB 6 DVD-RAM); 60 min. (1.4GB 7 DVD-R)
LPCM Mode : 30 min. (1.4GB 8 DVD-R)
Still Picture Image Size (DVD-RAM) : JPEG (640 x 480)
Still Picture Image Capacity (DVD-RAM) : Max. 1,998 (Both sides of a 2-sided DVD-RAM Disc)
Play/Stop/FF/Rew/Pause : Yes
Slow/Still Advance : Forward/Reverse
Skip : Forward/Reverse
Jog Dial : Yes (with Joy Stick)
Thumbnail Display : Yes
Editing : Yes (with Disc Navigation Menu)
Counter : Linear Time Counter (Only scene unit)
Electronic Viewfinder : 0.33" (113,000 pixels) Color
Color LCD Monitor : 2.5" (112,000 pixels)
On-screen Display Languages : English/French/Spanish/German/Italian
Wind Noise Reduction : Yes
Disc Remaining Indication : Yes
Speaker Volume : Yes (with +Sw)
SD CARD FEATURES
Card Media : SD Memory Card/MultiMedia Card Optional
Still Picture Format : JPEG
Still Picture Image Size : VGA (640 x 480)
Recording Modes : FINE/NORMAL/ECONOMY
Slide Show : Yes
DPOF/DCF : Yes
Recording Card from Disc : Yes
Navigation : Yes
JACKS
S-Video Output : Yes
Video Output : Yes
Audio Output : Yes
Microphone (M3) : Stereo
USB Port : Yes (USB 2.0 High Speed)
Accessory Shoe : Cold
Tally LED : Yes
Access LED (DSC) : Yes
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Multi A/V Cable : Stereo/Video/S-Video
AC Adaptor/Battery Charger : Yes
Shoulder Strap : Yes
Grip Belt : Yes
USB Cable : Yes
Lens Cap : Yes
IR Remote : Yes
Included Software : DVD-Movie Album
: Sonic My DVD 4.0
: USB Driver
: DVD-RAM Driver
Dimensions (H x W x D) : 3.5'' x 2.52'' x 5.75''