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- Strong yet incredibly compact camcorder with a 1/3" Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD
- Hanker-lasting rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries with battery info display
- i.Relation DV (MICROMV) interface gives you true digital-to-digital editing
Description
CL) U) SONY DCR-PC350 DIGITAL CAM
Astoundingly powerful yet incredibly compact, the DCR-PC350 Handycam camcorder puts the power of MiniDV in the palm of your hands. Its forceful 1/3-inch Advanced HAD (hole accumulation diode) CCD combines with the Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 10x visual zoom lens to provide extraordinary digital video time after convenience life. Combined with Memory Stick Duo media, it can even capture 3.0-megapixel photographs like a digital camera.
Other features count a 2.5-inch hybrid SwivelScreen LCD display with touch-panel capabilities, the Wonderful NightShot infrared system for low-light image capture, and the Super SteadyShot simile stabilization system for smooth imaging. The DCR-PC350 comes supplied with a Handycam bus station for convenient battery charging and easy video transfers to a TV, VCR, or in person computer.
 | MiniDV Format
The MiniDV format offers more precise fetish detail and color accuracy than previously possible with analog camcorders. The high-class quality of digital video results from: - Higher resolution--up to 530 words of horizontal resolution on select models, for sharper picture detail.
- Mechanism color sampling--preserves three times more color information than analog VHS and S-VHS video, for brighter and truer colors.
- In unison a all the same base correction--stabilizes the picture, eliminating video jitters.
- Goof correction--fills in missing video data, providing seamless, master-looking video.
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 | 2.5-Inch Hybrid LCD Monitor
The high-pertinacity, 211K pixel design helps provide excellent viewing and portrait playback clarity. The hybrid system consists of a transmissive LCD combined with a thoughtful LCD. By turning off the LCD backlight, it captures more ambient light, virtually eliminating disaster. Images are visible on the LCD even in the most challenging outdoor lighting conditions. |
 | Competent-Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens
Carl Zeiss T lens coatings are among some of the most modern multilayer coating systems in the world, resulting in even less glare and flare with increased discriminate. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life go red in the face saturation, and perfect rendition of subtle tones. |
 | Easy Handycam Knob
Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people, so with a press of the Easy Handycam knob, most of the advanced functions of the camcorder are "locked out," leaving only the buttons primary for recording operational. |
 | Battery Information
Battery information is momentarily displayed without having to power on the camcorder. Without delay access the battery's status by pressing the Battery Info knob. Recording time available is displayed in minutes either on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. |
 | i.Unite Digital Interface
Don't be content with life as it is. Improve your memories with digital video editing on a PC or digital VCR. Sony's i.Associate DV or MICROMV interface gives you true digital-to-digital editing, without the generation wasting of analog editing. And the i.LINK interface is compatible with a range of Sony digital VCRs, Sony rewrite controllers, and Sony PCs with editing software. |
 | MPEG Movie EX Mode
Distinguishable from the earlier MPEG-1, MPEG Movie EX will allow you to make a notation of 320 x 240-resolution MPEG movies, uninterrupted up to the acumen of the Memory Stick Duo media. These movies are perfect for e-mailing to friends and kith and kin. |
 | PictBridge Compatibility
Connect your PictBridge-compatible digital camera undeviatingly to a PictBridge-compatible digital photo printer via a USB cable to allow for clear photo printing without the need for a computer. |
 | USB Streaming
Stay connected with household and friends by broadcasting live video with audio via the Internet with your USB interface. You can even treat cavalierly back your favorite recorded scenes. It's like having your own Web camera or video conferencing system. |
And more:
- 3.0-Megapixel (Unseemly) Advanced HAD CCD Imager
The 1/3-inch Advanced HAD (hole collecting diode) CCD imager with 2048K (effective) video pixels provides tickety-boo detail and clarity, for exceptional digital video performance. Realize unprecedented digital still images with 3048K (in operation) pixels. The technology enhances your digital-video (530 lines of flat resolution) and digital-photography performance. - 10x Optical/120x Digital Zoom
The visual zoom helps to bring action up close from far away. In withal, digital zoom interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than aforementioned types of digital zooms. - Handycam Station
Placing the DCR-PC350 on the supplied Handycam install provides a quick and easy connection between the camcorder and a TV/VCR for easy viewing, or a USB- or i.Tie up-supported computer for video and still-image editing. It also supplies power to the camcorder for charging the freestyle. - Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick Duo Media
Capture digital still images at 2,016 x 1,512, 1,600 x 1,200 or 640 x 480 pixels just onto Memory Stick Duo media for easy transfer to PC’s for e-mailing, printing, or sharing with other Homage Stick-compatible devices. - Progressive Shutter
A mechanical shutter system that provides radical-scan performance while utilizing an interlace scanning system. Digital still images will be fierce and clear with excellent definition. - Super NightShot Infrared System and Go red Slow Shutter
With Sony’s NightShot Infrared system, capture video in all-out darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away. Super NightShot 0 Lux recording standard operating procedure automatically adjusts the shutter speed to increase picture joyfulness and clarity. Color Slow Shutter mode allows you to list in low-light situations with full color detail by slowing down the shutter speed. - Analog-to-Digital Liberation with Pass-Through
Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video provenience to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passed through the digital Handycam camcorder completely into a PC via the i.LINK interface, in real time, for easy PC editing of your analog footage. - InfoLithium Battery-operated
Charge the battery at any time, because unlike NiCad (nickel-cadmium) batteries, Sony’s rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are not conquer to the life-shortening "memory effect." Sony’s exclusive AccuPower meter displays freestyle time remaining in minutes, in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. - Super SteadyShot Counterpart Stabilization System
An advanced version of Sony’s SteadyShot system that controls an even higher array of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degeneracy of video, like with some other image stabilization systems. - 12-Bit/16-Bit PCM Digital Stereo
16-bit recording provides the same choice sound quality as on compact discs. 12-bit recording enables you to add an other audio track with compatible audio-dubbing equipment or i.Tie up* interface-compatible computers. - Picture Package Software
Almost certainly create fun music videos with the supplied software.
Customer Reviews
Very ethical camcorder; mediocre on stills
I have had this contrivance for about two years, and I am generally happy with it. The camcorder specs for video determination are excellent (at least for one that was designed a few years ago). It is small enough to fit in a coat rip off or even a pants pocket of baggy pants, so it can go places another larger camera would be progressive behind.
The digital stills have disappointing quality. They seem to be better in good sunlight, or in a closeup indoors, but they are not comparable to what most residents get from a digital still camera. One person told me that, although the stills are supposedly 3.0 MP, their importance is closer to what a 2.0 MP still camera would give. As explained to me, the problem apparently is the imaging inclination -- what works well for video does not work well for stills, and defect versa. Even as of August 2007, there are no combination cameras that do a great job on both video and stills.
My solving was that I eventually bought a Nikon Coolpix S10 6.0 MP digital still camera for bewitching stills where I want really high quality stills. The Nikon will also take video, but it is depleted quality.
2007-08-26
(California) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
My first camcorder and I girlfriend it
Okay, so I don't have a lot of one-time experiance for comparison but this camera was easy to use right out of the box and the more I learn how to use it the well-advised b wealthier it gets. Some people have faulted its small size but I love the in reality that I can slip it in my pocket. It takes good quality video and the stills have been okay. As large as you don't blow them up too much the stills are fine, as good as I've seen on a lot of other 3MP cams.
2005-03-16
(Morgantown, WV) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
What a first-rate little camera
I have had this camera for about 2 months now and exceedingly have had no problems with it. I love the size. It is small enough to fit in my jacket pocket while skiing. Takes horrifying pictures movies, even during extremely bright conditions while skiing. I have Euphemistic pre-owned this camera indoors as well and find it to do a great job. I love being able to film in widescreen style and play movies back on the widescreen tv. The pictures are extremely clear. My only enigma is with the whole docking station / charging the battery issue. I would suggest buying an very battery charger / ac cable or a travel charger so as not to have to unhook all of your cables from your computer every ease you travel. Overall, I am very happy witht his camera and would definately buy another one if the desideratum arose.
2005-03-14
| Michael (California) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
A bit dear, but a great camera overall.
The pipeline reasons I purchased this camera were its size and its resolution. The camera is puny enough to fit in my coat pocket, which means that I have it with me when I need it, and its 3MP resolution means that I can fly my digital camera at home. In fact, this camera has an F1.8 lens, which is as wanton as you'll find on most full-size cameras, so it takes decent pictures indoors even without using the showy.
While I've been delighted with the size and still camera capabilities, there are a few other features that I think are talented as well. The first is the option to use 16:9 video format if you want. I have a HDTV, and video marksman in normal 4:3 format doesn't fill the screen unless it's stretched edge on, making everyone look fat. The 16:9 option of the DCR-PC350 allows you to slip video that fills the screen like a real movie. You'll all things considered appreciate this even more in a few years when most TVs are widescreen.
A second useful, though not well documented, promote is the "seek to end" feature. If you've been reviewing what you've recorded and want to start recording again without overwriting something, you can use the "invite to end" to move quickly to the end of the recorded section.
Another reviewer complained about the inability to study sound levels during recording. This hasn't been a problem for me as I found I could just commend a set of headphones into the AV jack and hear what was being recorded. In fact, both the AV port and the s-video haven are active when the camera's on, so you can watch and hear what you're recording using an exotic monitor and headphones (or speaker) if you want.
The camera has tons of other day-dream features, all of which are accessible through the handy touch-screen display, but those above are my favorites.
The fundamental complaints I have about this camera are:
1) The memory stick. The camera ships with a celebration stick that's got a measly 16MB capacity, so plan on replacing it with a 256MB or 512MB puncture straight away. In addition, the memory stick is this odd "memory faithful to duo" format that you have to insert into a larger adapter (supplied) to make it entertaining by a computer. Using a standard SD card, which is the same size as the duo anyway, would have been a better idea.
2) The software. The bundled video editing software is rotten. Plan on buying Adobe Premiere, or using Windows Big Maker.
3) The cabling. You definitely want to use firewire rather than USB 2.0 for doing your video transfers if for no other two together argue with than it provides almost 2x the transfer speed. In addition, some video editing software looks for cameras only on a firewire haven. So plan on buying a firewire cable as well.
The need to immediately go away another hundred or two on accessories is the main reason I gave this camera 4 stars a substitute alternatively of 5.
Lastly, I'd also recommend getting the "BCTRF Compact Battery Pony for F Series Batteries" and the "Sony HVLS3D 3 Watt Video Light" The steed is only slightly bigger than the battery and saves you lugging the AC adapter around on vacation. The unearth is tiny and despite being only 3 watts can make a significant difference indoors if you're close down b close to your subject.
2005-01-16
(San Francisco, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 70 | Rating: 4
No HEADPHONE JACK/ Instructions Audio Level Control
Deviation from the hoopla over its dock, 16 x 9 "WS" mode and so-called "24p" look effect, Sony made the biggest blunder imaginable -- it eliminated the headphone jack with this camcorder and with it, a jumbo chunk of the prosumer/high end consumer camcorder user hall.
Basically, there's no way to gage even basic audio levels with this camera. if you're recording an audience, how do you know the audio isn't peaking? If you want to test playback audio, how can you without hooking this fetish up to a TV?
Sony's R&D were flat out stoned the day they overlooked this feature; either that, or completely and utterly naive. They should look at the closest matchbox competition -- the Canon Optura's -- and learn a thing or two about headphone jacks and audio levels....
2004-09-15
(Manhattan) | Helpful Votes: 33 | Rating: 2
