Enduring memories can be yours with HD quality shooting of videos or still images and advanced image processing. Anti-blur measures, x.v.Colour and more assure your special moments will last with vibrant clarity.

Preserve life’s precious moments in highly clear HD images with four times more resolution than that of SD (Standard Definition) video. One look is all you need to see the difference. With Sony’s HD video technologies of ClearVid CMOS Sensor and Enhanced Imaging Processor, striking video plus 6.1 Megapixel still images are sure to make the wonders you experience today into tomorrow’s beautiful memories. SD Image   HD Image “Full HD 1080” refers to consumer electronics products designed, manufactured, and sold by Sony Corporation that have the capability of recording, displaying and/or playing back HD (High Definition) images with more than 1080 vertical scanning lines.

A powerful combination of Sony’s advanced HD video technologies, the EIP is configured to handle an enormous amount of HD image data at high speed from the ClearVid CMOS Sensor. Maximising resolution and sensitivity while lowering noise, this technology delivers remarkable detail and clarity to enhance the quality of video and still images. High resolution made possible by ClearVid CMOS Sensor Sony’s original ClearVid CMOS Sensor has a distinct structure that aligns each imaging element at a 45-degree angle to accommodate a larger proportion of pixels over a standard layout. It is designed to increase the amount of recorded green pixels for higher resolution with precise details the human eye can easily distinguish. ClearVid CMOS Sensor Rapid signal transmission enabled by Enhanced Imaging Processor The Enhanced Imaging Processor works together with the ClearVid CMOS Sensor to provide high performance through high-speed signal transmission of massive pixel data. This enhanced technology offers a number of user benefits and handy functionality like Dual Rec function to capture still images even while shooting video footage and Smooth Slow Rec function for slow motion that highlights details of actions from golf swings to football goals.   Sony’s original image sensor for high-definition video.   The processor uses pixel interpolation to create 2.2x more visual data than HD.   The result is extraordinarily clear HD image quality.   6.1 Megapixel still image shooting Users now can also shoot crisp and detailed 6.1 Megapixel still images — at 4.6 Megapixels while simultaneously shooting video footage (Dual Rec) — thanks to the exceptional combination of the Enhanced Imaging Processor and the ClearVid CMOS Sensor. High sensitivity Low-light sensitivity CCD model   CX7E High sensitivity against low-light conditions is another advantage of the ClearVid CMOS Sensor.  Even in darkly lit rooms, video recording with HDR-CX7E results in brighter images with more precise details and minimal noise. One user benefit is shooting party events like birthday cake presentations when lighting is very dim. Smear-free clarity CCD model   CX7E Another benefit of ClearVid CMOS Sensor technology is smear-free still images even when strong light sources are present in a frame. (Photo comparison) Wide dynamic range CCD model   CX7E A wider dynamic range is available so that details in the shade of shots taken on sunny days or in brightly lit scenes are preserved and not lost in darkness, thus minimising the occurrence of black-crush or blowout while delivering rich gradation.     “x.v.Colour”* conforms to xvYCC, an international standard for colour space in video endorsed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). The xvYCC standard expresses a colour range 1.8x wider than the conventional sRGB colour space. When played back on an x.v.Colour-compliant TV, various colours like brilliant hues of flowers and the turquoise blue of the sea can be more faithfully reproduced. x.v.Colour-supported Handycam® camcorders deliver high-resolution HD performance as well as rich colour reproduction. Note: x.v.Colour is off in the default setting. sRGB   xvYCC = Colour field cannot be recorded using sRGB. Note: An x.v.Colour-supported playback device is needed for playing back video footage with x.v.Colour at full performance level. Conventional sRGB colour space x.v.Colour This user-friendly feature effectively minimises image blur commonly caused by camera shake resulting under normal hand-held shooting conditions as well as high zoom settings. When the gyro sensor detects camera shake, a lens shifts vertically and/or horizontally to adjust optical axis and path to compensate. For Handycam® camcorders, Super SteadyShot (Optical) effectively reduces camera shake blur in a wide range of situations.   Jointly developed for Handycam® camcorders by Sony and acclaimed optical manufacturer Carl Zeiss, this lens delivers reliable results and images of consistently high quality, typical of the German lens maker, that precisely capture the atmosphere of a scene. For maintaining their consistently high quality, these lenses are manufactured under a rigorous quality control system (lens block even has a separately indicated serial number).  It adopts the Modular Transfer Function (MTF) measurement system as a key indicator of image quality. Further assurance of image quality is a lens surface enhanced by a multi-layer T*-coating to effectively suppress unwanted ghost and flare while increasing contrast. Without T* coating With T* coating AVCHD is a high-definition (HD) video standard that uses highly efficient MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression technology. This technology provides a high data compression ratio that is approximately twice the amount of conventional MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 compression while enabling HD video content recording. AVCHD also handles the video stream and offers a variety of HD video recording and playback options on various media like memory cards, HDD and DVD. When the audio stream is managed by Dolby Digital, a 5.1 spatialised recording can be created.