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The Sony HDR-SR10
also features hybrid movie recording on optional Memory Stick PRO Duo
media cards, as well as its built-in hard drive. Recording times on the
media card will be nearly two hours of video (1920 mode) that can be
stored on Sony’s new 16GB media card. Both movies and photos can be
transferred from the hard drive to media card in the camcorders without
having to use a PC. Designed to deliver first-rate video performance
with its Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* optics and Super SteadyShot optical
image stabilization for smooth video and clearer photos, the AVCHD SR10
also features enhanced audio capability. The Sony HDR-SR10 records in
Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound and a newly integrate built-in
zoom microphone that zooms the audio along with the video for clear
recordings of subjects. The SR10 camcorder is also compatible with
Sony’s ECM-HW1 Bluetooth microphone for recording sound wirelessly at
distances up to 100 feet. This model also offers extensive manual
controls to meet the demands of advanced videographers, including “focus
to infinity;” spot meter and focus to change exposure and focus at the
same point at the same time; center mark to use as a guide frame in the
LCD screen or viewfinder; and peaking to facilitate better focusing by
outlining objects with a color line. White balance, shutter speed and
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John Mundazio works for one of the numerous publishing companies in the
New York metropolitan area which is currently planning a bold takeover
of the parallel universe in which he occasionally resides with several
of his imaginary friends and at least two of the strange voices in his
head. But he is confident it is not the one you're thinking of at this
very moment. Convinced that Susie-Q's are indeed a food group and that
no REAL list of fun toys is ever really complete without mentioning
"Log"— that quintessential Ren and Stimpy Show toy that boldly dared to
go where no toy ever could... "The Dazed-Meister" refuses to partake in
anything which requires him to dress up like Wonder Woman or sing the
theme song from The Partridge Family in its entirety. He also opposes
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Sony
Electronics has a brand new hard drive camcorder in town with the
HDR-SR10, delivering the most amazing HD resolution without sacrificing
recording times. It comes equipped with a 40GB hard drive that can
record up to 5 hours continuously— something tells me the battery life
is going to run out long before you start to lack storage space. Not
only that, you also have the option to store your movies on a Memory
Stick PRO Duo media card for greater flexibility. Sharing advanced
imaging technologies from Sony’s digital camera line, the new Sony SR10
AVCHD camcorder incorporates face detection technology for both video
and photos. The technology can identify up to eight faces in the
camcorder’s LCD frame, and automatically adjusts focus, exposure, color
control for natural-looking skin tones, and when photos are taken, flash
control. Unlike other Handycam models with face detection, the Sony
HDR-SR10 camcorder allocates more pixels to the detected face during the
AVCHD encoding process for the best possible picture when people are the
subjects. Other technologies include ClearVid CMOS sensors with Exmor
derived technology. This technology utilizes column analog/digital
conversion on the sensor itself to minimize picture noise. Together with
the high processing speed and noise reduction capability of the Bionz
processing engine and dynamic range optimization, the new Sony SR10
camcorder produces high-resolution video and photos with natural color
reproduction and rich details. The Sony 40GB SR10 camcorder provides
extremely long continuous recording times (1920 mode) of nearly 15
hours.
The
new Sony SR10 model allows for quick data transfer via USB from the
camcorders to compatible devices like DVD burners and recorders such as
Sony’s VRD-MC5 DVDirect recorder. This recorder newly supports 1920x1080
HD video recording as well as video transfer from Memory Stick media
(firmware update required). If you feel the need to record in HD— and
really, with today's emphasis on HD in TV and video, why wouldn't you
want to upgrade your personal recordings to the same level of quality?
It makes sense. Sony is further expanding the industry with the
introduction of six new HD models. The HDR-SR12, HDR-SR11 and HDR-SR10
hard drive camcorders, along with the HDR-UX20 and HDR-UX10 DVD models,
are all based on AVCHD™ technology and feature full 1920 x 1080
high-definition recording for outstanding clarity and detail. They
deliver the highest HD resolution available without sacrificing
recording times. All of them feature a new high-profile encoding system
to optimize encoding efficiency. And, because they are based on the
industry-standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video codec, they are entering the
market compatible with many third-party editing suites. The Sony
HDR-SR10 will ship out this March for $1,000 and under.
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