Sony DCR-SR290E hand-held camcorder

DCR-SR290E HDD Digital Camcorder

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
DCR-SR290E
12-01-2007
Stylish HDD Handycam® camcorder featuring a 40GB high capacity hard disk drive for long recording times, improved ClearVid CMOS sensor for great images and 5.1ch surround sound creator.

Features
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- Up to 28hrs recording with built-in 40 GB Hard Disk Drive
- Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T
- ClearVid CMOS Sensor for optimum image quality
- 6 Megapixel still image recording and 4.6 Megapixel Dual Rec while recording movies
- Super SteadyShot (Optical)

More features
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator for Surround sound recording with built in microphone
- 2.7" Wide, "Clear Photo LCD plus" screen with touch panel
- STAMINA up to 6 hours 15 minutes (with optional battery)
- Hard Disk Drive Smart Protection system with 3G sensor and memory
Handycam station
- 10x Optical Zoom /20x Digital Zoom
- Easy back up to PC with synchronisation
- One Touch Disc Burn button on Handycam Station
- Easy-to-use Home menu and Guide function
- Super NightShot Plus
- Easy Handycam function for easy, automatic shooting
- Memory Stick DUO slot for still image recording
- 2nd Start / Stop REC and zoom button on LCD frame
- Hi-speed USB 2.0 (Output)
- PictBridge compatible for easy printing
- Battery Info
- Auto Lens Cover

Storage

Internal storage capacity 
40 GB
Camcorder tape type 
HDD

Video

Video formats supported 
MPEG2-PS

Technical details

Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Silver
Weight 
485g
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.4 - 54 mm
Audio system 
5.1
Camera shutter speed 
1/2-1/800s
Display 
LCD
Optical sensor size 
1/0.118 mm (1/3")
Optical zoom 
10x
PictBridge 
Y
Sensor type 
CMOS

Ports & interfaces

S-Video out 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y
DV port 
N
S-Video in
N
S-Video outputs quantity 
1

Power

Battery type 
NP-FH60

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.86 cm (2.7")

Lens system

Digital zoom 
20x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
40 - 400 mm

Camera

Minimum illumination 
1.5 lx

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
3.7 cm
Width 
7.6 cm
Depth 
12.8 cm
Height 
7.8 cm

Other features

Audio output 
5.1ch
Lens system 
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*