Sony HDR-CX690E hand-held camcorder

Sony HDR-CX690E hand-held camcorder

Wide angle lens, 10x optical zoom, 12.3MP photo, 7.5cm/3" LCD, EVF

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
HDR-CX690E
19-01-2011
Full HD camcorder with exceptional image quality and creative control

Very high quality low-light shooting with Exmor R™

Wide angle lens gets more into the picture

Fully featured with range-topping performance


Experience incredible imaging performance, with Full HD 1920x1080 50p recording on optional memory card. With advanced optical technologies and user features to capture beautiful, detail-packed video and stills with full creative control.

Get the full picture:

Preview the effects of adjstments to exposure and other shooting settings in real time. Enhance your shooting experience with a choice of information displays and on-screen guides..

Pack more into every scene:

Make sure nobody’s left out of the picture at parties, birthdays and other special occasions. The high quality G Lens by Sony features enhanced wide angle performance, capturing a bigger image area without you having to stand back..

Walk. Zoom. Steady: Even more stable pictures:

Wobbly pictures are a common problem when you’re shooting without a tripod. New Optical SteadyShot Active Mode delivers best-ever ‘3-way’ camera shake correction at all zoom settings, even when you’re walking along..

Sounds amazing:

Don't your videos deserve a better soundtrack? The precision microphone array captures 5.1-ch surround sound with greater sensitivity and reduced wind noise. Stereo speakers and S-Master technology assure clear sound during playback on your camcorder..


Full HD 1920x1080 50p recording: Full HD recording at very high bit rate with 50p progressive shooting mode for highest image quality and smoothness.

25p progressive recording mode: Shoots Full HD images at 25 frames per second to achieve cinematic feel with your video footage.

CinemaTone Gamma™ & CinemaTone Color™: Adjusts image quality in conjunction with 25p shooting mode to create footage with warm, filmic quality.

Recording on optional memory card: Records on choice of removable Memory Stick™ or SD cards (Memory Stick Pro Duo™ or SD/SDHC).

Wide angle G Lens with 10x optical zoom/14x extended zoom: Excellent optical performance: 26.3mm (video and photo) wide angle ideal for group shots, landscapes and more.

Optical SteadyShot: With 3-Way Shake-Cancelling for stable images, even while walking. Now offers enhanced stabilization at all zoom settings.

Super sensitive 1/2.88 type Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor: Highly efficient, large sensor captures detail-packed video and still images with reduced image noise, especially in low light.

BIONZ processor: High-speed image processor for enhanced image quality and responsive performance.

Up to 12.3 Megapixel still photo: Shoot high-quality still images, even while shooting video simultaneously.

7.5cm/3" Xtra Fine LCD and electronic viewfinder: 921k dot wide touchscreen with TruBlack technology for high-contrast images, plus electronic viewfinder for advanced viewing.

Electronic Viewfinder: Clear, detail-packed viewfinder lets you frame shots with absolute confidence, even when you're shooting in bright sunlight.

Connect and charge with built-in USB cable: USB cable stows neatly in camcorder's hand strap. Connect Handycam® to your computer and transfer videos or recharge battery.

Hassle-free web sharing with PMB Portable: Connect Handycam® to any PC via built-in USB cable: built-in PMB Portable software launches automatically for easy web sharing.

Easy new interface with Event Browse: Intuitive playback solution groups your camcorder footage and still photos by events: allows easy searching to favourites.

Highlight Playback: Automatically edits together movie highlights and still photos with music and transitions: burn the results to DVD or share online.

Enhanced Manual Control: Enjoy greater control over composing shots: with pro-style zebra/peaking display and expanded focus view for fine focus adjustment.

Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO) mode: Recognizes up to 90 combinations of Face Detection, scene settings and handheld/tripod shooting: adjusts for best results.

Tracking focus: Select an object on the touchscreen and keep autofocus locked on moving subjects, even if they're not people: ideal for pets.

Quick AF: Autofocus locks onto subject at high speed for clear, sharply-focused images, even in low-light conditions.

High Quality 5.1ch surround sound: Sensitive new microphone design captures dialogue and surround sound with superb clarity.

Wind noise reduction: New microphone design and digital signal processing reduces wind noise, for clearer dialogue and sounds when shooting outside.

Stereo speaker with S-Master amplifier technology: High quality linear phase speaker system delivers clear, natural stereo sound when playing back your clips.

Face Detection and Smile Shutter: Capture clear, natural portraits: automatically shoot still photos of smiling faces during video recording.

Built-in flash: Illuminate still photo subjects when you're shooting indoors or in low light.

Direct Copy: Transfer video footage direct to an external hard disk drive without PC: playback with fun camcorder features.

DVDirect Express compatibility: PC-free burning to AVCHD or Standard Definition DVD discs with compatible Sony DVDirect Express writer.

HDMI® output: Connect camcorder for viewing any HD Ready TV.

BRAVIA Sync: Directly control camcorder playback functions via remote of connected BRAVIA® television.

Golf Shot: Automatically captures a high-speed burst of images to freeze fast-moving action at exactly the right moment.

Easy upload by PMB Software: Fun, easy to use PMB PC software for managing video and photos in calendar view and uploading to websites like YouTube™.

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels

Technical details

Colour of product 
Black
Built-in speaker(s) 
Y
Weight 
395g
Focal length range (f-f) 
1.8 - 3.4 mm
Lens focal range 
3.8 - 38
Audio system 
Dolby Digital 5.1
Camera shutter speed 
1/6 - 1/1250s
Compatible memory cards 
MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display 
LCD
Optical sensor size 
1/0.113 mm (1/2.88")
Optical zoom 
10x
Sensor type 
CMOS
Total megapixels 
12.3 MP
White balance 
Auto

Ports & interfaces

HDMI 
Y
S-Video out 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y
Composite video out 
1
Microphone in 
Y
S-Video in
N

Performance

Manual focus
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Lens system

Digital zoom 
120x

Camera

Minimum illumination 
11 lx

White balance

Indoor white balance
Y
Onepush white balance
Y
Outdoor white balance
Y

Picture quality

Image formats supported 
JPG

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
3.7 cm
Width 
6.2 cm
Depth 
13.9 cm
Height 
7.25 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Spotlight
Y
Twilight
Y

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