Capture powerful sound and sharp images direct to DVD with the DCR DVD405 Handycam camcorder. Intended for serious recording, the DCR DVD405 features a Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* lens for creating superior quality images. Featuring high resolution imaging which has an 3.3 megapixel Advanced HAD CCD imager, you can actually take not alone sharp digital video, but also detailed digital still photographs. You'll be able to record Dolby Digital 5.1 channel multichannel surround sound while using built in microphone to help with making watching your movies such as a trip to the theater.

Other features include Super NightShot Infrared System that can help record in low light situations. View the dilemna together with the 2.7 inch wide SwivelScreen LCD display with touch panel capabilities. What's even better, you capture digital videos instantly to DVD for your epitome of recording convenience.

More DCR DVD405 features

3.3 megapixel (gross) Advanced HAD CCD imager
1/3 inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 2048K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (about 530 lines of horizontal resolution) yet still image performance. The megapixel technology enhances your digital videos and digital still (3048K) photography performance.

DVD format video recording
The DVD recording format delivers digital picture and sound quality much like a MiniDV, but on DVD. Playback belonging to the DVDs couldn't be simpler. After finalizing the disc in the camcorder, the disc can enjoy in most DVD Players, computers as well as PlayStation 2 game title consoles.

10x optical/120x digital zoom
The optical zoom allows you to bring the action up close from distant. Moreover, the digital zoom interpolation suggests that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous forms of digital zooms.

Progressive shutter system
A mechanical shutter system to provide progressive scan performance while having an interlaced scanning system. Digital still images will probably be sharp and clear with excellent definition.

Professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* lens
Carl Zeiss lenses have built up an advanced optical multi layer coating that less glare and flare with additional contrast. This brings about vivid image brilliance, true to life color saturation and perfect renditions of subtle tones. The additional T* coating over the lens further reduces unwanted glare and flare.

Super SteadyShot picture stabilization system
An advanced version of Sony's SteadyShot system that controls a level higher variety of shake and vibration frequencies, to create a straight higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like another sort of image stabilization systems.

2.7 inch wide touch panel SwivelScreen LCD Display (123K pixels)
The 2.7 inch wide (16:9) LCD screen provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high quality 123K pixel LCD screen rotates about 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback, and therefore the widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots a whole lot easier.

Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording
The DCR DVD405 will record in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound by having a built in microphone. By recording in five.1 channel surround sound now you can experience your property movies with active sounds via all directions. Enjoy you personal videos the way you experienced them while recording.

On screen zoom and record buttons
For addition control of the camcorder, the DCR DVD405 features zoom and record buttons on the frame with the LCD screen. This provides an individual more flexibility when holding the camcorder, particularly in overhead or low angle shots.

USB 2.0 interface
USB 2.0 interface offers an easy technique to connect your DVD Handycam camcorder to the pc for fast transfer of video and still images for your computer for editing. The camcorder can also be used as being a definite external DVD burner, convenient to make copies with the DVDs or burning edited movies.

One touch wide angle shooting
Easily switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for shooting, with merely the touch of your mouse button.

Picture Package software
Easily organize still images/video content, and using them as stunning music videos when using the supplied software.

DVD R/RW and +RW Compatible
The DCR DVD405 works with a variety of DVD formats allowing the straightforward useful and simplicity in DVD Media. With DVD+RW media there is not a need to finalize the disc (minimum recording required). Simply take away the disc and insert the media to a compatible DVD player.

Active interface shoe
Provides a location for the camcorder this agreement to add new optional accessories while providing power and two way communication individuals accessories.

Super NightShot Infrared System
With Sony's NightShot Infrared System you can capture brilliant looking video, even though shooting in low light. Record subjects around 20 feet away with the built in infrared system.

Program AE (Auto Exposure) modes
Program AE modes make recording easy even if filming in challenging situations. Decide upon Beach and Ski, Landscape, Portrait, Spotlight, Sports Lesson, and Sunset and Moon.

Picture Effects
Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects obtainable in camera and playback modes: Monotone, Mosaic, Pastel, and Sepia.

Fader effects
Enhance ones own videos by building professional fader effects. Select Black, Overlap, White and Wipe.

InfoLithium battery with AccuPower meter system
Charge the battery at any age because unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium ion batteries ordinarily are not suffering from a life shortening memory effect. Sony's exclusive AccuPower meter displays the approximate battery time remaining within a few minutes, in both the viewfinder or to the LCD screen.

Digital still memory mode with Memory Stick Duo Media
Capture still images as many as 2016 x 1512 resolution, directly onto Memory Stick Duo Media for convenient transfer to PCs for emailing, printing or sharing with compatible Memory Stick devices.

Battery information
At the touch of your mouse, battery data is displayed around the LCD screen when charging and while the camcorder is put off. The display will show the quantity of the battery is charged (approximately), in 10% increments plus the recordable time left with all the LCD screen or perhaps in the viewfinder.

Easy Handycam button
Using a camcorder might be intimidating for many, so accompanied by a press of your Easy Handycam button, the vast majority of advanced things about the camcorder are locked out, leaving about the buttons important for recording operational.

Manual focus
Allows you to manually adjust the attention from the camcorder making use of touch panel. Manual focusing also allows a computer owner to master the main objective in difficult situations where either the earth or maybe the subject doesn't let the camcorder's auto focus to undertake optimally, for instance when shooting by way of a window or perhaps a crowded environment.