Sony DCR-TRV260 Digital8® Handycam® Camcorder Sony's DCR-TRV260 Digital8® Handycam® camcorder features a huge 20X optical zoom lens, a big 2.5” SwivelScreen™ LCD display and the NightShot® Plus zero-light recording system, all in a stylish, ultra-compact design. Who says you can't afford digital? Sony's DCR-TRV260 Digital8® Handycam® camcorder gives you digital recording at an analog price. It features a huge 20X optical zoom lens, a big 2.5” SwivelScreen™ LCD display and the NightShot® Plus zero-light recording system, all in a stylish, ultra-compact design. The DCR-TRV260 includes USB streaming capabilities, which transforms your camcorder into a webcam. Best of all, it records digitally on inexpensive 8mm and Hi8 video tapes, making it the perfect camcorder for anyone stepping up from analog. Features include: Digital8® Video Recording SteadyShot® Easy Handycam Button USB Streaming i.LINK® Interface NightShot® Plus Infrared System Stamina® Power Battery Information • 1/6" CCD Imager, 460K Pixels Gross 1/6" CCD imager with 290K (effective) pixels provides great detail and clarity, with exceptional analog video performance. • 20X Optical/990X Digital Zoom The optical zoom helps to bring the action up close from far away. In addition, the digital zoom interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms. • 2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Display (123K Pixels) Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high-resolution 123K pixel LCD rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp detailed images for monitoring or playback. • InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System Charge the battery at any time because unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening “memory effect". Sony's exclusive AccuPower™ meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes in the viewfinder or the LCD screen. • Stamina® Battery Power Management System Using the optional NP-QM91D InfoLithium® battery, the DCR-TRV260 can continuously record up to 12 hours on one complete charge, providing extra long battery life. • Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, Sunset & Moon modes. • Picture Effects Get creative when recording or playing back videos with Sony's Picture Effect modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Slim, Stretch, Pastel and Mosaic. Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Black & White and Solarize. • End Search Advances the video tape to the last 5 seconds of the recorded scene. This prevents accidentally recording over previous recorded videos. • Fader Effects Enhance your personal videos by adding professional looking fader effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic, White and Monotone. • Titling Add professional looking titles to your videos, select from 8 preset or 2 customized titles with up to 22 characters. • Built-In White LED Light Brightens your videos when shooting in low light with low power consumption. • Photo Mode Using Sony's unique Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality, you can store hundreds of individual still images with 7 seconds of audio on the videotape. • Manual Focus Allows the user to determine the focus of their choosing by adjusting the cameras focus ring allowing more creativity and/or effects. Manual focusing also allows the user to control the cameras focus in difficult situations where either the subject or environment does not allow the cameras auto-focus to perform at an optimal level. Supplied Accessories: AC-L15 Power Adaptor/In Camera Charger, NP-FM30 InfoLithium® Rechargeable Battery, A/V Cable, Lens Cap, USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM with USB Driver (Picture Package™ Software Ver. 1.0 for Sony)