SONY HDR-HC5

Experience the amazing clarity and unprecedented realism of images captured with the High Definition Handycam HDRHC5.Created to be ultra-light and compact, it puts professional-quality imaging possibilities into your hands. Combining the power of Sony's ClearVid CMOS Sensor and Enhanced Imaging Processor with our well-known expertise in High Definition technology, the HDRHC5 will transform the way you capture and enjoy your home videos.

Using the advanced 1080 HDV standard as the recording format, the HDRHC5 records high-precision HD video on conventional MiniDV cassette tape. This media offers the same amount of recording time for the HDV standard as for the DV standard.

The HDRHC5 is the first camcorder compatible with the x.v.Colour or xvYCC colour space, which is an international standard for colour space in video endorsed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). This standard can express a wider colour range (1.8 times the current colour data range) than the currently used broadcast standard. When played back on an x.v.Colour-compliant TV, your recordings will come to life with rich natural colour like never before!

When switched to still camera mode, the HC5 can capture 4.0 Megapixel (2848 x 2136) still images. This is realized by the Enhanced Imaging Processor, which processes the huge amounts of pixel data retrieved from the improved ClearVid CMOS Sensor at high speed. The Dual Recording function makes it possible to record high-precision still images equivalent to 2.3 Megapixel even while shooting video.

The HDRHC5 features a Smooth Slow Recording function for slow-motion recording of objects moving too fast for the human eye to perceive. This function now includes the ability to record sound while writing the slow motion movie file on media.

Enjoy spectacular battery life with the new Sony ActiforceTM H series Battery System. The supplied NPFH50 gives you 95 minutes of continuous recording time, while using the optional battery NPFH100 boosts this to nearly 8 hours! Charging time is also cut by 25% when using the optional Super Quick Charger. (ACVQH10)