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memories
Capture your
S ony now has a Handycam for everyone,
from professional fi lm makers to home
movie enthusiasts. If you’re planning to buy
a Handycam you need to work out what media
type suits you best.
Making the move to High Defi nition
One of the fi rst decisions you’ll have to
make is whether you want a high defi nition
(HD) Handycam. Sony now has a range of HD
camcorders that record to either DVD, Hard
Disk Drive or Tape.
High defi nition is all about image quality. An
HD Handycam records images in much higher
resolution capturing fi ne details that a standard
camcorder will simply miss. HD footage can have
more than four times the detail of regular video,
in fact, the picture is so clear it’s almost like it’s
happening outside your window.
The new Sony HD Handycam HDRSR1
allows you to record your memories to a 30GB
built in hard drive (for long recording) and
has easy connectivity to a PC for editing. The
HDRUX1 records to a standard 8cm DVD
disc for simple playback in new Blu-ray drives
or PLAYSTATION
® 3. This means there is no
need for computer editing. It also means your
memories will be in the best possible format for
the high defi nition future. You do still, however,
have the choice to edit your HDRUX1 recordings
on a computer.
These new HD camcorders use a video
recording format called AVCHD (advanced video
codec high defi nition) to store the HD video on
non-linear media such as DVD disc or hard drive.
It’s a highly effi cient compression technology, so
you can save on memory, effectively getting more
bang for your buck.
Blu-ray players, like Sony’s upcoming
PLAYSTATION ® 3 will provide an instant
playback mechanism for AVCHD discs. The
soon to be released Sony Blu-ray players will
enable direct playback of your HD movie or
alternatively, these small compact HD models
will also allow direct connection to your TV with
M o co po e t cab es. HDMI or component cables.
www.sony.com.au
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