<s>
Sony	O
Corporation	O
(	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
Sony	O
)	O
produces	O
professional	O
,	O
consumer	O
,	O
and	O
prosumer	O
camcorders	O
such	O
as	O
studio	O
and	O
broadcast	O
,	O
digital	B-Device
cinema	I-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
camcorders	O
,	O
pan-tilt-zoom	B-Algorithm
and	O
remote	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handycam	B-Algorithm
,	O
launched	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
is	O
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
handheld	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
shoulder-mounted	O
)	O
camcorders	O
,	O
originally	O
recording	O
to	O
8mm	O
video	O
cassettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX1000	B-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
digital	O
consumer	O
MiniDV	O
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Century	O
Optics	O
designed	O
the	O
Mk1	O
fisheye	O
lens	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX1000	B-Device
excels	O
at	O
daytime	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX2000/PD150	O
sister	O
models	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
in	O
low	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
added	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
have	O
⅓	O
"	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
while	O
the	O
PD150	O
has	O
XLR	B-Device
audio	O
inputs	O
and	O
independent	O
iris	O
and	O
gain	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX2100/PD170	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
VX2000/PD150	O
models	O
with	O
low	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
of	O
1	O
lux	O
,	O
improved	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
and	O
24	O
iris	O
increments	O
from	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
video	O
broadcast	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDC-700A/750A	O
were	O
Sony	O
HDVS	O
compatible	O
and	O
equipped	O
with	O
2	O
million	O
pixel	O
frame-interline-transfer	O
(	O
FIT	O
)	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
imager	I-Algorithm
that	O
could	O
capture	O
1080	O
of	O
active	O
lines	O
per	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDC-700A	O
Series	O
inherits	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
field	O
proven	O
SDTV	B-Device
Sony	O
BVP-700/500	O
Series	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HDR-HC1	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
mid-2005	O
(	O
MSRP	O
$1999	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
HDV	O
CMOS	B-Device
camcorder	O
to	O
support	O
1080i	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1920x1440	O
for	O
digital	O
still	O
pictures	O
and	O
captures	O
video	O
at	O
1440x1080	O
interlaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camcorder	O
can	O
convert	O
captured	O
HDV	O
data	O
to	O
DV	O
data	O
for	O
editing	O
using	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
systems	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
HDV	O
or	O
for	O
creating	O
edits	O
which	O
are	O
viewable	O
on	O
non-HDTV	O
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HVR-A1	O
is	O
the	O
prosumer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HDR-HC1	O
,	O
having	O
additional	O
manual	O
controls	O
and	O
XLR	B-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HDR-HC5	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
(	O
MSRP	O
$1099	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
DV	O
tape	O
HDV	O
CMOS	B-Device
camcorder	O
to	O
support	O
1080i	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
⅓	O
"	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2MP	O
and	O
interlaced	O
4MP	O
for	O
digital	O
still	O
pictures	O
and	O
captures	O
video	O
at	O
1440x1080	O
interlaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HDR-HC7	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2008	O
(	O
MSRP	O
$1399	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
another	O
DV	O
tape	O
HDV	O
CMOS	B-Device
camcorder	O
to	O
support	O
1080i	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1/2.9	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
3MP	O
and	O
interlaced	O
6.1MP	O
for	O
digital	O
still	O
pictures	O
and	O
captures	O
video	O
at	O
1440x1080	O
interlaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
includes	O
a	O
manual	O
focus	O
wheel	O
,	O
mic	O
and	O
headphone	O
jacks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
slightly	O
larger	O
imaging	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
producing	O
3200K	O
gross	O
pixels	O
versus	O
the	O
HC5	O
 '	O
2100K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HDR-FX1	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
HDV	O
3	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
camcorder	O
to	O
support	O
1080i	O
(	O
1440	O
X	O
1080	O
resolution	O
with	O
4:2:0	O
color	O
sampling	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HVR-Z1U	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
professional	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
camera	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
balanced	O
XLR	B-Device
audio	O
inputs	O
,	O
DVCAM	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
DSP	O
capabilities	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
measures	O
1012	O
x	O
1111	O
pixels	O
total	O
,	O
972	O
x	O
1100	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
12x	O
optical	O
zoom	O
Carl	O
Zeiss	O
Vario-Sonnar	O
T*	O
lens	O
,	O
a	O
3.5-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
a	O
zoom	O
ring	O
,	O
focus	O
ring	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
iris	O
/	O
aperture	O
adjustment	O
knob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
audio	O
mode	O
of	O
HDR-FX1/HDR	O
-FX1E	O
camcorder	O
is	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	O
setting	O
(	O
in	O
DV	O
mode	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
unit	O
is	O
then	O
turned	O
off	O
,	O
the	O
unit	O
resets	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
12-bit	O
setting	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
indicator	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
continues	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
16-bit	O
audio	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HDR-SR1	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
Sony	O
's	O
first	O
high	O
definition	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
based	O
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
two	O
new	O
AVCHD	O
format	O
HD	O
Hard	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
camcorders	O
,	O
a	O
40GB	O
(	O
HDR-SR5	O
)	O
and	O
60GB	O
model	O
(	O
HDR-SR7	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
handycam	B-Algorithm
features	O
a	O
crash-proof	O
recording	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
6.1-megapixel	O
CMOS	B-Device
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
5.4-54mm/F1.8	O
-2.9	O
zoom	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
record	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
(	O
25	O
frames	O
)	O
and	O
NTSC	O
(	O
30	O
frames	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
Sony	O
's	O
new	O
G-Lens	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
3	O
ClearVid	O
CMOS	B-Device
Sensor	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
works	O
well	O
in	O
low	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
HVR-Z7	O
and	O
HVR-S270	O
video	O
cameras	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
3	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
HDV	O
camcorder	O
that	O
records	O
on	O
tape	O
and/or	O
CF	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consumer	O
models	O
lacked	O
professional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
XLR	B-Device
inputs	O
and	O
some	O
manual	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
attain	O
low	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
SD	O
low	O
light	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
DSR-PD170	I-Device
,	O
and	O
offer	O
interlaced	O
and	O
progressive	O
recording	O
in	O
HDV	O
,	O
DVCAM	O
,	O
and	O
DV	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
have	O
the	O
1-megapixel	O
XtraFine	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
included	O
in	O
the	O
EX1	O
,	O
Z7	O
,	O
and	O
SR11/12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
records	O
on	O
an	O
internal	O
64	O
GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
onto	O
Sony	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
Pro	O
memory	O
cards	O
,	O
or	O
onto	O
SDHC	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
records	O
on	O
internal	O
64	O
GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
or	O
onto	O
Sony	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
Pro	O
storage	O
cards	O
,	O
or	O
onto	O
SDHC	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
record	O
in	O
Standard	B-Device
Definition	I-Device
using	O
MPEG2	O
format	O
,	O
or	O
up	O
to	O
1920	O
x	O
1080	O
images	O
at	O
24Mbit/s	O
in	O
High	O
Definition	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
AVCHD	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compact	O
camera	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
audio	O
input	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
balanced	O
XLR	B-Device
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camcorders	O
that	O
support	O
resolution	O
of	O
3840×2160	O
(	O
UHD	B-Architecture
also	O
known	O
as	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
consumer	O
UHD	B-Architecture
Camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AX100	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
capture	O
video	O
at	O
3840×2160	O
resolution	O
at	O
30p	O
using	O
a	O
1	O
"	O
Exmor	O
R	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AX100	O
provides	O
both	O
an	O
EVF	O
(	O
0.39	O
"	O
OLED	B-Device
)	O
and	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
(	O
3.5	O
"	O
0.921	O
MP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
this	O
smaller	O
,	O
lighter	O
weight	O
UHD	B-Architecture
camcorder	O
using	O
a	O
1/2.3	O
"	O
sensor	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
AX100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
reduced	O
size	O
is	O
the	O
reduced	O
size	O
EVF	O
(	O
0.24	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
(	O
3.0	O
"	O
0.921	O
MP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
this	O
camcorder	O
improves	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
bigger	O
pixels	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
1/2.5	O
sensor	O
,	O
hot	O
shoe	O
for	O
an	O
external	O
microphone	O
accessory	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
optical	O
steady	O
shot	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
5	O
axis	O
sensor	O
stabilization	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
disabled	O
in	O
4k	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Venice	O
2	O
-	O
Full-frame	O
digital	B-Device
cinema	I-Device
camera	I-Device
with	O
internal	O
X-OCN	O
recording	O
and	O
possibility	O
to	O
use	O
8K	O
or	O
6K	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
3	O
camcorders	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
projector	O
at	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
panel	I-Device
that	O
can	O
display	O
images	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
inches	O
away	O
onto	O
non-transparent	O
flat	O
surface	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
220GB	O
internal	B-Device
hard	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
32GB	O
flash	O
memory	O
and	O
16GB	O
flash	O
memory	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
¼-inch	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
camcorders	O
have	O
12	O
optical	O
zoom	O
lenses	O
and	O
can	O
record	O
1080/60p	O
video	O
,	O
slot	O
for	O
SD/SDHC/SDXC	O
or	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
PRO	O
Duo	O
memory	O
cards	O
and	O
GPS	O
(	O
except	O
HDR-PJ10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
