Sony HDR-TG3E Handycam

Audio

AUDIO SYSTEM
Dolby Digital 5.1ch
AUDIO DUBBING 12BIT
NO
BUILT IN MICROPHONE
3ch, zoom microphone
BUILT IN SPEAKER
YES
SURROUND RECORDING
YES

Camera

IMAGE DEVICE: SIZE
1/5.0 ClearVid CMOS Sensor
14BIT DXP
NO
EXMOR TECHNOLOGY
YES
ADVANCED HAD TECHNOLOGY
NO
IMAGE PROCESSOR
BIONZ
X.V.COLOUR
YES
NUMBER OF PIXELS GROSS (K)
2360
NUMBER OF PIXELS ACT CAMERA MODE (K)
16:9 Mode ; 1430 / 4:3 Mode ; 1080
NUMBER OF PIXELS ACT MEMORY MODE (K)
16:9 Mode ; 1490 / 4:3 Mode ; 1990
FOCUS: FULL RANGE AUTO
YES
FOCUS: MANUAL
YES
MANUAL FOCUS KEY
Panel
SPOT FOCUS (TOUCH PANEL)
YES
SPOT METER
YES
MINIMUM ILLUMINATION (LUX)
5
STEADYSHOT (IMAGE STABILISATION)
Super (Electronic)
FACE DETECTION
YES
D-RANGE OPTIMISER
YES
NIGHT SHOT
NO
CAMERA NOISE REDUCTION
YES
SHUTTER SPEED
1/2-1/800 (including Scene Selection)
WHITE BALANCE
Auto / Outdoor / Indoor / Onepush
SCENE SELECTION
Twilight / Twilight Portrait (Still Image) / Candle / Sunrise & Sunset / Fireworks / Landscape / Portrait / Spotlight / Beach / Snow
AUTO SLOW SHUTTER
YES
COLOUR SLOW SHUTTER
YES
BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION
YES
SMOOTH SLOW REC
YES
INTERVAL REC.
NO
FADER
Black / White
TELEMACRO
YES

Dimensions

DEPTH (MM)
63
HEIGHT (MM)
119
WIDTH (MM)
32
WEIGHT WITHOUT TAPE/BATTERY (G)
240

Flash / Light

FLASH
YES
FLASH AUTOMATIC POP UP
NO
VIDEO LIGHT
NO
FLASH MODE: RECOMMENDED DISTANCE (MEMORY MODE) (M)
0.3-1.5
HOLOGRAM AF
NO
NIGHT FRAMING
NO

Input/Output

AUDIO INPUT
NO
AUDIO OUTPUT
YES
VIDEO INPUT
NO
VIDEO OUTPUT
YES
S-VIDEO INPUT
NO
S-VIDEO OUTPUT
YES (with optional accessory cable)
I.LINK (DV) INPUT
NO
I.LINK (DV) OUTPUT
NO
USB INPUT
NO
USB OUTPUT
YES (Hi-Speed USB2.0)
COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT
YES
HDMI™ OUTPUT
YES
EXTERNAL MICROPHONE INPUT
NO
HEADPHONE JACK
NO

Lens / Zoom

LENS
Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
F
1.8-2.3
F (FOCAL DISTANCE) (MM)
3.2-32
F (35MM CONVERSION): CAMERA MODE (MM)
16:9 Mode ; 43-507 / 4:3 Mode ; 53-621
F (35MM CONVERSION): MEMORY MODE (MM)
16:9 Mode ; 41-410 / 4:3 Mode ; 38-380
ZOOM RATIO (OPTICAL)
10
ZOOM RATIO (DIGITAL)
120
PRECISION DIGITAL ZOOM
YES
ZOOM KEY
Lever

Still Image Recording

STILL IMAGE RECORDING ON MEMORY STICK
YES
COMPRESSION OF STILL IMAGE
JPEG
RECORDING MEDIA
Memory Stick DUO
MEMORY STICK PRO COMPATIBILITY
YES
IMAGE SIZE: MAX
16:9 Mode ; 2304 x 1296 (3M) / 4:3 Mode ; 2304 x 1728 (4M)
IMAGE SIZE: VGA
640 x 480
BURST RECORD
NO
BURST RECORD AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING
NO
BURST RECORD MULTI 9 PICTURES
NO
INDEX PLAYBACK
YES
MEMORY MIX
NO
PICTBRIDGE COMPATIBILITY
YES
STILL RECORDING DURING MOVIE (DUAL REC)
YES (2.3 M, unlimited)

Others

QUICK ON
YES
16:9 WIDE (FULL) RECORDING
YES
START / STOP REC BUTTON ON LCD
NO
ZOOM BUTTON ON LCD
NO
BRAVIA SYNC
YES
FULL HD PROGRESSIVE PLAYBACK
NO
ACCESSORY SHOE
NO
BATTERY INFO
YES
BUILT IN LIGHT
NO
DEMONSTRATION MODE
YES
INFOLITHUM SYSTEM
YES
PICTURE EFFECTS
Monotone / Sepia / Pastel
DIGITAL PICTURE EFFECTS
Old Movie
POWER CONSUMPTION : LCD (W)
3.3
CONTINUOUS RECORDING TIME WITH SUPPLIED BATTERY AND LCD BACKLIGHT OFF (MIN)
100
MAX. CONTINUOUS RECORDING TIME WITH OPTIONAL BATTERY AND LCD BACKLIGHT OFF (MIN)
100
PROGRESSIVE RECORDING MODE
NO
USB STREAMING
NO
EASY HANDYCAM
YES

View Finder / LCD Monitor

LCD TYPE
Clear Photo LCD plus
HYBRID LCD SCREEN
YES
LCD: SIZE (INCH)
2.7
LCD: PIXELS (DOTS)
211200
TOUCH PANEL
YES
VIEWFINDER
NO

Recorder/ Player

MOVIE FORMAT
High Definition, AVCHD (1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080) / Standard Definition, MPEG2
RECORDING MEDIA
Memory Stick
HYBRID (MOVIE REC ON MEMORY STICK)
YES
HYBRID PLUS (MOVIE REC ON INTERNAL MEMORY AND MEMORY STICK)
NO
MOVIE QUALITY
HD ; FH (1920x1080i, 16Mbps) / HQ (9Mbps) / SP (7Mbps) / LP (5Mbps) , SD ; HQ (9Mbps) / SP (6Mbps) / LP (3Mbps)
VISUAL INDEX
YES
FACE INDEX
YES
FILM ROLL INDEX
YES