Sony DCR-SX44-R, DCR-SX44, DCR-SX44-L Marketing Specifications

DCR-SX44

Flash Memory Handycam® Camcorder

The ultra-compact DCR-SX44 features 4GB1 of embedded ﬂ ash memory, which can record up to 3 hours of video, a built-in LED video light, as well as a professional-quality Carl Zeiss delivers sharp, high-resolution images and powerful 60x optical zoom that lets you capture extremely tight shots, even from far away.

Vario-Tessar® lens, which

Zoom (60x Optical, 2000x Digital

Ideal for sporting events, wildlife, or distance shooting, the 60X optical zoom brings you closer to the action, so you can capture extremely tight shots, even from far away.

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Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens

Features precision-ground optics to help achieve the sharpness and contrast usually found in larger lenses, plus SteadyShot stabilization to help reduce blur caused by camera shake

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2.7” Clear Photo™ LCD (230 K) display

Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution (230K pixels). The display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, as well as provides sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The convenient touch panel allows easy access to menus and additional functionality such as spot focus and spot metering.

Direct Copy to External HDD

Lets you copy videos from your camcorder directly to an external hard disk drive (sold separately camcorder can also access videos stored on the external hard drive for playback on your HDTV handy playback features.

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, all without a computer. Your

, allowing you to utilize the camcorder’s

Face Detection Technology

Recognizes faces and optimizes camera settings when shooting videos and still images. Faces get captured more clearly with more natural-looking skin tones.

1/8" Advanced HAD® CCD sensor

Offering a 680K (gross) pixel resolution, delivers stunning detail and clarity for exceptional video (up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance.

Film Roll / Face Index

Film Roll Index previews the beginning of scenes and creates scene indexes set at speciﬁ ed display intervals. Face Index indexes your video footage according to the faces detected in each scene. When it’s time to play back video, simply search for what you want by selecting from among the detected faces displayed in the index.

Media Card Slot

For convenient storage and sharing of your images and videos, this model accepts Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SDHC media (sold separately).

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/ Memory Stick PRO Duo™

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media and SD/

Additional Features:

• LED Video Light

• Direct Connection with DVDirect (

sold separately

• Power On by LCD

Digital stereo recording with Built-in

• Dolby Zoom Mic

• Sony

PMB (Picture Motion Browser) software

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Burner

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Speciﬁ cations

IMAGER

Imagi ng Device 1/8” Advanced HAD Proces sor N/A Image r Pixel Gross Si ze 680K

VIDEO

Video Act ual 16:9 410K pixels Video Act ual 4:3 340K pixel s Video Resolution (Movie Quality)SD: 720 x 480 Video S ignal System NTSC col or Video Fo rmat(s) Suppo rted MPEG -2

STILL PI CTURE

Still Ac tual 16:9 250K Still Ac tual 4:3 340K Still Picture Resolution 340K Dual Re cord Resolut ion -

AUDIO

Audio Re cording Form at Dolby Microp hone Built- in Zoom Micropho ne

MEDIA T YPE

Record ing Media

Internal Memory 4G B

RECOR DING CAPACITY

Rec. / Pla yback with Inte rnal Memor y

OPTIC S AND LENS

Lens Type Carl Zei ss 35mm Eq uivalent 16:9 39 - 2340 mm 35mm Eq uivalent 4:3 44 - 2640 mm Apert ure F1.8 - 6.0 Exposure Control Filter D iameter (mm Focal Distance (mm Focus S ystem Ful l Range Auto/Manual Progre ssive Shutte r Mode N/A

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Digita l 2ch stereo

Memor y Stick PRO Duo™ Media (Sold Sep arately SD/SDHC Med ia

HQ = up to 55 mi n., SP = up to 85 min. LP = up to 175 min.

Yes (

Touch Pane l

N/A

1.8-6.0 mm

Shutt er Speed Sc ene Selectio n, 1/60 -1/400 0; Candle Mode: 1/4 -1/50 0

Minimum Illuminat ion 3 lux (1/30 Shutter Spe ed Optica l Zoom 60x Digita l Zoom 2000 x

DISPL AY

Displ ay View Find er No

HARDWAR E

Flash No Memory Card Slot Yes (Memor y Stick PRO Duo me dia, SD/SDHC media Manual / Auto Lens Cover Manual S/S & Zoom Button on LCD Yes (Touch Pane l

INPUT S & OUTPUTS

Audio/Vid eo Remote Termin al Video / S Vi deo / Audio Analog A udio/Video Output(s)Includ ed (via A/V Re mote Terminal Digita l Audio/Video Ou tput(s)No

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USB Por t(s HDMI™ Connection Output(s Headp hone Jack No Microp hone Input No Active Int erface Shoe N o

CONVEN IENCE

Face Det ection Yes Smile S hutter™ Mode No Quick O n Yes, Po wer On with LCD BRAVIA® Sync Control for HDMI (CEC)No

2.7" Clear Photo

Yes (mini B/Hi- Speed

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(Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD imager

Vario-Tes sar

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wide touch screen LCD

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DCR-SX44

Flash Memory Handycam® Camcorder

CONVEN IENCE FEATUR ES

Dynamic Range Optim izer N/A Image S tabilizati on Steady Shot

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x.v.Color White Ba lance Auto / Outdo or / Indoor / Onep ush (Touch Pane l Fader Effects Yes

Scene S election Mod e(s

Face Ind ex Yes Film Rol l Index Yes Photo Cap ture from Movie Yes Still I mage Mode(s Slide S how Mode Yes Easy Han dycam No One Touch D isc Burn Yes PhotoTV H D No Multiple Language D isplay Yes Smooth S low Record N o

POWER

Power Con sumption 1.8W

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Suppl ied Batter y Type InfoLIT HIUM Power Req uirements 7.2V (batte ry pack); 8.4V (AC Adaptor

DIMENSIONS

Dimen sions (Approx. Weight (Approx.

SUPPL IED ACCESSOR IES

AC Adaptor AC- L200C/AC-L20 0D Rechar geable Bat tery Pack InfoLIT HIUM A/V Connecting Cable Yes Clock Li thium (Instal led USB Cab le Yes Applic ation Soft ware (CD- ROM)PMB Ver.5.0

SUGGE STED ACCESSORIES

Rechar geable Info LITHIUM Batte ries Start er Kit ACC-F V70, ACC-FV50A AC Adaptor/Charg er for V series b atteries Tripod VCT-80AV, VCT-60AV, VCT-50 AV, VCT-R 640 Video Li ght HVL-10NH GPS Uni t GPS- CS3KA

FOOTNOTE S

1. 4GB equals 4 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for system management and/or application ﬁ les. Available capacity is approximately 3.86GB.

3. Viewable area measured diagonally.

4. HDTV (sold separately) and supplied A/V Cable required for viewing on an HDTV.

9. Requires Microsoft Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7. Not supported by Mac OS.

10. Requires USB 2.0 connection via VMC-UAM1 cable (sold separately), AC power for camcorder, and hard

drive formatted in FAT-32. Connection via USB-hub not supported. External HHD/USB media should be less

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than 2TB(Terabytes).

12. One Touch Disc Burn feature requires DVDirect burner or compatible PC with supplied PMB software

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sold separately).

20. When using movie mode Memory Stick PRO Duo with MARK2 (M2) logo, Memory Stick PRO-HG

media (Class 4 or higher) are recommended.

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Also Available In:

N/A

Auto, Twilight, C andle, Sunris e & Sunset, Fireworks, Landsca pe, Portrait, Sp otlight, Sport s, Beach, Snow

(In Movie Po sition

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JPEG

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(NP-F V30

2 x 2 1/4 x 4 1/8 inch (50 x 55 x 103mm

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6oz (190g

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(NP-F V30

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Yes

NP-F V50/FV70/FV100

AC-VQV10/BC-TRV

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, SD/SDHC

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