Sony HDR-CX290-LI Marketing Specifications

HDR-CX290/Li

High Denition Camcorder

Harness the magic of the moment with beautiful, Full HD 60p
quality, 8GB of built-in memory and a 50x Extended Zoom that
brings everything closer. Shoot clearly and shake free with Optical
SteadyShot™ image stabilization and even view low-angle shots while
standing up with a 2.7” tilting touchscreen— perfect for crawling
babies and family pets.

Key Features

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1920x1080 Full HD 24p/60p w/8.9MP Exmor R

CMOS Sensor

Create cinematic video in high denition 1920 x 1080 24p/60p and high quality 8.9MP still images.
Experience stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced
grain with Sony’s back-illuminated Exmor
camcorders, the Exmor

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R CMOS sensor relocates the photo diodes above the support circuitry,

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R CMOS sensor. Designed for compact cameras and

maximizing the light gathering area per pixel so you can shoot with better results in lower lighting
conditions.

Up to 3hr 10min recording with 8GB1 embedded Flash Memory

The built-in 8GB1 embedded Flash memory can record and store up to 3 hours 10 minutes of high
denition video footage (HD LP mode).

50x Extended Zoom to get even closer to the action

Extended Zoom works in conjunction with 27x optical zoom to get even closer to the action while
maintaining HD image quality.

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active Mode

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization with Active Mode compensates for greater degrees of
camera shake to deliver stunningly smooth video from wide angle to full telephoto shooting. In
addition, innovative 3-Way Shake-Canceling adds electronic roll stability for even smoother video
capture.

2.7” wide Clear Photo™ LCD (230k)

The 2.7” (16:9) Clear Photo™ LCD (230K) displays sharp, bright, vivid images, letting you compose
a shot more easily -- even outdoors, while enabling you to change settings to best represent the
scene.

29.8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens

The professional-quality 29.8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens is designed specically for compact
camcorders. Precision ground optics help maintain the sharpness and contrast of larger lenses,
and SteadyShot

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image stabilization helps reduce blur caused by camera shake.

Shoot high quality AVCHD or web optimized MP4 video

Select between HD video in the AVCHD or MP4 format for highest quality or easy transfer and
sharing.AVCHD provides premium video that can be enjoyed on large screen HDTVs, and is ideal
for capturing precious memories at special occasions, family vacations and other moments you
want to treasure for a lifetime. MP4 is great for those moments that you want to quickly share on
your social networks or store on the cloud.

Highlight Playback creates movies with transitions for you

Why spend hours editing your movies when you can let your camcorder do it for you? Highlight
Playback identies and compiles key scenes into a short, entertaining movie complete with music
and transitions. You can even pinpoint the exact scene you want to include in the highlight reel.

Direct Copy to external HDD without PC

Store your memories in a whole new way with the ability to copy videos from your camcorder
directly to an external hard disk drive
can also access videos stored on the external hard drive for playback on your HDTV

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(sold separately), all without a computer. Your camcorder

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, allowing

you to utilize the camcorder’s handy playback features.

Built-in USB cable for easy le transfer/charge

The high-speed, built-in USB 2.0 cable allows for easy connection to your computer for charging
or le transfer without having to remember separate cables. It also ts conveniently into the
hand strap so it’s out of the way until you need it. Charging your camcorder is faster than ever
now through the USB; for every two minutes of charge time you get one minute of recording
time.

Intelligent Auto (90 dierent scene combinations possible)

Intelligent Auto mode goes a step beyond traditional auto modes by analyzing your shot and
then automatically selecting the appropriate settings from ten distinct scene modes . There are
90 dierent combinations possible: Portrait, Baby, Walk, Tripod , Backlight, Landscape, Spotlight,
Twilight, Macro annd Low light.

Specications

Imaging Sensor

Imaging Sensor 1/5.8’’ (3.1mm) back-illuminated Exmor® R CMOS Sensor

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Processor BIONZ

Pixel Gross Approx.2390K pixels

Eective Picture Resolution Movie: Approx.2290K pixels (16:9) Still: Approx.2290K pixels (16:9)

Color Filter System RGB primary color lters

Recording

Media Type

Still Image Mode JPEG

Still Image Max Eective Resolution 8.9 megapixels

Still Image Size 16:9

Still Image Size 4:3

Video Mode

Video Resolution

Video Actual (Pixel) Approx.2290K pixels (16:9),Approx.1710K pixels (4:3)

Video Signal HDTV, NTSC color, EIA standards

Recording and Playback Times (in
Internal Media)(2ch)

Photo Capture from Movie

Dual Record 8.9 megapixels 16:9 (3984x2240); 2.1 megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080)

Audio Format Dolby

Microphone/Speaker Built-in Zoom Microphone; Monoral Speaker

Internal Media Flash Memory 8GB

Mic Level Control Yes (2steps)

Movie Recording Rate(Average Bit
Rate/VBR)

Still Image File Format DCF Ver.2.0 compatible, Exif Ver.2.3 compatible, MPF Baseline compatible

Wind Position Yes (O/On)

Optics/Lens

Lens Type Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens

Lens Stabilization Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active mode (Wide to Tele)

Aperture F1.9-F4.0

Optical Zoom 27x

Digital Zoom 320x

image processor

Internal Flash Memory; Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (Mark 2); Memory Stick PR O-HG
Duo™; Memory Stick XC-HG Duo™; SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or
Higher)

Movie Mode: 8.9 megapixels 16:9 (3984x2240); Photo Mode: 8.9 megapixels 16:9
(3984x2240)

Movie Mode:6.7 megapixels 4:3 (2992x2240); Photo Mode: 6.7 megapixels 4:3
(2992x2240)

HD: MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD 2.0 format.compatible; STD: MPEG2-PS; MP4: MPEG­4 AVC/H.264

HD:1920x1080/60p(PS), 60i (FX,FH), 1440x1080/60i (HQ,LP); STD:720x480/60i; MP4:
1280x720 30p

HD PS: 35m; HD FX: 45m; HD FH: 1h00m; HD HQ: 1h45m; HD LP: 3h10m; STD HQ:
1h50m (Times are approximate; max time); MP4: 2hr40min

2.1 megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080); 0.3 megapixels 4:3 (640x480); 0.2 megapixels
16:9 (640x360)

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Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator; MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

HD PS:Approx.28Mbps/FX:Approx.24Mbps/FH:Approx.17Mbps/HQ:Approx.9Mbps/
LP:Approx.5Mbps