Sony HDR-PJ230-B, HDR-PJ230 Marketing Specifications
HDR-PJ230/B
8GB Full HD Camcorder with Projector
Bring your fondest memories to life with legendary Sony
full HD/60P video quality and a built-in projector. This
compact camcorder captures over three hours of HD
video with 8GB of embedded memory. Best of all, the
built-in projector lets you showcase your footage in
a big way—up to a 100” (diag) image. SteadyShot™
image stabilization is also included for enhanced clarity
and minimized video shake.
Key Features
1920x1080 Full HD 24p/60p w/8.9MP Exmor R® CMOS Sensor
Create cinematic video in high denition 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® R
CMOS sensor. Designed for compact cameras and camcorders, the Exmor® R CMOS sensor relocates the photo diodes
above the support circuitry, maximizing the light gathering area per pixel so you can shoot with better results in lower
lighting conditions.
Built-in High-Contrast Projector
The high-contrast projector built-in to the LCD panel gives you the freedom to share your favorite memories virtually
anywhere. With 13 lumens of brightness, this projector is powerful enough to project up to 100”diagonally.
Up to 3hr 10min recording with 8GB embedded Flash Memory
The built-in 8GB1 embedded Flash memory can record and store up to 3 hours 10 minutes of high denition video footage
(HD LP mode).
SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active Mode
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
32x 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.
29.8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens
The professional-quality 29.8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens is designed specically for compact camcorders. Precision
ground optics help maintain the sharpness and contrast of larger lenses, and SteadyShot® image stabilization helps
reduce blur caused by camera shake.
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.
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 identies 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 drive13 (sold separately), all without a computer. Your camcorder can also access videos stored on the external hard
drive for playback on your HDTV4, allowing you to utilize the camcorder’s handy playback features.
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Built-in USB cable for easy le transfer/charge
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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 (60 dierent 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 and wind noise reduction. There are 60 dierent
combinations possible: Portrait, Baby, Tripod , Backlight, Landscape, Spotlight, Twilight, Macro, Low light.
Specications
Camera
Camera Type Digital HD Video Camera Recorder w/ Projector
Imaging Sensor
Imaging Sensor 1/5.8’’ (3.1mm) back-illuminated Exmor® R CMOS Sensor
Processor BIONZ® image processor
Pixel Gross Approx. 2390K pixels
Eective Picture Resolution Movie: Approx. 2150K 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 Eective Resolution 8.9 megapixels
Still Image Size 16:9
Still Image Size 4:3
Video Mode
Video Resolution
Video Actual (Pixel) Approx. 2150K pixels (16:9), Approx. 1610K 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® Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator; MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
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 SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active mode (Wide to Tele)
Aperture F1.9-F4.0
Optical Zoom 27x
Internal Flash Memory; Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (Mark 2); Memory Stick PRO-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)
HD PS: 28Mbps / FX: 24Mbps / FH: 17Mbps / HQ: 9Mbps / LP: 5Mbps (Approx)
STD HQ: 9Mbps
MP4: Approx. 6Mbps
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