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DCR-SR65

Hard Disk Drive Handycam® camcorder

 

 

 

  

With a built-in 40GB hard disk drive, the DCR-SR65 captures your memories without the need for tapes or discs. The 
1 megapixel CCD image sensor and professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens deliver sharp, high 
resolution images. Hybrid recording technology even allows you to record video to the hard drive or Memory Stick 
Duo™  media.

 

 

 

1/6" Advanced HAD™  CCD Imager, 
680K Pixels (Gross)

1/6" Advanced HAD™  (Hole 
Accumulation Diode) CCD with 340K 

(effective) pixels provides stunning 
detail and clarity with exceptional 

video (up to 500 lines of horizontal 
resolution) and still image 

performance.

25X Optical / 2000X Digital Zoom

The optical zoom helps to bring the 

action close up from far away. In 
addition, Digital Zoom Interpolation 

means that extreme digital zooming is 
clearer, with less distortion than 

previous types of digital zoom.

2.7" Wide (16:9) Touch Panel Clear 
Photo LCD Plus™  Display (211K Pixels) 

The 2.7" Wide (16:9) LCD screen 
provides exceptional viewing clarity 

with improved resolution (211K pixels). 
The display rotates up to 270 degrees 

for multiple viewing angles, aswell as 
provides sharp, detailed images for 

monitoring or playback. The 
widescreen format makes shooting in 

16:9 mode and composing shots even 
easier.

Hybrid Recording to Hard Disk Drive or 
Memory Stick® Media

Hybrid recording technology delivers a 

new level of flexibility for transferring 
your video footage and digital photos 
from the camcorder to compatible 
viewing devices. Record to the 
camcorder's internal hard disk drive, or 
choose instead to record to removable 
Memory Stick Duo™  media or Memory 
Stick PRO Duo™  media. You can even 
select from various dubbing functions 
to easily copy video or still images 

from the hard disk drive to Memory 
Stick media -- without using a PC. 
Images recorded or transferred to 
Memory Stick media can then be 
played directly on a PS3 or PC to share 
your memories with friends and family.

Memory Stick PRO Duo™  Media Slot 

Capture still images directly onto 
Memory Stick PRO Duo™  media (sold 
separately) for easy transfer to PCs for 
emailing, printing, or sharing with other 
compatible Memory Stick® devices 
(sold separately).

Quick On

Missing an important scene can be 

frustrating, especially if the reason is 
because your camcorder is turned off. 

With the Quick On feature, the touch of a 
single button places that camcorder in 

Sleep mode. Another push instantly 
wakes the camcorder, so you'll always 

be ready to capture special moments.

Built-in zoom microphone

Featuring Dolby® Ditigal 2 channel 

recording focuses audio recording on 
your subjects in sync with the camera's 

zoom lens, helping memories ring true 
with clear dialogue and crisp, discrete 

sounds.

Easy Handycam Button

Using a camcorder can be intimidating 
for some people. With a press of the 

Easy Handycam Button, most of the 
advanced features of the camcorder 

are "locked out," letting you focus only 
the buttons essential for recording.

Professional Quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-
Tessar® Lens

Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar lenses are 
designed specifically for compact 

camcorders, and utilize precision 
ground optics to maintain the 

sharpness and contrast found with 
larger lenses.

Active Interface Shoe

Sony's proprietary hot shoe makes it 
easy to use Intelligent Accessories, such 
as external lights and microphones, by 
providing power and on/off capability 
directly from the camcorder.

USB 2.0 Interface

The USB 2.0 interface provides an easy 
way to connect your camcorder to a 
PC for fast transfer of video and still 
images for editing.

InfoLITHIUM® Battery with AccuPower™  
Meter System

Unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) 
batteries, Sony's rechargeable Lithium 
Ion batteries are not subjected to a life 
shortening "Memory Effect," so you're 

free to charge the battery at any time. 
Additionally, Sony's exclusive 
AccuPower™  meter displays the battery 
time remaining in minutes, in either the 
viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

Stamina® Battery Power Management 
System

When using the Sony InfoLITHIUM® 
Battery, the Stamina® Battery Power 

Management System helps the 
camcorder prolong battery life for extra 

long continuous recording times from a 
single charge.

Battery Information

At the touch of a button, battery 
information is displayed on the LCD 

screen when charging and when the 
camcorder is turned off. When using the 

LCD screen or viewfinder, the display 
will show how much the battery is 

charged -- in 10% increments -- and the 
recordable time left.

Fader Effects

Enhance your personal videos by 

adding professional looking fader 

effects. Choose from Black and White.

Scene Selection Modes

Scene Selection modes make recording 

easy even when filming in challenging 

situations. Choose from Beach, Candle, 
Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Sports 

Lesson, Spotlight, and Sunrise & Sunset.

Picture Effects

Get creative when recording or playing 
back your videos with Sony's Picture 

Effect Modes. Effects available in 
Camera mode: Monotone, Pastel and 
Sepia. Effects available in Playback 
mode: Monotone, Pastel and Sepia.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Face Index
Film Roll Index
Manual Focus
One Touch Disc Burn
On Screen Zoom and Record Buttons
Progressive Shutter System
Super NightShot® Infrared System
Multi-Language Menu

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