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Capture more movie detail

From the hustle and bustle of a street market to the vast scale and solitude of the desert, Handycam® offers a range of features to help you get the shots you want.

Tell the whole story Captivated by a spectacular view? Trying to squeeze all your friends into a group shot? At times like these you need wide-angle filming. The new wide-angle G Lens on selected Handycam® camcorders delivers twice the shooting area of previous models, so you can pack more into every frame. Read more about wide-angle filming

Handycam camcorders with Carl Zeiss lenses

See the difference in the detail

A great camcorder starts with a great lens. Choose a Handycam® with a zoom lens by legendary optical specialist Carl Zeiss or a premium Sony G Lens – both tailor-made to complement Handycam® image processing technologies – and you’re guaranteed brilliantly clear images with vivid colours, amazing detail and fantastic contrast.

Find out about Sony G Lens and Carl Zeiss lenses

Ready for your close-up? Get even closer to your subject and pick up every detail with the high quality zoom lens on every Handycam®. There’s even an Extended Zoom feature so you can get clear long-distance shots, with Handycam® SD camcorders able to zoom up to 70x and HD camcorders up to 55x.

Get creative in 3D

Enjoy memories so vivid you can almost reach out and touch them. The Handycam® HDR-TD20VE from Sony is the world’s smallest and lightest double Full HD 3D consumer camcorder*, with two separate lenses able to record 1080i Full HD images.

Watch back 3D movies on your camcorder’s LCD screen – no special glasses required - or show everyone on a 3D TV.

*In AVCHD recording format

Find out about 3D filming with Handycam®

Shoot smooth, fast-action movie scenes Even when the action is thrilling and quick, Handycam® with Full HD 50p progressive recording lets you shoot detailed footage with an incredibly smooth, blur-free quality. Perfect for filming sports, 50p recording means you capture movement with more HD detail and less distortion. Learn more about Full HD recording

Hear the difference From a tropical storm to a toddler’s first words, Handycam® camcorders capture audio that’s every bit as detailed and lifelike as your images. Models with an advanced 5.1 channel surround sound microphone record sound with real punch and presence. And a zoom microphone picks up clearer dialogue and foreground sounds when you zoom in.