Handycam® in close-up

Learn more about the technologies that make Handycam® unique

Packed with advanced Sony technology, Handycam® makes it easier than ever to capture beautiful images and fantastic digital sound. Here’s the inside story on some of the features that set Handycam® apart from other camcorders.

Perfect detail with Carl Zeiss lenses

Find out how great images start with lenses by Carl Zeiss

Carl Zeiss: superb lens to bring beautiful images to life.

The new Handycam® 2009 range

New Handycam®: Have more fun with best-ever images and smarter shooting

New Handycam®: Welcome to best-ever HD images and smarter shooting

Life. So clear, so vivid.

Superbly clear, colourful video and still images with the Sony ClearVid CMOS Sensor.

x.v.Colour

More colour. More detail. More accuracy

With x.v.Colour technology you can experience colour as true as the eye can see ensuring more detailed, more accurate memories with amazing colour.

Find the perfect moment

A thousand special memories but how do you find the right one?

Now it’s quicker and easier to search all your shots with new Handycam. Face Index tracks down those memorable people pictures. Film Roll Index splits the longest scenes into manageable chapters.

Face Detection with Handycam®

Beautiful images of friends and family with your camcorder

Handycam® with Face Detection automatically adjusts exposure, focus and skin tone for natural looking images of friends and family.

All your home movies straight to DVD

Transfer videos from your camcorder onto DVD at the touch of a button

DVDirect makes it beautifully simple to burn your precious video clips straight onto DVD. There’s no need for a computer, PC skills or special software.

Memory Stick™ camcorders

Shooting made simple with Memory Stick™ Handycam®