SONY Gulf invites all enthusiasts to test their recording skills with the world’s first 3-Mega Pixel DVD camcorder (DCR-DVD803/E), with a Built-in Microphone for 5.1 channel surround sound recording and playback and a High quality Wide LCD. Capable of recording high-definition videos, the DVD Handycam also takes fantastic still photos at 3.0 Mega Pixel quality.
“As promised in our previous launch last month, SONY has more and more exciting products this year for our valuable customers in this region,” comments Mr. Masaru Tamagawa, the managing director of Sony Gulf FZE. “The DVD Camcorder is one of them and is the perfect companion to record valuable and memorable moments, be it still or moving. SONY ensured that quality and style also bursts out of this exciting new product.”
For enthusiasts who demand realistic and dramatic sound along with their high quality video recordings, the DCR-DVD803/E’s is also the world’s first Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator compatible camcorder model, (with a built-in Microphone), allowing users to record and automatically encode 5.1-channel surround sound for outstanding playback in home theatre systems, giving users a complete self-created personal home cinema experience.
The DCR-DVD803/E offers even greater convenience than ever before with the addition of DVD+RW format support. Now video recordings on the 8cm DVD can go into almost any DVD player without the need for finalization.
“This region has seen a phenomenal uptake of the DVD camcorders and almost all DVD players can play back Sony’s DVD camcorder recording, making the DVD one of the most compatible formats available,” said Mr. Masaru Tamagawa, managing director of Sony Gulf FZE. “In addition to their incredible compatibility, DVDs also present one of the easiest ways to shoot, store, play and share video memories”.
A Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens fitted on the Handycam features a 10x Optical Zoom (8.5x for Camera-Memory Mode) and the renowned T* lens coating for minimizing reflections, enabling superb video images even when capturing a moving object. Sony’s exclusive Mega Pixel Engine technology, with features such as Advanced HAD CCD, Inter-Frame Noise Reduction and Raw Data Noise Reduction, is built into this Handycam. Through Mega Pixel Engine, high-quality and high-resolution images are realized through the processing of an enormous amount of data via the ultra high-speed signal processing and the raw noise reduction technologies.
The 2.7-inch hybrid LCD screen on the DCR-DVD803/E is capable of displaying the high quality wide 16:9 aspect ratio. The true 16:9 mega screen mode provides a wider viewing angle of approximately 14.3% and 33% higher resolution. Additional Start/Stop Recording and Zoom buttons are available on the LCD frames to aid in low angle shooting or taking self-portraits in mirror mode. A Wide Select button is also available to facilitate switching between 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio recordings.
Variable Bit Recording is also featured in all three models. Compatible with the three recording modes for movie, HQ (high quality), SP (standard) and LP (long time), it enables users to capture high-resolution videos while VBR automatically adjusts the density of the recording – more space is allocated to more complex footage and vice versa. This maximizes the storage space on the DVD and at the same time blocks the noisiness that affects picture quality.
A PictBridge connection on the DCR-DVD803/E allows printing of your high quality 3 Mega Pixels pictures directly on any PictBridge compliant printer; Selection of images and copies can be conveniently made via the camera’s LCD display.
About Sony Gulf FZE
Sony Gulf FZE is a 100% subsidiary of Sony Corporation and is the regional headquarters for the Middle East and Africa regions. The company is engaged in the business of Sony Consumer Electronics, VAIO laptop computers, Computer Peripherals, Data media, Recording Media and Energy (Batteries), Mobile Electronics (Car Audio) and Computer Entertainment (PlayStation) products in more than 40 countries in the region.
Apart from stock operations in the Jebel Ali Free Zone Establishment in Dubai, Sony Gulf FZE leads execution of various logistics, sales, marketing, advertising and customer services activities through its business partners, branch office and representative offices. A network of representative offices in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Lebanon, Kenya and a branch office in Morocco along with a multiple of service centres reinforce Sony’s presence in key markets in the region.
