Sony has introduced the DCR-SR90E, a compact hard disk drive (HDD) camcorder. The SR90E has an impressive 30GB capacity providing up to 21 hours recording time, boasts 3-Megapixels, built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound microphone and ‘One touch DVD Burn’ for easy conversion to DVD.

The DCR-SR90E has a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens featuring a 10x optical zoom and 120x digital zoom capability, and a filter diameter of 30mm. The advanced multi-layer T coating within the Carl Zeiss lenses promises to minimise reflections, reduce flare and increase contrast.

The camcorder features a built-in microphone that records in 5.1 Dolby Digital channel surround sound. 5.1-channel surround audio is perfect for use in conjunction with the latest widescreen TVs and home theatre systems to create a cinematic sound and feel to your home movies.

Sony has also taken precaution to ensure that your data is protected while stored in the camcorder’s hard disk drive. The camcorder is equipped with physical shock absorbers to cushion the HDD from an impact and internal 3G sensors that detect gravitational force in 3D automatically protect the hard disc when a fall is detected by disconnecting the HDD write head from the hard disk.

If the camera suffers an impact during use, the video stream buffering feature saves video footage to its buffer memory until the HDD recovers.

The DCR-SR90E comes complete with software solutions that make copying and backing up your footage very simple. The software allows you to automatically create your own DVDs at the top of a button, copy movies to your PC, synchronise movies with your PC to detect the newest data since your last DVD burn or backup, or manual edit movies.

Recording at 3Mbit/s allows up to 21 hours of recording time, a higher resolution of 6Mbit/s sees a recording time of up to 10 hours and recording at the highest quality, while 9Mbit/s can be achieved for up to 7 hours at a time. Longer recording time will obviously require better data access, so Sony has created a new Visual Index and Easy Search to allow easier navigation of archived footage, including the ability to search by date and time.

With the supplied battery, the camcorder can record for up to 110 minutes, and with an optional battery it can achieve up to 275 minutes on a single charge. To further help you share your memories with friends and family, the DCR-SR90E features Pictbridge, the standard for printing directly to compatible PictBridge photo printers, such as the Sony DPP-FP50. The Sony DCR-SR90E will be available from April 2006.

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