Features

The Sony HDR-UX1 "PAL" AVC HD DVD Handycam Camcorder shoots in genuine 1080i resolution, for real unparalleled HDTV clarity. Its professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens captures brilliant images with life like color and tones, while the 2.1-megapixel CMOS processes faster than a CCD for richer color and better detail. The Progressive Shutter System supplies digital still images with excellent definition and sharpness.

This camcorder comes with a variety of features, including 80x digital zoom, 16:9 widescreen mode, a hot shoe, a USB 2.0 interface, and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. This camcorder records in DVD format MPEG2 and AVCHD onto DVDs. The DR-UX1 is compatible with DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+R Dual Layer disc formats for easy shooting and storing.

Key Features

• 10x Optical 80x Digital Zoom
  Equipped with a 10x optical zoom that lets you close-in on your subject with a pure optical quality, and the 80x digital zoom that lets you go all the way out for incredible close-ups.
• 1/3" CMOS Sensor
  The CMOS sensor has nearly 2 million effective pixels that provide incredible clarity. It delivers faster image processing than a CCD, meaning richer color, greater detail, and less glare from objects.
• 3.5" Wide Hybrid LCD
  You can use the monitor to check wide-angle shots in digital HD. Because it is a hybrid system you can still see the LCD monitor outside, even on the brightest and most sunny days. With its 211,000 pixels, the pictures are extra clear and rich for easy detailed viewing.
• 16:9 Widescreen Recording Mode
  16:9 recording mode uses the full width of its CCD to capture video in actual widescreen for superior playback on home theater systems and PC monitors. Just click the Widescreen Button and switch effortlessly from 4:3 to 16:9.
• High Quality Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T Lens
  High resolution video starts with the finest glass lens appropriate to the camera. The HDR-SR1 has a Carl Zeiss designed lens, a world leader in optical technology. With the most advanced glass composition and the most efficient anti-reflective coatings, this HDV camera captures the sharpest most detailed pictures in the most compact design available.
  
  All DVD Formats
  The DR-UX1 is compatible with DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+R Dual Layer disc formats for easy shooting and storing.
• Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization
  This advanced version of Sony\\\'s SteadyShot system controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness, without degradation of video.
• Super NightShot Plus Infrared System
  The Super NightShot Plus Infrared System lets you capture natural-looking video from distances as great as twenty feet.
• Active Interface Shoe
  This hot shoe gives you the option of adding accessories such as lights, flashes, and microphones to the camcorder. These accessories can also communicate and draw power from the camcorder through the Active Interface Shoe.
• Memory Stick DUO Media Slot
  The Memory Stick DUO Media is 1/3 the size of the standard sized Memory Stick media, while offering the same benefits and capabilities

CCD 1/3" 2100k pixels
ClearVID CMOS Sensor

Effective Pixels Video Mode:
4:3 1076k Pixels
16:9 1434k Pixels

Effective Pixels Still Mode
4:3 1991k Pixels
16:9 1493k Pixels

Lens
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar
F=5.1-51mm, f/1.8-2.9
35mm Equivalent 4:3
Camera Mode: 50.5-594mm
Memory Mode: 37-370mm
16:9
Camera Mode: 41.3-485mm
Memory Mode: 40.4-404mm

Zoom
Optical: 10X
Digital: 80X
Image Stabilization Electronic Image Stabilizer
Filter Size 30mm
Lux 5 Lux (0 lux with Super NightShot Infrared System)

Recording
System PAL
Format DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R Dual Layer
Audio Dolby Digital 5.1
Time Code Not Specified By Manufacturer
Date & Time Not Specified By Manufacturer
A/V Dubbing Not Specified By Manufacturer

Display
Viewfinder Color, 123K Pixels (16:9)
LCD Monitor 3.5" 211K Pixels 16:9 Wide Hybrid Touch Panel

Conveniences
Manual Controls Focus, White Balance
Built-in Light LCD Panel Light
Built-in Mic Yes
Built-in Speaker Yes
Accessory Shoe Yes, Hot Shoe
Titler No
Digital Effects Monotone, Pastel, Sepia, Luminance Key and Old Movie
Fader Black and White
Tape Loading Side
Digital Still Mode
Resolution Standard Definition: 530
High Definition: 1080
Card Slot Yes, Memory Stick
Built-in Flash Yes
Input/Output Connectors
Line In Recording No
Inputs USB 2.0
Outputs Composite
Component
USB 2.0
HDMI
Edit Protocol Not Specified By Manufacturer
Microphone Input Yes
Headphone Jack Yes

General
Power Requirements Battery Pack: 7.2V
AC Adaptor: 8.4V