The HXR-MC1 is composed of an amazingly small camera head and separate control-unit/recorder interconnected with a nine foot cable. As opposed to existing two-piece High Definition POV cameras; the HXR-MC1 includes everything needed for shooting, monitoring, recording, controlling and playback. The camera head houses a 10x Carl Zeiss™ Vario Tessar™ zoom lens, ClearVid™ Exmor™ CMOS imager and stereo microphone in a splash-proof* enclosure of 1.5 x 1.7 x 3.5 inches. The control unit has a 2.7-inch 16:9 touch-screen LCD for monitoring and menu/system configuration. Its dedicated Still image capture, REC button, zoom lever, and exposure control dial enable the camera operator to manually control the camera remotely while watching the images on its built in LCD. External monitor or remote control devices are not required. Moreover, the unique style of the HXR-MC1 enables shooting in unordinary conditions and angles not possible with conventional camera designs.

The HXR-MC1 can capture 4 megapixel still images as well as SD & HD video onto highly reliable Memory Stick Pro Duo® media. For HD recording MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD) compression is utilized. For SD recording MPEG 2-PS compression, used in DVD Discs, is utilized. Thanks to its low power consumption, maximum continuous stationary shooting of up to 6 hours with NP-H100 battery is possible.

The HXR-MC1 outputs images via the HDMI™, or AV/R connector (composite or component cables) during recording or playback, so it can be used as a live video source for external monitoring or recording equipment. The USB port permits transferring recorded still images or MPEG-4 file data to a computer.

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