Our early Christmas present to ourselves

[district12ravenclaw]

The night that we told our families we were having a baby, Steve told me that he wanted to buy me a camcorder for Christmas. Instead of just choosing one himself, he decided that it would be better if we made the choice together. So the next day, we went out and picked up this little baby. And I do mean little, this thing is tiny!

It's the Sony Handycam with a 60GB hard drive:


Product Features

* Professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with multilayer coating for increased contrast and reduced glare and flare

* 3G sensor smart protection utilizes a shock absorber to protect the hard drive from damage when dropped

* Super SteadyShot picture stabilization minimizes shake and vibration distortion

* Super NightShot Plus infrared system for full-color shooting in low-light conditions

* Digital zoom interpolation improves clarity while reducing distortion for extreme close-ups

* Easy Handycam button locks out more advanced features, making the camera easier to use

* Program AE modes include portrait, beach and ski, sports lesson, landscape, spotlight or sunset and moon

* Manual focus lets you adjust the focus with the touch panel in difficult shooting situations

* Auto, indoor, 1-push and outdoor white balance controls achieve natural tones under different lighting conditions

* Photo effects include sepia, monotone, pastel and mosaic; digital photo effects include luminance and old movie; fader effects include black, overlap, white and wipe for professional-looking results

* Digital still camera mode with progressive shutter system captures images at resolutions up to 1152 x 864 directly on the internal 60GB hard disk drive

* One-touch, wide-angle shooting lets you switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios with the press of a button; on-screen zoom and record buttons offer flexibility and comfort when shooting

* Active interface shoe provides a location directly on the camcorder to add optional accessories while providing power and 2-way communication with those accessories

* Built-in microphone with Dolby Digital AC3 2-channel recording for rich, detailed sound

* InfoLithium battery with AccuPower meter system displays how much the battery is charged and the recordable time left in minutes

* USB 2.0 interface for easy image transfer; direct printing with any PictBridge-enabled printer without using your PC; DVDirect compatibility allows for direct DVD burning without a PC (DVD burner not included)

* Included Handycam station allows you to transfer images to your TV for viewing or your PC for editing while charging the battery; One-touch DVD burning button allows for quick DVD creation when placed in the Handycam station

* ImageMixer software lets you easily organize and edit still images and video

Steve already wants to bust it out and start playing with it, he's so excited about it.

Comments

[luvbeingamommy.livejournal.com]

Very cool!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[dawnmalek.livejournal.com]

sweet loving it, ok when did i miss it? your preggers? i mean i know i was in seattle for 2 weeks and i didnt get online much if at all but OMG i am soooooooooooooooooo over due for this CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to you and Steve. :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

It's back a couple of entries ;). Thank you :D!

[philnikki.livejournal.com]

Me likey! my main gripe with my camera is that I don't know how to get videos onto anything other than the tapes they are recorded on. To get them so easily onto my computer would have been awesome! :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to be pretty easy with this one, but we'll see! The only bad thing I've heard about it is that the quality in low light is crap.