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Taiwan market: Sony launches four new HDD Handycam models

Press release, March 15; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES Asia 0

Sony on March 14 unveiled four new HDD (hard disk drive) Handycam series camcorders, the DCR-SR62, DCR-SR82, DCR-SR200 and DCR-SR300, for the Taiwan market, with pre-orders available immediately and a formal launch slated for March 19, according to Sony Taiwan.

Sony's four new HDD Handycam models: Main specifications and prices

Item

DCR-SR62

DCR-SR82

DCR-SR200

DCR-SR300

Image sensor

1/6-inch CCD

1/3-inch ClearVid CMOS

Resolution of image

1-megapixel

4-megapixels

6-megapixels

Optical/digital zoom

25x/2,000x

10x/80x

10x/20x

Storage

30GB*

60GB

40GB

Screen

2.7-inch 16:9 LCD touch

Hand-shake reduction technology

Super Steady Shot

Optical Steady Shot

Dimension (W×H×D, cm)

73×72×115

76×78×149

Weight (including battery)

350g

360g

455g

480g

Recommended retail price in NT$

24,900 (US$755)

27,900

34,900

39,900

*30GB is equivalent to recording HQ (high quality) video for 7 hours, SP (standard play) video for 11 hours, or LP (long play) video for 20 hours
Source: Sony Taiwan, compiled by DigiTimes.com, March 2007

Sony DCR-SR62


Sony HDD Handycam DCR-SR62

DCR-SR82


Sony HDD Handtcam DCR-SR82

DCR-SR200


Sony HDD Handycam DCR-SR200

DCR-SR300


Sony HDD Handycam DCR-SR300