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Sony hdr-cx730

Handycam CX730E

By Sony
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Sony's Handycam CX730E is a digital camcorder with a 10x optical zooming, Carl Zeiss wide-angle lens and Balanced Optical Steadyshot image stabilization technology. It features an Exmor R CMOS sensor capable 1080p video plus 24.1-megapixel stills and has an articulating 3-inch TruBlack LCD.

Description
  • Status: Available
  • Availability date: February 2012

Availability
  • Alias: HDR-CX730

Also Known As...
  • Camera type: Camcorder
  • Width: 2.66 inches
  • Height: 2.89 inches
  • Depth: 5.41 inches
  • Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Color: Black
  • Internal image stabilization: Yes

Hardware
  • Sensor size: Other
  • Size: 1/2.88"
  • Sensor type: CMOS
  • Effective pixels: 24.1 megapixels

Sensor
  • Fastest shutter speed (1/n seconds): 10000
  • Slowest shutter speed (1/n): 8 seconds

Controls
  • Size: 3 inches
  • Resolution: 921000 dots
  • Touch technology: Yes / Unspecified
  • Articulating / hinged screen: Yes
  • Built-in viewfinder: Yes

Display
  • Video capture: Yes
  • Max. resolution: 1080p
  • Standard framerate(s): 25, 50
  • Continuous AF: Yes

Video
  • Supported video formats: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, AVCHD

Software
  • Focal length (wide): 3.8 mm
  • Focal length (telephoto): 38 mm
  • Focal length (35mm equivalent - wide): 26 mm
  • Focal length (35mm equivalent - telephoto): 260 mm
  • Widest aperture / f-stop: 1.8
  • Optical zoom: 10 x
  • Digital zoom: 120 x

Lens
  • Supported media: SD, SDHC, SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

Storage
  • Built-in speaker: Yes
  • Built-in microphone: Yes
  • Microphone input: Yes

Audio
  • Video out: Yes
  • Connection(s): USB, HDMI mini, AV Multi

Ports
  • Model: NP-FV50
  • Removable: Yes

Battery
Yes (Built-in)

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