Sony TG7VE HD Handycam: Specs and Market Information

Sony has a new camcorder coming to the market, the Sony TG7VE HD Handycam, and looking at the specs it should prove popular. The video camera offers 6 hours of Full HD recording, thanks to its 16GB of internal memory. This can be increased with an optional Memory Stick.

The TG7VE HD Handycam has a light ultra-compact design, and has been finished with a tough titanium body. You will always know where you were when you took your video, thanks to the automatic geotagging with GPS and Map Index view.

The controls are simple to use and the quick start-up allows you catch the moment before it has passed. The Sony Handycam HDR-TG7VE is so beautiful and is even smaller and slimmer than its predecessor. This is the perfect travel partner.

Specs:

• Movie format HD: AVCHD, SD: MPEG2
• Recording Media: 16 GB internal memory (increased with optional Memory Stick™)
• Image Device: 1/5” Exmor CMOS Sensor with ClearVid Array
• Number of Megapixels: (Gross) 2.3 Megapixels
• Number of Megapixels: (Photo) 4 Megapixels
• Image Processor: BIONZ
• Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
• Zoom: 10x Optical, 120x Digital
• SteadyShot: Yes
• Audio System: Dolby Digital Stereo with Zoom Microphone
• Automatic Geotagging by GPS: Yes
• Face Detection / Smile Shutter: Yes / Yes
• Highlight Playback: Yes
• LCD Type: 2.7” Wide Clear Photo LCD plus
• Body Size/ Weight: *without Memory Stick™/Battery (g) 62(D) x 117(H) x 30(W) / 230g

Source: Press Release

Market Information
Sony (Public, NYSE:SNE) manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be one of the world’s leading digital entertainment brands. Sony recorded consolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.44 billion (yen 8,871 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on an average market exchange rate for the same period of yen 160.0 to the EUR. It employs approximately 180,500 people worldwide.

In Europe, the Sony Group recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 12.73 billion (yen 2,328 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Sony Europe, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, is responsible for the company’s European electronics business and registered consolidated sales of EUR 9.55 billion for the same period.

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