Sony HDRFX1000E High Definition MiniDV (HDV) Handycam® Pro Camcorder PAL

Place the pinnacle of High Definition in your hands with the PAL HDR-FX1000E high definition MiniDV Handycam® camcorder. Equipped with 24p progressive scan mode, you'll experience high-quality, film-like motion for brilliant scene reproduction while CinemaTone Gamma and CinemaTone Color provide the color and gamma range to give your footage an amazing film-like feel. It also features three 1/3-inch ClearVid CMOS image sensors with Exmor derived technology which let you capture sharp, detailed images even in lower-light situations. And the 29.5mm wide-angle to 590mm telephoto G-lens with 20X Optical Zoom brings the action closer and allows for wider angle shooting. Take control of light in extreme settings with three built-in neutral density filters and three manual rings for adjusting zoom, Focus and iris. Plus, the 3.2" Xtra Fine LCD and Optical SteadyShot® Image stabilization give you an unparalleled Recording experience.

Film-like Progressive Scan 1080/24p, 1080/30p, or 1080/60i: In addition to 1080/60i recording, the HDR-FX1000 offers a 1080/24p and 1080/30p Progressive Scan mode that enables shooting with film-like results. Signals scanned at 24p/30p are converted to 60i (using 2-3 pulldown for 24p) and recorded on MiniDV tape, allowing footage to be played and edited using existing HDV products. In this way, progressive images can be handled in the conventional HDV Editing environment.

3x 1/3" ClearVid CMOS Sensors w/ Exmor technology: The HDR-FX1000 features three 1/3" ClearVid CMOS Sensors, each having 1,120K total pixels. The 3 independent CMOS sensors each handle one of the color elements - red, green, blue (RGB) - improving the color reproduction of Video recordings.

G Lens: 29.5mm Wide-Angle to 590mm (20x) Telephoto: The HDR-FX1000 is equipped with a 29.5mm wide-angle "G Lens" made from advanced 10 group, 15 element lens including "Extra-low Dispersion glass" which reduces chromatic Aberration caused by light refraction, and produces video with extremely low color fringing.

Superior low-light (1.5 LUX) shooting capabilities.

3x manual rings for superior control: zoom, focus, and iris.

3.2" Xtra Fine LCD display (921k pixels).

Optical SteadyShot® image stabilization.

Manual Gain/Shutter/White Balance Adjustment.

3x built-in neutral density (ND) filters.