DCR-IP55 MicroMV Digital Camcorder - Includes the Video Advantage - $100 Value Free!

"Click Here For Package Contents:Prepare to be amazed. Sony's DCR-IP55 MICROMV Handycam Camcorder delivers incredible image quality, a host of advanced features to help you shoot and edit like a pro, and it still manages to literally fit in the palm of your hand. The ultra-compact design of the DCR-IP55 includes a new swing-down handgrip that makes it even easier and more comfortable to take video and high quality 1.0 megapixel still images. With a Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens, a 2-1/2-inch Precision SwivelScreen Hybrid LCD LCD, 10x optical/120x digital zoom, and more. 1.07 MegaPixel (gross) Advanced HAD CCD Imager. 1/4.7-inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD imager with 690K effective video pixels provides excellent detail and clarity, for exceptional digital video performance. Realize great looking digital still images with 1000K (effective) pixels. MegaPixel technology enhances your digital videos (up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution) and digital photography performance.MICROMV Format Video Recording. The MICROMV recording format delivers digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of MiniDV, but on tapes that are 70% smaller. Also, with a standard 64K memory in each cassette, you get features not available on any other tape format such as thumbnail images of recorded scenes, scene searching and electronic scene titling.Ultra Compact Design with New Handgrip. The DCR-IP55 delivers a brand new shooting style with a swing-down handgrip. This new, unique, ergonomic design compliments the product's ultra compact size while providing easy, comfortable access to the video controls.Network Capability withBluetooth Technology. Connect wirelessly to the Internet! Send and receive email messages, upload digital still images and MPEG1 movies stored on the Memory Stick media to Sony's ImageStationsM storage site or even browse the web! All made possible with an optional Bluetooth modem (BTA-NW1) or Bluetooth cellular phone. (Compatible ISP is required).i.LINK1 MICROMV Interface (IEEE1394). Allows high speed bi-directional digital communication between two devices equipped with a MICROMV IEEE1394 interface.USB Streaming. Stay connected to family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio, via the internet with the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scenes stored on tape. It's like having your own web camera and video conferencing system.Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar Lens. Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multi-layer coating offering less glare and flare with increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and accurate renditions of subtle tones.10X Optical/120X Precision Digital Zoom. The optical zoom helps to bring the action up close from far away. In addition, the digital zoom interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms.2.5-inch Precision SwivelScreen Hybrid LCD Display (211K). The 211,000 pixel LCD provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The Hybrid system consist of a transmissive LCD combined with a reflective LCD. By turning off the LCD backlight, it will capture more ambient light virtually eliminating LCD ?wash-out. Images will be visible in the LCD even in the most challenging outdoor lighting conditions.Touch Panel LCD with Stylus. The ?On Screen touch panel system allows you to navigate through the camera's menu system at the touch of the LCD screen using the supplied stylus.Precision Color Viewfinder. 180K pixels with backlight control provide excellent viewing clarity in a variety of lighting environments.Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System. An advanced version of Sony's SteadyShot system that controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems.Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick Media. Digital Still Memory Mode captures high quality 1.0 Mega Pixel still images at 1152 x 864 or 640 x 480 resolution directly to Memory Stick media. Images are stored in a JPEG format providing easy transfer to compatible PCs for email, printing, or sharing with family and friends.MPEG Movie AD Mode. MPEG Movie AD (Advanced) Mode captures MPEG1 compressed videos at up to 30 FPS. These clips are ideal for web sites or emailing to family and friends via the internet. Perfect for when you need high quality compressed video files.Hologram AF. In the Digital Still Memory mode, Hologram AF (Auto Focus) reads the contrast between the pattern edge and the subject for the most accurate focus, even in low or no-light situations.Super NightShot and Color Slow Shutter. Sony's Super NightShot system captures video in total darkness (0 lux) up to 10 feet away. Super NightShot mode automatically adjusts the shutter speed to increase picture brightness and clarity. Color Slow Shutter mode allows you to record in low light situations with full color detail by slowing down the shutter speed.Spot Focus/Spot Meter. Enjoy easy creativity with the advanced operation of the Touch Panel LCD. You can bring an object located in the LCD into focus or adjust light metering by simply touching the camera's LCD."