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HDR-UX7 AVCHD DVD Handycam® CamcorderWrap your hands around the ultimate home video recording experience: The HDR-UX7 Handycam® camcorder. Record high definition videos directly to a number of media formats and in 5.1 channel surround sound.Record and play back both high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video recorded on standard 3" DVD media with the HDR-UX7 high definition camcorder. The professional quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T* Lens provides incredible clarity. Then when you add the 6.1 megapixel still-image recording mode, 3 megapixel ClearVidTM CMOS sensor and 10x optical/20x digital zoom, you've got one impressive camcorder in your hands. View every frame on the generous 3.5" Wide Clear PhotoTM LCD Plus Screen. And the assignable dial give you total control over key features like focus, exposure, shutter speed, auto exposure shift and white balance shift.3.2 Megapixel (Gross) ClearVidTM CMOS Sensor1/2.9" ClearVid CMOS Sensor provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (1080 lines of resolution - HD Mode or 530 lines of horizontal resolution - SD Mode) and still image performance (6.1 Megapixel). Unlike traditional CCD Imagers, CMOS Sensors require less power, providing better battery performance.Switchable HD/SD Format RecordingThe HDR-UX7 is capable of recording and playing back both High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) video recorded on standard 3" (8cm) DVD media.