Direct your own personal movies with the DCR-HC90 MiniDV Handycam camcorder from Sony. Interactive video-recording features put you in control of the show. The on-screen Zoom and Record buttons allow you to have additional shooting flexibility as well as convenience. The touch panel 2.7-inch LCD display creates ease of control, so you can manage video recording with just the touch of a button.
The DCR-HC90 features a 3.3-megapixel Advanced CCD imager for enhanced digital video and digital still photographic performance. MiniDV recording offers three times the color band width with significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio, so your video is consistently crystal clear. The SteadyShot picture-stabilization system uses motion sensors to detect and correct any camera shake for smoother video quality.
3.3-Megapixel (Gross) Advanced HAD CCD Imager
1/3-inch Advanced HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 2050K (effective) pixels provides stunning detail and clarity with exceptional video (up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance. The Megapixel technology enhances your digital videos and digital still photography performance. | 
The 2.7-inch display makes composing shots in 16:9 mode easy. |
MiniDV Recording
Offers up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution, three times the color bandwidth, and a significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio to provide spectacular video performance. |
10x Optical/120x Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than with previous types of digital zooms. | SteadyShot Picture-Stabilization System
Picture-stabilization system that uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake without compromising picture quality, as some other digital stabilization systems do. |
Analog to Digital Conversion with Pass-Through
Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video source to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passed in real time through the digital Handycam Camcorder directly into a PC via the i.LINK interface for easy PC editing of your analog footage. | 2.7-Inch-Wide Touch Panel SwivelScreen LCD Display (123K Pixels)
The 2.7-inch-wide (16:9) LCD screen provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high-resolution 123K-pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback, and the widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier. |
On-Screen Zoom and Record Buttons
For additional control of the camcorder, the DCR-HC90 features Zoom and Record buttons on the frame of the LCD screen. This allows the user more flexibility when holding the camcorder, especially in overhead or low-angle shots. | USB Streaming
Stay connected to family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio over the Internet using the USB interface. You can even play back your favorite recorded scene on the camcorder's tape. It's like having your own video-conferencing system. |
Progressive Shutter System
A mechanical shutter system provides progressive scan performance while using an interlaced scanning system. Digital still images will be sharp and clear with excellent definition. | Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick Duo Media
Capture still images at 2016x1512 (3.0-megapixel) resolution directly on Memory Stick Duo media for easy transfer to PCs for e-mailing, printing, or sharing with other compatible Memory Stick devices. |
i.LINK DV Interface
A digital high-speed bidirectional interface which provides audio/video communication between two compatible devices. This connection allows for pure digital transfer between devices equipped with an IEEE1394 interface, such as camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards, and PCs. | Picture Package Software
Easily organize still images and video and turn them into stunning music videos. |
One-Touch Wide-Angle Shooting
Easily switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for shooting, with just the touch of a button |
T* coating boosts light transmission through the lens, reducing glare and flare. | Professional-Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens
Carl Zeiss lenses have an advanced optical multilayer coating that offers less glare and flare, with increased contrast. This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and perfect renditions of subtle tones. The additional T* coating on the lens further reduces unwanted glare and flare. |
Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes
Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight, and Sunset & Moon modes. | Active Interface Shoe
Provides a location directly on the camcorder on which to add optional accessories while providing power and two-way communication to those accessories. |
Super NightShot Plus Infrared System
With Sony's Super NightShot Infrared System you can capture natural-looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20 feet away using the built-in infrared system, but without the overall monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems. | Tele Macro Function
Useful for shooting close up shots without having the camcorder casting a shadow on the subject. Images shot in the Tele Macro Mode will have the subject properly focused with the background unfocused so that the subject stands out. |
Picture Effects
Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Pastel, and Mosaic. Effects available in Playback mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, and Solarize. | Battery Information
At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on the LCD screen when charging or when the camcorder is turned off. The display will show how much the battery is charged in 10-percent increments and the recordable time left on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. |
Manual Focus
Allows the user to manually adjust the focus of the camcorder using the touch panel. Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in difficult situations in which either the environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder's autofocus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a window or in a crowded environment. | Easy Handycam Button
Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some, so with a press of the Easy Handycam button, most of the advanced features of the camcorder are "locked out," leaving only the buttons essential for recording operational. |
Sony DCR-HC90 MiniDV Handycam camcorder, AC-L200 power adapter/in-camera charger, NP-F NEW InfoLithium rechargeable battery, RMT-831 Remote Commander remote control, stereo AV cable, MSA-M16A Memory Stick Duo media, MSAC-M2 Memory Stick Duo adapter, USB cable, shoulder strap, CD-ROM with USB driver (PicturePackage software version 1.0 for Sony).
