HDV 1080, 50i/60i/30F/25F Recording and Playback capable

3-1/3" 16:9 newly developed Super HAD CCD Imagers, 1.12M Pixels Gross

High quality 12X Optical Zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens

Super SteadyShot® Optical Stabilization System

Non-Perpetual Manual Zoom Ring

Manual Focus Ring

Manual Iris Control w/24 steps

3.5" (-viewable area, measured diagonally) 16:9 Hybrid LCD Display (250K Pixels)

Large 16:9 Color & B/W switchable EVF

Simultaneous use of EVF and LCD display

Built-in Wide Range Stereo Microphone

Balanced Audio XLR input connectors (x2) with Selectable Phantom Power

6 User Assignable Buttons for quick access to frequently used functions

i.LINK® DV Interface (IEEE1394)* (*i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other. Please refer to the documentation that comes with any device having an i.LINK connector for information on compatibility, operating conditions, & proper connection.

MPEG2 Real Time Encode System for real time processing of HD data

14 Bit DXP (Digital Extended Processor) combines 14 bit A/D converter with an advanced camera processing system

Switchable HDV/DVCAM/DV Format Recording

60i/50i (NTSC/PAL) switchable

Built-in HD to SD down conversion

Precision 16:9 SD DV recording

Expanded Focus Function for easy confirmation of focus setting during manual focusing

EVF & LCD Peaking Indicator

Advanced Zebra Indicator

CineFrame™ and Cinematone™ functions for cinema like recordings (25F/30F/24F)

Picture Profile™ feature offers 6 memory locations for storing important camera settings such as: color phase, skintone detail, auto iris limit, AWB sensitivity, Cinematone setting, & CineFrame setting

Shot Transition Function offers automatic transition of various shooting parameters between shots

CineFrame 24 meter 3:2 Pulldown Function

Hypergain Function

Analog/Digital Conversion with Pass-Through

Manual White Balance Adjustment

Manual gain switch with user assignable L/M/H settings

Handle mounted ZOOM/REC control

3 position ND filter switch-explain-values (ND)

One button status check feature for easy confirmation of various parameters such as audio setup, output setup, assign button status, & Picture Profile setting

Personal Menu function allows the assignment of frequently used menu items for quick one button access

Battery Info function allows the battery's charge level and remaining run time to be checked with the camera's power turned off

Over 5 1/2 hours of operation on a single NPF-970 battery using the LCD and EVF simultaneously