Sony Handycam: You can dive right in and film everything

The GW77VE is waterproof to a depth of 5 meters*, dustproof** and immersible in water and falls up to 1.5 meters**. Capture high-quality Full HD movies at 50p, even in low light, with the Exmor R CMOS sensor. Perfect for trips to the pool or beach, snorkelling or just a fun weekend getaway with the family, the Handycam GW77VE remains safe underwater at depths down to 5m. It’s also dustproof** and drop-proof to 1.5 meters***, so you won’t have to worry about dropping it in the rain or into the pool or the beach.

• Wide, 29.8mm G-series lens with 10x optical zoom and 17x extended zoom

• Sharp footage even in motion or zoom, thanks to SteadyShot optical image stabilization with Active Mode

• Up to 20.4 megapixels of clear, vivid detail

• Intelligent AUTO mode for consistently great results

• 7.5 cm 3″ Xtra Fine LCD touch screen

Designed for those who love adventure every day, the waterproof Handycam features advanced technology to capture clear, crisp Full HD footage – in any situation.

Handycam brand image quality is second to none. Exmor R CMOS sensor captures high-quality detailed video and beautiful photos with low noise even in low-light conditions, when other cameras can’t do the same.

Equipped with premium G-series lenses, it captures everything from wide-angle panoramas to dramatic close-ups. Advanced zoom offers an additional 17x magnification on top of the 10x optical zoom, and “Pixel-by-Pixel” framing technology ensures sharp, highly detailed images at any zoom.

Even when zooming in or walking around, footage won’t wobble or blur thanks to SteadyShot, an optical image stabilization system with Active Mode that removes the effects of hand shake.

The Handycam features Sweep Panorama, a smart new feature which lets you take extra-wide panoramic photos by simply pressing the shutter button and sweeping the camera along the subject. With Face and Motion detection, the Handycam will accurately capture moving objects and people even when filming on the move.

Also, for the first time, the Handycam includes a built-in self-portrait timer, which lets you take beautifully composed and perfectly focused snapshots of you and your friends holding the camera at arm’s length. Face detection function of GW77VE camera ensures that all the faces are captured in the frame and the self-portrait will be really beautiful.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what settings are best to shoot a particular scene. Intelligent AUTO mode recognizes up to 99 scene types, adjusting camera settings for best results. Even has a special mode for underwater shooting Underwater, which gives the underwater world in the frame more saturated and natural colors.

The perfect travel companion, the waterproof Handycam also has a built-in GPS module that records where all your video and photos are taken. You can see your current location on screen and put GPS tags on your footage for later viewing on a PC, so you can track where you’ve been filmed on online maps.

The new Sony Handycam GW77VE waterproof camera goes on sale in early May 2012. Approximate price of the model – 28 000 Dollars.

*In keeping with JIS/IEC 8 IPX8 international standards for degrees of protection: The Handycam is capable of being submerged under the surface of water at a depth of 5.0 meters 16 feet for 60 minutes uninterruptedly. Tested in accordance with Sony standards.

** Same as the JIS/IEC 5 IP5X rating for degrees of protection for electrical equipment. Tested in accordance with Sony standards.

*** Meets MIL-STD 810F U.S. military standard shock resistance testing standards, Method 516.5. Product passed the required test: unit with its closed LCD facing the main body was dropped from a height of 1.5 meters onto a 5-cm thick laminated plywood board.

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