Sony DCR-TRV140 Specifications |
| AE Modes | 6 | When the prevailing conditions are unusual or you wish to create a special effect you can opt for an AE or Automatic exposure setting with your digital camera. This offers more flexibility for the advanced photographer |
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| Audio | Stereo | The sound your Digital Camcorder can produce will vary from the most basic mono recording to the very advanced dolby 5.1 |
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| Backlight Compensation | Yes | When the scene that you are photographing has a very bright background it can make the figures or objects in the foreground a silhouette. This feature reduces this effect |
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| Brand | Sony | The company that makes this DCR-TRV140 Digital Camcorder |
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| Character Generation | Yes | Films that you shoot with some digital camcorder s can have test manually inserted to the image to give that professional documentary feel |
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| Digital Zoom | 700x | This Digital Camcorder has the ability through it's zoom lenses to make objects appear closer than they actually are 2x twice as close as it is in reality |
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| DV Output | Yes | Makes for easy transfer of movie and media files from a Digital Camcorder to a PC |
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| Electronic Stabiliser | Yes | The feature aims to provide a smoother image when the digital camcorder is being moved around. It automatically compensates for jerky movement and bumps. |
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| Fader | Yes | Known as a transition effect it allows for the picture on the digital camcorder to fade into black rather than ending abruptly. Makes for a slicker home movie |
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| Focal Range | 3.6-72 mm | digital camcorders mimic the range of a traditional lenses with optical and electronic means. This shows the range they cover (100mm is equal to 3.9 inches) |
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| Format | Digital8 | Once the digital camcorder has taken a movie or picture still image it needs to store it. There are a number of different ways to do this from DVD disk to hard drive to flash memory card |
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| Manual White Balance | Yes | Most Digital Camcorders regulate the whiteness of the image you are filming however some camcorders allow you to manually alter this. Useful for special effects or when lighting conditions are very non standard |
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| Memory Card | No | The type of memory card that stores your filmed images captured by this Digital Camcorder |
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| Min. Illumination | 1 lux | The lowest amount of light that this Digital Camcorder will work and capture meaningful film in. |
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| Model | DCR-TRV140 | The name of the model and the unique product label of the Digital Camcorder |
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| Optical Zoom | 25x | Digital Camcorder use a combination of optical and digital means to make images appear closer than they really are. This is the extent the optical element magnifies. 2X means it will appear twice as close |
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| Remote Control | Yes | This allows for the Digital Camcorder to be placed in position and then operated by a remote control thus allowing you to appear in the movie |
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| Video Light | Yes | When light is particularly limited this some Digital Camcorders have a small light that will illuminate the immediate surroundings. Good for close up work but will not light a wide open space |
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