Sony Handycam HDR-CX760V with Balanced Optical SteadyShot

By Eliane Fiolet on 01/09/2012, filed in Home > Breaking

[CES 2012] Sony is coming to CES with an impressive Handycam lineup and some great innovations including its new Balanced Optical SteadyShot technology that provides up to thirteen times better stability than the regular Optical SteadyShot, according to Sony.

At the top of the line, the Sony Handycam CX760V is one of the three lucky products to get the Balanced Optical SteadyShot, a technology that, instead of only controlling the balance of the lens inside the camcorder, mechanically controls the balance of the body by enclosing it in a secondary casing equipped with a motor that compensates more accurately the movements applied to the unit inside.

Sony Handycam HDR CX760V with Balanced Optical SteadyShot Other new features offered this year for the high-end category include a more powerful back-illuminated EXMOR R CMOS sensor with good low light performance that captures 24.1 megapixels still images and 1920×1080 Full HD 24 fps video, a 10X optical Zoom with a 17X Extended Zoom, a 26mm wide angle Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens and enhanced audio recording delivered by the Wind Noise Reduction (WNR) and Closer Voice features.

The Sony Handycam CX760V will retail in March for about $1500. For a detailed overview of the new features across the whole Handycam lineup, check out our article.

Sony Handycam HDR-CX760V features highlights:

Back-illuminated “Exmor R” CMOS sensor (good low-light performance)
1920×1080 Full HD 24p Recording 24.1-megapixel still image capture
26mm wide angle Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens
Up to 120 hours of recording with 96GB Flash Memory
Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to reduce shakiness even when zooming – 10x Optical/17x Extended Zoom
Manual Control (Iris/Shutter/Exposure/White Balance),
CinemaTone presets, and advanced controls with expanded focus, zebra, and peaking
3.0” Xtra Fine LCD display (921K) TruBlack technology and Color EVF (0.27” 201K) video monitoring
Tracking Focus follows selected subjects while Face Detection offers voice enhancement and noise reduction
5.1ch Surround mic, S-Master digital amplifier, and Clear Phase stereo speakers for surround sound

CES: CES is the acronym for the (International) Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest consumer-electronics shows in the world. Although it is held in Las Vegas today, the first CES happened in June 1967 in New York City and Bob Gavin, the CEO of Motorola was the opening keynote speaker for that first edition. Subsequently, CES was held twice a year: the summer edition was in New York, and the winter edition was in Las Vegas, that is, until 1998 when CES became a once-a-year show. CES has been the introduction place for key products and technologies, including: Pong (1975), Nintendo NES (1985), Tetris (1988), Compact Disc (1991), HDTV (1998), Xbox (2001), Blu-Ray (2003), OLED TV (2008). Check our latest CES Coverage

About the author: Eliane Fiolet is the co-founder and editor of Ubergizmo.com where she writes about smart devices, web applications, design and usability. In her parallel life, she owns a Corporate ID design business that helps companies create great brands. Prior to opening her own agency, Eliane worked for a top design firm, Minale Tattersfield Design Strategy, where she created identities for Fortune 500 companies. She also worked in the video game industry as a designer for an award-winning adventure game. Eliane holds a master degree in visual communication and design from the “Art Décoratifs” college and she majored in mathematics and physics in high school. Follow the author on Facebook, Twitter

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