Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V 18.2 MP 20x Optical Zoom Wifi Ultrazoom Camera

Capture and share all the action with the ultra-zoom DSC-HX30V. Its advanced 18.2MP sensor records 2D or 3D still photos and Full HD 1080/60p videos, while its 20X Optical/40X Clear Zoom lens features 3-way stabilization for movies. Share images quickly with WiFi. Capture 18.2MP ultra-high definition images even in low-light

• High speed AF improves focus speed, even in low-light
• Capture and share all the action with the ultra-zoom DSC-HX30V
• Full HD 1080/60p with dual record of stills and movies
• Active 3-Way stabilization improves video stability
• WiFi sharing
• GPS and Compass record shot location and direction
• Capture the decisive moment with up to 10fps
• 3D Still Image and 3D Sweep Panorama mode
• Picture Effect for more expressive photos
• Photo Creativity allows easy photo adjustments
• Background Defocus highlights your subject like a DSLR
• Superior Auto; awesome shots, automatically
• Face Detection and Smile Shutter technologies
• Anti Blink, Face Priority and Red Eye Reduction functions
• Soft Skin mode reduces visible blemishes, and wrinkles
• iSCN detects 33 scene conditions and adjusts camera settings
• Natural Flash corrects color balance for lifelike shots
• Motion Detection suppresses blur in people and other subjects
• Sweep Multi Angle technology for 3D-like view on the cameras LCD

18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor

The 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor captures ultra-high definition images that take full advantage of the camera?s sharp Sony G lens. The sensor enables advanced processing that reduces noise levels up to 6 times more than other sensors, resulting in stunning low light images with incredible details.

High speed AF

To improve focusing speed and sensitivity, the Exmor R CMOS sensor uses its rapid throughput to deliver high-quality image signals to the cameras BIONZ processor. The result is fast, DSLR-like focusing speeds, even in low light.

Optical zoom plus Clear image zoom

Most digital zooms use electronic cropping to get closer to the subject, resulting in unsharp images. With Clear Image Zoom the powerful processor compares patterns found in adjacent pixels and creates new pixels to match selected patterns, resulting in more realistic, higher-quality images. Clear Image Zoom doubles optical zoom for closer photos.

Full HD 1080/60p

Record crystal clear movies at the highest resolution available with capabilities for 60p in 1080 AVCHD video.? This provides stunning, fast motion video with less distortion for playback on your HD TV.2 With dual record of stills and movies, you can shoot both at the same time.

Optical SteadyShot image stabilization with 3-way Active Mode

Optical SteadyShot image stabilization reduces shake and blur by countering camera movements in both horizontal and vertical directions. Active 3-Way stabilization adds digital rolling control that counters clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation, resulting in more stable videos even at long focal lengths.

WiFi sharing WiFi lets you quickly upload photos and videos directly to social media sites, back them up on a network-connected PC, or view them on a large screen TV. WiFi-enabled smartphones and tablets can also pull images from your camera and upload them to social media.

GPS and Compass

GPS and compass record location data and camera direction as you shoot movies and photos. GPS Log lets users track a photographic journey and later view the path and images on a map. Map View in ?PlayMemories Home? software, allows users to view images on a map showing where they were taken. The logged path and images can also be displayed on Google Earth.

Capture the decisive moment with up to 10fps

Capture full 18.2 megapixel resolution images at up to 10 frames per second, helping to ensure that the decisive moment is captured such as the soccer ball flying into the goal. In addition, a mechanical shutter helps reduce distortion when continuously shooting moving subjects.

3D Still Image and 3D Sweep Panorama mode

Produce awe-inspiring images with 3D Still Image and 3D Sweep Panorama capabilities.3 Photos will take on a new dimension of creative capabilities for viewing the world in a whole new way.

Picture Effect

Picture Effect adds a new level of expression to photos, making ordinary landscapes and portraits come to life by heightening mood and emphasizing certain attributes. Select camera models have up to nine different effects.

Photo Creativity

Photo Creativity allows you to fine-tune your exposure settings, such as brightness, color, and vividness, and quickly choose the right enhancement for your subject. Now you can view Picture Effects and Photo Creativity effects in real time on the camera?s monitor or in the viewfinder before shooting.

Background Defocus

DSLR photographs are often beautiful because they blur the background, putting the emphasis on the subject. Now our point-and-shoot cameras can deliver this signature DSLR benefit. The system takes two shots, identifies the background and applies a defocused background keeping the subject crisp and clear

Superior Auto mode

Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. The camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater clarity, optimum dynamic range using Backlight Correction HDR technology and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology. Superior Auto intelligently detects 33 scenes for still images and 44 scenes for movies, making it easy to get the best shot.

Face Detection technology

Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts focus, exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends.

Smile Shutter technology

Smile Shutter technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter button and the camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter mode when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.

Anti-blink Function

It?s frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.

Soft Skin mode

Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.

Intelligent Scene Recognition Mode

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 33 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings. iSCN has two modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with another optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.

Natural Flash

Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the way the eye sees them.. Natural Flash controls the white balance of both the background and main subjects.

Motion Detection

Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed when movement is detected, reducing blur in moving subjects and faces.

Sweep Multi Angle mode

In Sweep Multi Angle mode, the camera takes 15 images at different angles as it sweeps across the scene. By tilting the camera during playback, the camera?s Gyro Sensor detects motion and displays the image in a 3D-like view on the camera?s LCD.

Camera

Camera Type: High Zoom

Imaging Sensor

Imaging Sensor: 1/2.3" Exmor R CMOS Sensor

Processor: BIONZ

Pixel Gross: 18.9MP

Effective Picture Resolution: 18.2MP

Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters

Recording

Media Type: optional ?Memory Stick Duo? (No movie recording), optional ?Memory Stick PRO Duo? (Mark 2 only for movie recording), optional ?Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo?, optional SD Memory Card (Class 4 or higher), optional SDHC Memory Card (Class 4 or higher), optional SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or higher)

Still Image Max Effective Resolution: Approx. 18.2 Megapixels

Still Image Size 16:9: 13M(4,896?2,752) / 2M(1,920 x 1,080)

Still Image Size 4:3: 18M(4,896?3,672) / 10M(3,648 x 2,736) / 5M(2,592 x 1,944) / VGA

Panorama Still Image Size: Sweep Panorama:HR(10,480 x 4,096) / Wide(7,152 x 1,080/4,912 x 1,920) / Standard(4,912 x 1,080/3,424 x 1,920)

Sweep Multi Angle Image Size: 2M (1,920 x 1,080)

Video Mode: AVCHD 60i:28M PS(1,920?1,080/60p)/24M FX/17M FH(1,920?1,080/60i)/9M HQ(1,440?1,080/60i),MP4:12M(1,440?1,080/30fps)/6M(1,280?720/30fps)/3M VGA(640?480/30fps)

Photo Capture from Movie: Yes

Dual Record: Yes

Audio Format: AC3 (Stereo)

Microphone/Speaker: Stereo/mono

Wind Noise Reduction: Off/on

Optics/Lens

Lens Type: Sony G

Aperture: f 3.2-5.8

Optical Zoom: 20x

Focal Length (35mm equivalent): Still 16:9: 27.5-550mm / Still 4:3: 25-500mm / Movie 16:9: 27.5-550mm(SteadyShot Standard), 28-784mm(SteadyShot Active) / Movie 4:3: 34-680mm(SteadyShot Standard), 35-980mm(SteadyShot Active)

Lens Construction: 12 elements in 9 groups

Minimum Focus Distance: iAuto:AF(W:Approx.1cm(0.03') to Infinity, T:Approx.170cm(5.58') to Infinity) / Program Auto:AF(W:Approx.1cm(0.03') to Infinity, T:Approx.170cm(5.58') to Infinity)

Aspheric Elements: 4

Clear Image Zoom: 40x

Steady Shot Mode:Active: Yes

LCD Display

LCD Type: 3.0? Xtra Fine LCD TruBlack display (921K dots)

Brightness Control: 5(Bright) / 4 / 3(Normal) / 2 / 1(Dark)

Histogram: Yes

Grid Display: Yes (Off / On)

Focus Control

AF Modes: Multi Point AF / Center Weighted AF / Flexible Spot AF / Manual / Semi Manual / Tracking Focus / Face Tracking Focus

AF Illuminator: Auto / Off

Exposure System

Metering Modes: Multi Pattern / Center Weighted / Spot

Exposure Compensation: Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step

Scene Mode(s): High Sensitivity / Soft snap / Soft Skin / Landscape / Night Portrait / Night Scene / Handheld Twilight / Gourmet / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Pet mode /Anti-motion blur / Backlight Correction HDR / Advanced sports shooting

D-Range Optimizer: Standard

ISO: Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800

White Balance Mode: Auto (Intelligent) / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting) / Incandescent / Flash / One Push, One Push Set / White Balance Shift

Drive System

Self-timer: Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2

Shutter Speeds: iAuto(4" - 1/1600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1600) / Manual(30" - 1/1600)

Burst Mode: Approx 10 fps at 18.2MP (Maximum 10 shots)

Flash

Flash Modes: Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off

Flash Coverage: ISO Auto: Approx.0.4m to 7.1m(1 feet 3 3/4 inches to 23 feet 3 5/8 inches)(W) / Approx.1.7m to 3.9 m(5feet 7 inches to 12 feet 9 5/8 inches)(T), ISO3200: up to Approx.10.0 m(32 feet 9 3/4 inches)(W) / Approx.5.5 m(18 feet 5/8 inches)(T)

Convenience Features

Red-Eye Reduction: Auto / On / Off

Erase/Protect: Erase: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD, Protect: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD

Advanced Features

Anti Motion Blur: Yes

Sweep Panorama: Intelligent Sweep Panorama / 3D Sweep Panorama

Face Detection: 8 Faces (Auto / Off / Child Priority / Adult Priority / Key Selected Face Memory)

Smile Shutter technology: Yes

Image Stabilization: Optical SteadyShot with 3-way Active Mode Image Stabilization

In-Camera Editing: Trimming / Red Eye Correction / Unsharp Masking

Intelligent Auto: Yes

Shooting Tips: Yes

Background Defocus: Yes

Tracking Focus: Off / Auto

Blink Detection: Yes

Photo Creativity: Yes

Picture Effects: HDR Painting / Richtone Monochrome / Miniature / Toy camera / Pop Color / Partial Color / Soft High-key / Watercolor / Illustration

Interface

Memory Card Slot: MS Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC Compatible

HD Output: Micro HDMI

USB Port(s): Micro USB, Hi-Speed USB(USB2.0)

TransferJet: Send: Yes, Receive: Yes

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.): 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1 3/8" (106.6 x 61.9 x 34.6mm)

Weight (Approx.): 9.0oz (254g)

Weight(Approx) (Main unit only): 2.7oz (221g)

Power

Battery Type: LITHIUM ION NP-BG1 3.6V

Battery Capacity: typical:3.4Wh(960mAh), minimum:3.3Wh(910mAh)

Power Consumption (in Operation): Approx. 1.1W

Power Requirements: AC 100V to 240V, 50/60 Hz, 70mA