Ever since the shooting of the two second, "Roundhay Garden Scene", the first known film shot by Louis Le Prince in 1888, the world of moving images has evolved at an astronomical rate. Video has today become an integral part of our lives, especially in the digital age when shooting, capturing, sharing, and distributing video is very much in vogue. There are several reasons for this and one of them is the innate desire of human beings to capture and view, a beautiful scene or a sweet memory again and again. There has thus, appeared a lucrative market of recording products. However, most such products are usually found wanting either in terms of efficiency or in terms of ease of use. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV is here to change all that.

The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV is a highly evolved product in the fast evolving world of camcorders. Weighing a mere 390 grams, the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV is a small but effective and efficient camcorder. It has a ? inch, 800000 pixel CCD and effective video resolution of 400000 pixels. It has a built in image stabilizer known as Super Steady Shot. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV offers an astounding 40X optical and 2000X digital, motorized zoom facility. It features a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with focal length ranging from 1.9mm to 76 mm and aperture ranging between 1.8 and 4.1. Both manual and automatic focus options are available. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV has a 2.7-inch wide LCD panel and a touch screen menu. It records onto optical discs of the DVD family, and on DV tape and features digital recording format of MPEG-2 and PAL analog recording format.

It can also be used as a digital still camera, in which case images are stored in the JPEG format. Further, the option of recording onto Memory Stick is also available. For your convenience, the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV includes several shooting modes such as for portrait, landscape, and sports. White Balance can be done both manually and automatically through inbuilt presets. Further special effects such as sepia and monotone add to the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV's repertoire of tricks. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV features a built in microphone with adjustable volume, digital noise reduction, and Dolby Digital 2-channel AC-3 recording. Night shooting mode and Pictbridge support has also been provided. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV comes with both a USB cable to connect to your PC and an A/V cable to connect to a TV monitor. Further, it features a Li-ion rechargeable battery pack, which allows continuous shooting for up to 14 hours. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV, thus, features a plethora of impressive features all bundles into one 8.5x6.3 cm package.

The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV is probably the only camcorder you will ever need. Record memories of your time with your loved ones, take still pictures, or even shoot your own little movie with the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV. This Handycam comes with the Sony Picture Motion Browser software, which is an interface between the camcorder and the PC and allows you to import, trim, copy and burn onto DVD, footage that you have shot with the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV is truly a mini powerhouse.

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita formed Sony, in Japan in 1945, the multinational corporation that produces the Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV. Sony is a world leader in the electronics, gaming and entertainment market and is the creator of the original "Handycam", the name that has become synonymous with the world of camcorders. The Sony DCR-HC51E Mini DV, a high end Sony Handycam truly lives up to the Sony motto of "like no other": and is highly recommended for potential buyers.