Other features
| Auto focus |
Y |
| Spotlight |
Y |
| Manual focus |
Y |
| Pastel |
Y |
| Twilight |
Y |
| Sports |
Y |
Lens system
| Digital zoom |
2000 x |
| Optical zoom |
40 x |
| Focal length range (f-f) |
1.9 - 76 mm |
| Focal length (35mm film equivalent) |
36 - 1440 mm |
Camera
| Minimum illumination |
11 lx |
Ports & interfaces
| Microphone in |
N |
| S-Video out |
Y |
| S-Video in |
N |
White balance
| Outdoor white balance |
Y |
| Onepush white balance |
Y |
| Indoor white balance |
Y |
Storage
| Camcorder tape type |
Mini-DV |
DCR-HC51 MiniDV, 40x optical zoom / 2000x digital zoom
Simple, affordable, fun. Widely-available DV tape makes a great choice if you're into editing your own shots. Handycam® quality video with super power 40x Carl Zeiss lens. Easy to use touchscreen LCD and long 14 hour battery life for extended shooting.
- Standard Definition video recording on affordable DV tape
800k pixel CCD sensor
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 40x optical zoom / 2000x digital zoom
- Super SteadyShot for improved still image and video stability, especially in low light
- 2.5” LCD touchscreen
- Colour viewfinder
- Start / Stop and Zoom buttons on LCD screen frame
- Up to 14 hours STAMINA continuous shooting time (with optional battery)
- DV (i.LINK) connection for video editing with connected PC (output only)
- Fun, easy to use Picture Motion Browser software with web upload assist function