From Emily Price,
Your Guide to Camcorders.
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Sony has announced four new DVD camcorders for 2007. All of the new DVD camcorder models are now compatible with three-inch dual layer discs that can double the video recording time from single layer DVD +R’s.

All of the new DVD camcorders feature Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and are compatible with Sony’s Bluetooth wireless microphone (ECM-HW1).

Sony DCR-DVD508 DVD Camcorder

The DCR-DVD508 features a 3.0 megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor, professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens, and a 10x optical and 20x digital zoom. The DCR-DVD508 can capture still images onto a Memory Stick Duo card at a 2848x2136 resolution.

Sony DCR-DVD408

The DCR-DVD408 has a 2.1 megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor, professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens, and a 10x optical and 80x digital zoom. The DCR-DVD408 can capture still images onto a Memory Stick Duo card at a 2304x1728 resolution.

Sony DCR-DVD308 DVD Camcorder

The DCR-DVD308 has a 1.0 megapixel Advanced HAD CCD Imager, professional quality CarlZeiss Vario-Tessar Lens, and a 25x optical and 2000x digital zoom. The DCR-DVD308 can capture still images onto a Memory Stick Duo card at a 1152x864 resolution.

Sony DVR-DVD108 DVD Camcorder

The DCR-DVD108 has a 1/6” Advanced HAD CCD Imager, professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens, and a 40x optical and 2000x digital zoom. The DCR-DVD108 can capture still images onto a Memory Stick Duo card at a 640x480 resolution.