Sony HDRCX130EB Camcorder - Black (Full HD, 30x Optical Zoom, 3.3 MP) 3 inch Touch LCD

Take your first step into HD with the easy-to-use CX130. This compact and stylish camcorder gives you all the features you need to capture sharp and vivid full 1080p video footage at 50p frame rate or crystal clear 3.3 megapixel still shots. Just add a memory card and away you go. Small and light enough to take anywhere, CX130 is the perfect travel companion with an impressive specification including Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor, 29.8mm wide angle G lens, Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode and a 3” WIDE Clear Photo LCD Plus display. Face Detection and Smile Shutter ensure you'll be able to capture precious memories perfectly every time while iAUTO takes the hard work out of shooting great home movies.

Get more in the shot with 29.8mm wide angle G lens. Click here for a larger image

See the difference with high definition

If you’ve been used to filming your movies in standard definition, HD will come as a pleasant surprise. Everything you shoot on the CX130 will look sharp and clear with vivid, natural colours. HD recording using AVCHD (Audio Video Compression for HD) captures five times the detail of standard definition in Full HD 1920 x 1080 at a maximum bit rate of 28Mbps*.
*28Mbps recording mode is not supported as a AVCHD format.

Get the very best from your HD

This well-specified camcorder uses a high sensitivity Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor which helps capture detail-packed images even in low light. Also on board is a 29.8mm wide angle G lens with 30x optical zoom and 42x extended zoom to give you the freedom to catch impressive close-ups and far away shots without losing clarity.

No shake shooting

You also won’t need to worry about hand shake while shooting as this camcorder includes Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode, the definitive solution for stable recordings even while walking or zooming in. Optical SteadyShot™ with Active Mode image stabilization lets you capture smooth handheld video from wide angle to full telephoto shooting – ideal when touring cities or capturing sports action.

Simply effortless

Why waste time fiddling with settings? The CX130 takes the effort out of home movie making with iAuto. This intelligent scene recognition feature recognises your surroundings and automatically adjusts light and focus settings to give you the best possible results wherever and whenever you are. The unique iAUTO selects from 90 possible settings then uses clever Sony-exclusive technologies to optimise shots for faces, smiles, low-light levels, different scenes or anti-shake adjustment. Getting going is quick and easy with the CX130 - just flip open the screen, touch the start icon and shoot.

Upload to the internet in seconds with the built-in USB arm. Click here for a larger image

What a great view

The CX130 sports an easy-to-navigate 3.0-inch (7.5cm) WIDE Clear Photo LCD Plus display so you can compose your scenes with ease and enjoy finely detailed playback. Being a touch screen, it’s a breeze to use. Access menus and settings with your fingertips and view footage with friends seconds after you’ve shot it.

Connect and share

No point keeping all those great memories in your camcorder. With its built-in USB arm and cable, CX130 connects in a moment to your PC for transferring video and stills. What’s more, the PMB Portable software inside Handycam® launches automatically for quick and easy web uploading – ideal of you want to share movies via your favourite social networking site. The USB arm makes charging a doddle too.

Made for BRAVIA®

Connect your camcorder directly to an HD Ready TV and view video in spectacular HD on the big screen. If your TV is a BRAVIA® with PhotoTV HD, even better - you'll be able to experience lifelike HD images, bursting with detail and colour.

Keep smiling

Forget money, it’s people that make the world go round. That’s why Sony includes unique technologies to help you take precious shots of family and friends that will last a lifetime. Smile Shutter automatically takes pictures when people smile while Face Detection adjusts camera settings so that natural skin tones are preserved and up to eight faces stay in focus.

Have fun with your movies

Supplied in the box is Picture Motion Browser (PMB) software. Just install it on your PC and you'll have no trouble organising your videos and photos. PMB makes a perfect archive for your home movies - arrange them by date or person and search quickly with a few clicks of the mouse. If you want to share them with friends and family, burn them to disc or upload to your favourite video sharing site in seconds.