Sony launches in Asia its new Handycam HDR-GW77, a rugged pocket Full HD camcorder. The GW77 is more or less the same as its brother GW55, but adds 16GB internal memory in addition to support for Memory Stick Micro and MicroSD/SDHC memory cards. It is waterproof up to 5 meter depth, shockproof against up to 1.5 meter fall and dustproof. Like the GW55, the camcorder is equipped with a 1/3.91 type 20.4 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and a Sony G Lens lens with 10x optical zoom.

Sony’s Handycam HDR-CX760V is a Full HD digital camcorder with 96GB internal flash memory that is enough got up to 38 hours of HD video recording. It is almost identical to the HDR-PJ760V but lacks the built-in projector. Equipped with 6.1 Megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, the camcorder does 1920×1080 Full HD 60p/24p video recording and captures up to 24.1 Megapixel still images. It sports a 26mm wide angle Carl Zeiss lens with 10x optical zoom and 17x extended zoom.

Sony is going to ship its new Handycam HDR-PJ260V HD digital camcorder on 8 May. Basically, the PJ260V is a variant of Sony’s CX260V, featuring built-in projector which is able to produce 640×360 images with up to 100-inch screen size. The camcorder sports a 2.2 Megapixel Back-illuminated Exmor CMOS with ClearVid array color filter system, and a 30x optical zoom Sony G lens that is capable of 55x Extended Zoom.

Sony Handycam HDR-PJ580V

Sony has two new mid-range Full HD camcorders, the Handycam HDR-CX580V and the Handycam HDR-PJ580V with built-in projector. Equipped with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ image processor, these camcorders are capable of 1920×1080 Full HD 60p/24p video recording and 20.4 Megapixel still images, and features CinemaTone to deepen the color and recreate film-like color tones that combined with 24p recording for cinematic quality video.The HDR-PJ580V’s built-in projector can projector up to a 100-inch images with 640×360 resolution.

Sony Handycam HDR-XR260V

Sony launches the Handycam HDR-CX260V and Handycam HDR-XR260V Full HD digital camcorders that sit between the company’s new entry-level CX190/CX200/CX210, and mid-range CX580V. Both models support Full HD 1920×1080 video recording, and are capable of shooting 8.9 Megapixel still images. The former comes with 16GB flash memory that is enough for 5 hours of 1080p footage, while the latter gets a 160GB hard drive for up to 63 hours of HD recording.

Sony’s Handycam HDR-PJ200 is an entry-level Full HD camcorder with built-in projector. Equipped with 1.3 Megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor, the camcorder records Full HD 1920×1080 video at up to 24Mbps and up to 5.3 Megapixel still images. The main feature of this model is its built-in projector, which is capable of producing up to a 100-inch high contrast 640×360 image onto any available wall. The camcorder also sports BIONZ image processor

Sony launches three new entry-level Handycam Full HD camcorders, the HDR-CX190, HDR-CX200 and HDR-CX210. All of them are equipped with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor for superb low-light video recording and a 25x optical zoom lens, which can be extended to 30x. They are capable of 1920x1080p Full HD video recording and 5.3 Megapixel still image shooting. The HDR-CX200 and HDR-CX210 both use Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.

Sony launches its new Handycam HDR-TD20V Double Full HD 3D camcorder with a dual lens system to capture true Full HD 3D images. Equipped with dual lens system, which includes two of each key component – double Sony Wide Angle G Lenses with 10x optical zoom, double Exmor CMOS image sensors and double BIONZ image processor, the 3D Handycam captures true 3D images with full 1920×1080 resolution on both channel, delivering “a more immersive 3D experience”. It records Full HD 60p/24p videos and up to 20 Megapixel still images, and there is a dedicated button for users to switch between 3D and 2D recording on the fly.

Sony Handycam HDR-PJ760V

Sony is launching two high-end Full HD camcorders with built-in projector, the Handycam HDR-PJ760V and Handycam HDR-PJ710V. Both camcorders have a ultra compact LED projector built into the flip-out LCD panel for showing video and images at up to 100-inch diagonal screen on walls, ceilings, or other flat surfaces. The built-in projector delivers 640×360 resolution.

Sony is launching in Europe market a new waterproof Handycam digital camcorder, the GW55VE with Full HD capability. Made for everyday adventures, the pocket-sized IP58 rugged camcorder is waterproof to depths of 5m. shockproof to withstand drops from 1.5 meters (meets MIL-STD 810F Method 516.5-Shock standard) and dustproof. It records Full HD 1920x1080p videos at 50fps in MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD format.