Sony announced two new DVD Handycam camcorders, the DCR-DVD850 & DCR-DVD650. The models include 60X optical zoom, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses, and 1/8-inch 680K-pixel CCD imagers. The camcorders feature flexible recording to different media. The DCR-DVD650 camcorder has hybrid recording on three-inch DVD discs and Memory Stick PRO Duo media cards. The DCR-DVD850 camcorder features Hybrid Plus recording with an additional 16GB of embedded memory for up to 11 additional hours of LP mode recording time.

The DCR-DVD850 will be available for $430 and DCR-DVD650 for $300. The camcorders will be in stores in February.

Sony DCR-DVD850 & DCR-DVD650 Camcorders Press Release

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