CX100 and Image Quality

What's AVCHD?

AVCHD is a high-definition (HD) video standard that uses highly efficient MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression technologyt that comes with the CX100. This technology provides a high data compression ratio that is approximately twice the amount of conventional MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 compression while enabling HD video content recording, giving you a super high quality image. AVCHD also handles the video stream and offers a variety of HD video recording and playback options on various media like memory cards, HDD and DVD. AVCHD now features High Profile encoding that compresses the image based on visibility characteristics, as well as complexity, for even greater efficiency. Thus making the CX100 a cut above all other hand help camcorders

“Exmor” CMOS Sensor and BIONZ Imaging Processor

A powerful combination of advanced Sony HD video technologies the CX100 delivers remarkably clear video and still images. These technologies include the BIONZ Imaging Processor, which handles enormous amounts of HD image data at extremely high speeds, and the renowned “Exmor” CMOS Sensor, which includes advanced technology derived from Sony's professional digital SLR for high resolution, high sensitivity, low noise and accelerated processing.

x.v.Color

"x.v.Color" The CX100 conforms to xvYCC, an international standard for colour space in video endorsed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). The xvYCC standard expresses a colour range 1.8x wider than the conventional sRGB colour space. When played back on an x.v.Color-compliant TV, various colours like brilliant hues of flowers and the turquoise blue of the sea can be more faithfully reproduced. x.v.Color-supported Handycam® camcorders deliver high-resolution HD performance as well as rich colour reproduction.

Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lenses produces a high quality image

High-contrast Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lenses originally designed in Germany are world-renowned for delivering quality images. With this lens that comes with your CX100 and 10x zoom, Sony gives you the power to capture nearby and faraway subjects with stunning, richly texturd results.

Exmor” CMOS Sensor

More speed. More quality. More of everything you're looking for in video image reproduction. Sony's cx100 “Exmor” CMOS Sensor achieves high-speed signal processing thanks to advanced Column A/D Conversion technology that also improves image quality through dual noise reduction. In addition, the sensor delivers richly detailed HD movies and high-resolution still images due to Sony’s exclusive ClearVid array. The result is superior image quality at AVCHD 1920 x 1080i resolution (derived from 3.6x greater signal volume) with extremely low noise, low-light sensitivity and smear-free clarity at high processing speeds. Whether shooting movies or still images, you'll be amazed by the simply spectacular results.

All the beauty of genuine High Definition

Preserve every moment at 1920 x 1080i Full HD video resolution with 6 times the detail of SD (Standard Definition) video. A single glance is all you need to see the remarkable difference achieved by Sony's new "Exmor" CMOS Sensor. You can also shoot still images at a vibrant 4.0 megapixels to make every detail come to life.