Explore all that digital video recording has to offer with high-quality features such as a high resolution CCD imager, 20x optical zoom lens, and Super Nightshot plus low light recording. The digital zoom captures and enhances distant subjects, and the SteadyShot picture stabilization system makes recording smoother. The 2.5-inch LCD Display makes it easy to view and record even from the most difficult angles.

Digital8 recording
The Digital8 recording format delivers 3x the color bandwidth of VHS with significantly less video noise providing stunning video performance. Digital8 records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes.

1/6-inch CCD imager, 460K pixels gross
1/6-inch CCD imager with 290K (effective) pixels provides great detail and clarity along with outstanding digital video performance.

20x Optical/990x digital zoom
Offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution, 3x the color bandwidth and a significantly higher signal to noise ratio, to provide spectacular video performance.

SteadyShot picture stabilization system
Picture stabilization system that uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake without compromising picture quality like some other digital stabilization systems.

2.5-inch swivel screen LCD display (123K pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high resolution 123K pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback.

USB streaming
Stay connected to family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio over the internet using the USB interface. You can even playback your favorite recorded scene on the camcorder's tape. It's like having your own video conferencing system.

i.LINK DV interface
A digital high-speed bi-directional interface which provides audio/video communication between two compatible devices. This connection allows for pure digital transfer between devices equipped with an IEEE 1394 interface, such as camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards, and PCs.

InfoLithium battery with AccuPower meter system
Charge the battery at anytime because unlike NiCad (nickel cadmium) batteries, Sony's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening memory effect. Sony's exclusive AccuPower meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes, in either the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

Backward compatibility
The DCR-TRV480 is capable of playing back 8mm, Hi8, and Digital8 video tapes for maximum convenience for those who have an existing library of analog cassettes.

Digital still memory mode capable with Memory Stick media
Connect the Handycam camcorder to a VCR to effortlessly make VHS copies of your home videos. The camcorder can control up to 59 brands of VCRs.

MPEG movie EX mode
MPEG Movie EX will allow you to record uninterrupted MPEG1 movies and audio directly to the Memory Stick media, up to the capacity of the media. For example, a single 128MB Memory Stick media can record up to 85 minutes of non-stop MPEG1 video, or over 11 hours on 1GB Memory Stick Pro media.

Analog to digital conversion with pass-through
Convert and/or record any analog NTSC video source to digital video via the analog inputs. Analog NTSC video can also be passes through the digital handycam camcorder directly into a PC via the i.LINK interface in real-time for easy PC editing of your analog footage.

Super NightShot Plus infrared system
With Sony's Super NightShot infrared system you can capture natural looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20 feet away using the built-in infrared system, but without the overall monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems.

Stamina battery power management system
Using the optional NP-QM91D InfoLithium battery, the DCR-TRV480 can continuously record for up to 12 hours on a single full charge, providing extra long battery life.

Program AE (auto exposure) modes
Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from portrait, beach and ski, sports lesson, landscape, spotlight, or sunset and moon modes. Picture effects
Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony's picture effect modes. Effects available in camera mode: negative art, sepia, monotone, solarize, pastel and mosaic. Effects available in playback mode: negative art, sepia, monotone, and solarize.

End search
Automatically advances the video tape to the last 5 seconds of the recorded scene. This prevents accidentally recording over previously recorded videos.

Fader effects
Enhance your personal videos by adding professional looking fader effects. Choose from black, mosaic, white, monotone, and stripe.

Titling
Add professional looking titles to your video. Select from 8 presets, or customize 2 titles with up to 22 characters.

Battery information
At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on the LCD screen when charging and when the camcorder is turned off. The display will show how much the battery is charged, in 10 percent increments and the recordable time left when using the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

Photo mode
Using Sony's adaptive frame interpolation for better image quality, you can store hundreds of individual still images with 7 seconds of audio on the videotape.

Built-in white LED light
Brighten your video, and reduce shadows when shooting in low-light situations. The LED light uses considerably less power than bulb-based light systems, with the same light output.

Manual focus
Allows the user to manually adjust the focus of the camcorder using the touch panel. Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in difficult situations where either the environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder's auto focus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a window or in a crowded environment.