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Cat's Eye Low Lux
Titler/Title Writer
Touch Control Panel LCD View Screen
i.LINK ™Cable Capabilities
Special Effects
Digital Gamma Correction
High Resolution Color LCD View Screen
Digital Video Reproduction with DAT Quality Sound
Low Reflectivity (1%) LCD View Screen
Fingerprint-Reduced LCD View Screen
270Ý Variable Angle Recording
Instant Playback in Color with Sound
Digital Image Stabilization (D.I.S.)
Auto LCD Brightness Control

Cat's Eye Low Lux
The Sharp advanced "Cat's Eye" circuit allows recording down to under 1 Lux (the light of one candle about one yard away from the subject) and eliminates complex lighting arrangements and harsh flood light glare so you can capture images in almost no light.
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Titler/Title Writer
Titler lets you superimpose one of 8-preset titles on your videos when recording. Title Writer allows you to customize your own titles with up to 15 characters.
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Touch Control Panel LCD View Screen
The world's first touch control panel LCD view screen allows you to zoom, focus and control brightness while recording. Even in playback, just touch the screen to zoom in on any part of the image.
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i.LINK ™Cable Capabilities
For incredibly high-speed (up to 400 Mbps) transfer of full motion video from digital camcorders to computers or other i.LINK capable camcorders, nothing comes close to an i.LINK high-speed cable transfer. And, since there is no need to convert digital data into analog, there is no loss of image quality. It is the ideal vehicle for transmitting digital camcorder data.
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Special Effects
Choose from a variety of "picture perfect" digital effects such as Fade, Black & White, Sepia, and more, to add your own personal creativity to any scene.
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Digital Gamma Correction
The new backlight compensation adjusts only the dark parts of a shot to optimal brightness levels, and leaves the bright sections untouched, so they don't become glaringly washed out.
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High Resolution Color LCD View Screen
The 4" color LCD view screen has a viewing area that is 77% larger than the 3" view screen. It features a viewing area of 7.57 square inches with 112,320 pixels.

The 3" color LCD view screen features a viewing area of 4.27 square inches with 89,856 pixels.

* All screen images are simulated
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Digital Video Reproduction with DAT Quality Sound
Sharp's LCD Digital Viewcams bring together the sterling quality of digital video production and the easy to use functionality of our popular Viewcam. Digital technology gives you high quality video with faithful color reproduction without blurring, smudging or noise. Images are more precise and stable. Digital information can be stored for longer periods of time and can be viewed more often without deterioration. In addition, PCM Digital Stereo Recording gives you advanced, DAT quality sound.
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Low Reflectivity (1%) LCD View Screen
Sharp's big, colorful low reflectivity (1%) view screen absorbs 99% of all reflective light. The view screen performs well in all lighting conditions, indoors and outside.
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Fingerprint-Reduced LCD View Screen
All Viewcam view screens are coated with a special resin that reduces fingerprints. To clean view screen just use a clean, soft cloth.
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270Ý Variable Angle Recording
Hold the Viewcam in a variety of angles to record over people and objects or close to the ground. You can even record yourself by rotating the view screen 180Ý.
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Instant Playback in Color with Sound
With the color LCD view screen and built in speaker, videos can be played back on the spot. You can also watch dubbed videos of your favorite TV programs or pre-recorded 8mm tapes anywhere. You now have a portable entertainment center.
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Digital Image Stabilization (D.I.S.)
The D.I.S. circuit senses movement of the user holding the camera and helps to reduce image shake and jitter, delivering a more stable picture.
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Auto LCD Brightness Control
The Auto LCD Brightness Control function automatically changes the backlight brightness level of the LCD screen to match lighting conditions. The result is effortless LCD screen adjustment when moving from indoor to outdoor scenes.
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