Sony DCR-HC1000 3-CCD MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder w/12x Optical Zoom

At less than two pounds, the super-compact DCR-HC1000 MiniDV Handycam camcorder features Sony's three-chip, one-megapixel Advanced HAD progressive scan CCD technology. Each CCD imager is dedicated to a primary color. They separate light passing through the lens into individual color components for noticeably sharper images and colors. By giving each lens its own megapixel imager, the camcorder captures the intense detail and color that expert videographers appreciate. And for the first time on a 3-CCD camcorder, high-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T optics has been incorporated for improved sharpness and resolution, along with higher

Features

1. Three Megapixel Advanced HAD CCD Imagers for peerless video and still images
2. Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens
3. 12X optical and 150X Digital Zoom with Super SteadyShot stabilization
4. Capture MPEG Movies on Memory Stick DUO Media
5. Intelligent pop-up flash for more light when you need it most

Sony is known for producing some of the most stylish electronics and their notebook productline is perhaps one of the most stylish of all. What do you think of their other product lines? Does this expensive handycam also stylish?

On a similar note, many camcorders themselves come with all kinds of hinges, flips and rotating screens. Can we hope to see in future a camcorder that is much more simplified yet fully functional? Let's hope so!

Here is one possible way to do this! A handycam that comes with wearable glasses that can wirelessly receive a video feed from the camcorder.