• Direct, real-time video DVD recording from virtually any camcorder, VCR, or Digital Video Recorder 
• Direct, real time recording of digital photos to DVD recording from MemoryStick® Pro, MemoryStick Pro Duo™, Secure Digital ™(SD/SDHC), Compact Flash,™ or xD™ Picture Card camera memory cards
• Record video to DVD from DV or analog video source – Playable in most home DVD players
• Record AVCHD video from Sony HDD / MemoryStick Handycam Camcorder to DVD playable in most Blu-ray Disc players
• Backup digital photos to DVD or create photo slideshow on DVD from Memory card or Sony HDD/Memory Stick Handycam camcorder via USB
• Preview video or up to 6 digital photos at a time using built-in 2.5" color LCD screen
• Full support for 4:3 full screen or 16:9 wide screen video and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
• Automatic DVD menu and title creation, choose from 4 preset menu designs
• Automatic DVD chaptering every 5, 10, or 15 minutes, even stop-timer recording!
• Records on 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW and 8.5GB DVD+R Double Layer Discs
• 5 recording quality modes allow up to 12 hours of video to be recorded per disc
• Transfer high definition video in native 1080i resolution from Sony AVCHD HDD / MemoryStick Handycam camcorders to DVD recorded in H.264 format. This allows up to 95 minutes of HD video to be recorded on a DVD playable on most Blu-ray Disc™ players
• Record all the video from a Sony HDD/MemoryStick Handycam camcorder, just selected scenes, or only video recorded since the last DVD burn — all at up to 6X speed (60 minutes of video in about 10 minutes). Will “span” multiple DVDs as necessary
• Consolidate several mini camcorder DVDs to full size 5" DVD using Sony DVD Handycam camcorder
• This unit is 100-240V AC. So you can use it worldwide. Supports both NTSC and PAL;

DESCRIPTION

Sony's newly re-styled DVDirect DVD recorder, the VRD-MC5, allows home video and digital photos to be recorded to DVD without a PC. The VRD-MC5 can be connected to virtually any camcorder, VCR, even Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) for direct recording of video to standard DVDs playable on most consumer DVD players. The MC5 also incorporates memory card slots for the 5 popular camera memory card types and will directly record images from the memory card to DVD as a playable slideshow or just for photo storage. The built in 2.5" color LCD screen makes it easy to preview video or view up to 6 digital pictures at a time. The VRD-MC5 thrusts DVDirect into the high definition world by supporting transfer of AVCHD video to DVD. AVCHD is a high definition camcorder format supported by some Sony Handycam camcorders. For example, high definition AVCHD video can be transferred from Sony hard disk or Memory Stick based Handycam camcorders to DVD in native 1080i resolution and played back on most Blu-ray Disc players /recorders and other compatible devices. The VRD-MC5 can also transfer video from Sony standard definition and AVCHD HDD/MemoryStick Handycam camcorders at up to 6X speed, which translates to 1 hour of video recorded in about 10 minutes. Record all the video to DVD from Sony HDD/MemoryStick Handycam camcorders, just selected scenes, even just the video shot since the last DVD burn. Full support for 4:3 full screen or 16:9 wide screen video and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.