The DVDirect™ DVD recorder family of Sony has just welcomed two more new members, the video- and digital photo-capable VRD-MC3 and the video-only VRD-VC30 recorders. Both these recorders complement the release of the 3 new HD based camcorders by Sony, for consumers to have a complete recording solution. Thanks to these recorders one doesn’t need to depend on a computer as they are capable of real-time recording of video footage, digital still images (VRD-MC3 only) and TV shows from digital video recorders to DVDs. The recorders have also been designed to effortlessly transfer content via Hi-Speed USB using Handycam cameras or Digital Video (DV) interfaces.

The VRD-MC3 model is also capable of recording digital still images directly from flash memory cards to DVD and sports a 2.5-inch color LCD with a wide-view filter. It also includes media slots for Memory Stick® and Memory Stick Duo™ storage media, Compact Flash®, Secure Digital (SD), and xD cards and is PictBridge™-compatible. Both the models feature Hi-Speed USB, digital video (i.LINK®/FireWire®/IEEE 1394), and analog S-video and composite video inputs with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

The two news models are capable of burning up to 12 hours of hardware-encoded MPEG-2 video on DVD+R DL double layer discs and up to four hours of video or up to 2,000 photos on single layer discs. Both are capable of maintaining 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and come with Nero® Essentials software suite. In the computer mode, the recorders are capable of burning DVD+R and DVD-R discs at 16X max and support 8X DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL/+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R and24X CD-RW maximum recording speeds.

The VRD-MC3 and VRD-VC30 will debut in October where the former will be available for $250 and the latter $200. For more info visit sonystyle.com