Sony DCR-DVD306 Handycam DVD Camcorder

January 3, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Camcorder |

Sony DCR-DVD306 Handycam DVD Camcorder
DVD HANDYCAM 8CM DVD-R/RW DVD+RW 1/6 1 M/PL CCD CZ LENS NS

Customer Review: Easy to use Camcorder
I have owned a Camcorder for the past 10 years and decided it was time to upgrade to a new model / type to take advantage of the new smaller units now available. Before deciding what type of Camcorder to buy ( Tape / DVD / Hard Drive ) I decided to use the Amazon site for feedback and re search. I finally decided to buy the Sony DCR-DVD306 Handycam DVD Camcorder. I have now owned the Camcorder for 1 month and have been pleased with the all round performance. The camcorder is easy to operate, small and light to carry and produces good results in both good and low light conditions. The quality of still pictures is not particularly great if taken in ‘zoom’ mode. I was concerned over comments about the controls being difficult to operate, I have not found any difficulty, I have also found transfering the recordings by either PC or through the TV fairly straight forward although it took me some time to set up the transfer the first time.

The Camcorder is not supplied with a very powerfull battery or a seperate charger, these are available from Sony after registration at a 25% discount, you will need a more powerfull battery if not a fast charger, accessories are a bit pricy even after the discount !

Overall I am pleased with the product, functions, quality and performance.

Customer Review: Sony DVD306E review.
This is my first DVD camcorder replacing my old Canon MV400i and I have found it a pleasure to use. It is copmpact in your hand and the touch screen is a great feature. The picture and sound quality are excellent and conncecting to my computer was a doodle whether it was via the supplied USB cable or simply inserting the 8cm DVD.

Used Price: ?109.99
Customer Review: can not get better for the price
i got one of these and have used it loads and got more than my moneys worth the picture is good the sound is good it takes some amazing still photos and has a massive 33x optical zoom so can get right up close to most things you can see in very clear detail pretty easy to use but with things to try as you get better at using it like the manual focus and different shutter speeds i wood say get a tripod if you have unsteady hands and you will see a difference happy filming
Customer Review: Extremely Disappointed
I have spent hours trying to get this camera to register on my PC. I purchased a firewire card and TWO cables to no avail. The picture is grainy. I lost a whole day of footage in Barcelona. I am extremely disappointed in this camcorder.
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Used Price: ?249.99
Customer Review: Good for the money
Got this camcorder today and I have been impressed with its performance so far. Picture is far superior to my old Sony handicam 8mm. The size is excellent, like all HDD camcorders, but the best thing is the price, ?250 for a HDD camcorder! The only thing I can identify as a negative point is that the lens cap is not part of the camcorder body, instead it is tethered to the camcorder and needs to be fitted each time it is not in use. An integral lens cap would be much better, but I think JVC have identified this on their newer versions. All in all excellent value for money, Sony and Panasonic cannot touch this on price.
Customer Review: great cam
This is my first camera so can’t really compare, this is a tiny camera, looks great and feels solid. The recording time is really good and the quality is great, really easy to use and there are loads of features to mess around with, only downside is the connection to Mac, i have a Apple iBook, and it can be quite annoying trying to export movies into iMovie/iDvd, it can be done, just takes a bit of messing around… would highly reccomend camera though.
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