Sony DCR-SR190E Hard Disc Drive Camcorder With 2.7” LCD Screen
Sony DCR-SR190E Hard Disc Drive Camcorder With 2.7” LCD Screen
HDD HANDYCAM 40GB H/DR 1/3 CLEARVID 4 M/PXL STL REC G NS
Customer Review: Works with PC and Apple computers
This is an excellent camera for both still and moving images. I edit using an Apple Computer. Although it isn’t compatible with iMovie 6, a simple upgrade to iMovie 08 solved all my problems. You plug the camera into the computer and stand back, the Apple recognises the camera, launched iMovie, asks to import the movies then creates movies already filed by date. Look no hands !
Customer Review: Dont buy Sony in America
Very good camera which I bought in St Maarten in the Carribean. Could not register it in the UK as I did not have a European registation code and Sony UK were most unhelpful. Dont buy it abroad if you can’t register it in Europe.
Different number for camera in the USA to europe same camera.
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Widescreen Megapixel camcorder with powerful optical zoom and DV-in for editing. 35x optical zoom camcorder ready for true widescreen video. While DV input is provided for video editing, user friendly controls include Canon’s Quick start and a joystick interface.
Amazon Price: ?198.80
Customer Review: cannot download video without a firewire connection
Is it just me then that didn’t realise this!? I’ve had a sony dv camcorder for a number of years but when it went wrong, I decided to change to this highly recommended camcorder.I read all the reviews and it sounded great BUT when I tried to download my first tape using the included usb cable-nothing. Tried my sony firewire cable connected my sony laptop-bingo. But my laptop has too small a screen to edit movies. Got in touch with Canon support to be told the usb cable is for downloading stills and movies from the memory card only. I have no firewire connection on my pc, so I will now have to go and buy a pci card. I know that the firewire will give me faster transfer speeds but I just think more emphasis should be given to the fact that this is a camcorder that will not work out of the box for downloading a movie without-1.buying a firewire and 2.-making sure your pc has a firewire connection. Anyway, still rated it 4* because what I have seen so far, the results are very good. Oh and sorry Amazon-that camcorder I sent you back the other day-I don’t think it has a problem!! But very good customer support in getting me another one delivered so quickly.
Customer Review: KNOCKS THE HELL OUT OF A SONY I HAD
Frikkin A is all i can say ,just superb in every way. Initially bought a Sony like because of the name i guess and a previous fantastic camcorder they made but wait, the latest ones are useless compared to this machine very very recommended don`t get the Sony DCR-HC45 ?200 camcorder what ever you do, it sucks and had to send it back well not up to the job or just plain faulty i don`t know . By the way can`t beat Amazon for Customer Services very professional THANKS!
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The ultra-compact, stylishly-designed HDR-SR7 Handycam comes with ClearVid CMOS Sensor, x.v.Colour and a Carl Zeiss? Vario-Sonnar?T* lens. Also featuring 60GB HDD that allows you to record 1080i HD movie for up to 22 hours.
Amazon Price: ?704.99
Used Price: ?681.99
Customer Review: Superb for amateur/home footage, not for the pro though.
Despite my title, this is a great little camera. If you want superb picture quality for your home movies and have a HD TV (or are switching to HD) and you like lots of recording time without faffing about with tapes, then this is the camera to go for. However, for the pro (and by pro I mean you need high-quality images for films/documentaries), the high compression values of these consumer hard-disk-based-storage camcorders is a serious compromise. Given that a pro/semi-pro HDV camcorder such as the Sony V1 or Canon XH-A1 store around 16GB of information per hour on DV tapes, and this camera even at it’s highest quality setting only does 7.5GB per hour, you can clearly see that significant picture information is being discarded to achieve these storage ratio’s. At the lowest quality setting, you are only getting 2.6GB per hour, which is very marginal and image quality will undoubtdely suffer. This really defeats the object of having a high-definition camera. For pro use, tape based storage or uncompressed professional hard disk storage are the only option. Additionally, editing the files generated with these camcorders can be tricky, sometimes requiring access to pro-grade advanced editing software, or limiting you to the software provided with the camcorder (which can be very basic). But if you are not into the detail and just want to be able to take good holiday/family shots, then buy this camera. And use the highest quality setting…. you wanted it for the High Definition capability anyway, didn’t you?
Customer Review: I didn’t think I would buy a SONY
I just bought the camcorder from Amazon for my honeymoon trip next august and it’s so cool….I love it even though its expensive but worth it because it will live longer with you due to its new technology … usually I am not satisfied with Sony products because of its lack of features but I liked this one … you should buy a big battery with this one if you want to have more free time and what I did is bought a charger coz if you charge it in the camcorder it will take all day but with the charger it will take 4 hours or less depending on the size of the battery…also try to get the wide angel lens and the tele lens if you want to take nice shots … Upsides: small, elegant, manual focus, high quality still images, HD or SD recording modes, HDMI output ready for hd TVs Downsides: price, batteries is 90 mins only, lack of mini HDMI cable, in HD recording mode you only can see the clips in the camera, PC, and a blue-ray hd dvd players
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DC19 HIGH RES 2.2MP 10X OPTICAL LENS 2.7 LCD UK
Amazon Price: ?318.37
Customer Review: Great product for a great price
The main reason for this purchase was because of the price. It is being sold at a ?200 reduction from Jessops. So that is quite good. The build quality is good as it feels sturdy and reliable. I also bought it because of the DVD capability. It is quite easy to use but needs DVD-RW if you really want to erase and do it again. The operations of the camcorder are good because it is easy to navigate. However you will be needing quite alot (3 to 4) batteries if you want to take loads of videos, because the batteries go quite quickly. This is the only down side to this camcorder. All in all a good all rounded camcorder for a good price. Hope it helps
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Amazon Price: ?276.12
Customer Review: great performance-indifferent design
My old panasonic mini dv camcorder finally gave up the ghost after 5 years faithful service so I did a fair bit of internet trawling looking for a replacement. It came down to this panasonic and a sony model (dcr hc 47) The sony was a far sexier piece of kit, looks wise, but performance didn’t measure up to the panasonic. The panasonic has a very good optical image stabiliser (not electronic like sony) which is important since camera shake on these small camcorders can be a problem. It also interfaces very smoothly via firewire with my existing editing software (ulead video studio 10 plus) It also helps that I already had a spare SD card from my digital stills camera whereas the sony takes a MMC card. The pictures from the panasonic are excellent - video image is superb and even the still pictures are OK. The zoom is a bit measly (x10) but the digital zoom up to x25 is actually very good. The usability of the camera is also very good-menus are well laid out and easily navigated via a mini joystick and the instruction manual is straightforward. The buttons are all easily reached although I wouldn’t want my hands to be much smaller as the zoom slider does sit quite high up. It offers a very easy point and shoot experience and has enough manual functions to keep a ‘fiddler’ like me happy. The downsides-It is not pretty (very well finished and well laid out)but no looker. You will not get envious glances from other parents when filming the school nativity play but if you rate performance over show-off appeal this is a great camera.
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