Sony Handycam DCR-HC24

Sony Handycam DCR-IP7

it is quite expensive for a camcorder but the quality of the image is top notch. It uses a Carl Zeiss lens with 10x optical/120x digital zoom and has a 800 ,000 pixel CCD which gives a superbly clear and crisp image. Ok ,so if you compare it with the top range prosumer cameras then the image can sometimes look grainy but within this price range this is the best image you are likely to get. There is a 2.5" coulour LCD screen which gives is great for playback of tapes although it does tend to drain the battery. The battery life is not spectacular, when using the LCD screen expect it to last less than an hour. Spare batteries for this model are also very expensive. ...

Sony Handycam DCR-PC4

I was instantly amazed. Not only is it very small indeed, in fact, to my horror people often confused it for a camera rather than camcorder until the screen appeared! The camera is full useful functionality: * a flip-out screen which is touch sensitive controlling the fast forward, rewind, camera settings and special effects (fade in and out, colour or b&w etc). * The Long-play function gives 90 minutes of recording from a 60 minute tape * It has very clever night and super night settings which enabled me to take clear pictures from an underground, unlit aquarium. The picture at this point does look like a negative (white eyes) but the subject is ...

Sony Handycam DCR-PC2

That's true in a sense, but you can only print them on a video printer. Pretty useless feature. The PC3, which costs a little more uses the Sony proprietry memory stick to save still photos. The memory stick can then be inserted into a floppy-disk like device and the digital image transferred to a PC. If I'd known the limitation of the PC2 I'd definitely gone for the PC3. Besides the memory stick option of the PC3, the PC2 and PC3 are identical. I have discovered that Sony have recently brought out the PC4 and PC5, which is smaller and has even more features. It has the same optics, and is about 2cm shorter. I wouldn't recommend the PC2 or ...