Sony Handycam DCR-HC53E

Sony Handycam DCR-PC5

camcorder world, the DCR -PC5 is seriously small, sexy and gossamer-light at 450g. it’s so small, in fact, that you can’t hold it in the usual way, but master the drop down handle and his is a joy to use. It’s LCD viewer doubles as a touch-screen menu, allowing you to access a huge range of plush editing and ...

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

I've owned the DCR PC2 for nearly 2 years now and been delighted with its performance. Unfortunately its not something I use a great deal, it was a case of ' wouldn't a camcorder be great for holiday'. And thats what it gets used for really - holidays. But that is where is really shines, the camera will snugly fit into most pockets. Many people think it is a digital camera and not a camcorder due to its size. Thankfully for such a small machine the quality is excellent, a good optical zoom and low lux capacity all add to the final result. Despite numerous options it performs well as a point and shoot camcorder - just let the auto mode do everything and ...