Sony Handycam DCR-PC5

does everything you dream of (615 words)
by annette_tr9 - written on 14/03/01, updated on 14/03/01 (Very useful, 805 readings)
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especially for our holiday in Florida, we needed one that was small so that we could take it on rollercoasters etc. and be able to hold onto it! The Sony DCRPC5 was the smallest we could find. For £1000 (from www.unbeatable.co.uk) this camcorder has everything. Great zoom, clear picture, stills capable and of course it’s really tiny. My favourite part of the camcorder is the still picture facility. You can store digital photos (like a normal digital camera) on a memory stick which is supplied with the camera. They can then be downloaded to a PC from the camcorder. All of the leads and software are supplied with the camcorder to be able to link to a PC so ...

Sony Handycam DCR-PC5

Digital heaven (151 words)
by BringerX - written on 24/01/01, updated on 24/01/01 (Useful, 415 readings)
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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

Stand aside guys (327 words)
by fitznstarts - written on 10/06/01, updated on 10/06/01 (Very useful, 528 readings)
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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 ...