Sony DCR-SR300 6.1MP 40GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony DCR-SR300 6.1MP 40GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: Works Slick With The Right Mac Software
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a Mac user and was having a hard time finding a hard disk camcorder that would work with Macs and Mac software. Long story short: Have an Intel based Mac, load the most current OSX software, (not necessarily Leopard) and invest in ILife 08. This Sony DCR-SR300 has worked seemlessly for me.
Also, in my opinion, all this negativity about IMOVIE 08 is (rhymes with "pull" and "Hit"). I'm finding it quite innovative and fun to use.
Digital camera Review: nice pictures but delicate camera!
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros: Easy to use, great pictures
Cons: over 3000 meters (9800 feet) can ruin camera. Can't drive the freeway west of Denver!! Owners manual is poor. Camera has no external microphone jack. Can't film from an airplane in turbulence or from a vehicle on a rough road without potentially damaging hard drive.
If all you want is to shoot lots of video around home, this is a great camera. However, it is not for the serious outdoors person, and none of the reviews I read talked about that before I bought the camera. Also, there is no map of the features in the owners manual. It has the picture and numbers, but no description! You have to search through the pages to find where that number is discussed.
Digital camera Review: Great Buy !! Stars 4.5 / 5
Summary: 5 Stars
Its a wonderful gadget . I just love it !!
I use it mainly to record my lectures and review it later on.
It's helped me a lot ..
On Birthday Celebrations its a great Camera ( 6.1 MP ) and a Video Camcorder too.
The Video is awesome with the recording of 4 GB of Video for 1.5 hrs of recording. Thats huge , you do need a bigger Hard Drive if are gonna save it on your Laptop.
Only Concern : Touch Screen.
After reading a few reviews before and after this product, the touch screen of the camcorder is a bit of a concern . After using it for too long it could turn black. ( Since, we have to navigate using our fingers )
So, I Purchased a stylus for it and its the only con for this product.
I feel the Camcorder is worth every $ I Spent on it !
Pros
6.1 Mp Camera with Flash
120 minutes of video recording time ( continuous )
Cons
No Stylus - ( Must Buy for Longer Life Of Touch Screen )
Less Recording Time Of The Battery
Digital camera Review: Great bargain
Summary: 4 Stars
The DCR-SR300 digital camcorder takes great video and still images even for the novice user. The battery life is exceptional and the drive will hold plenty of video for most activites or events. The docking station and software are very easy to use and make data transfer a snap.
The zoom could be better, but works well in most settings. The two negative things that I have found about the camera are the absence of a view finder (the lcd must be open to see what you are shooting) and the start/stop button on the back of the camera is not in a good place (I found that using the one on the lcd panel is much easier).
Digital camera Review: No trade off
Summary: 5 Stars
When you first take this camera out of the box, it seems too simple. It seems like you must be giving up function in favor of simplicity. I'm sure that people are going to complain about the optical zoom, but really, I do not feel that I have given up anything that I care about.
Amazon's price was far below that of any other merchant I would have seriously considered.
The software and interface work with my Vista set up, without any of the problems I get from some other programs, but the software is a little clunky.
CMOS vs CCD? I will say that I like the video quality that I get...can't comment on how the CMOS imager figures in there.
Battery life and battery life display are both excellent.
Touch screen display takes some getting used to, but in the end it's better than the old ways of doing things, particularly for a hard drive camcorder.