Sony DCR-SR85 1MP 60GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony DCR-SR85 1MP 60GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: great item
Summary: 5 Stars
great value and product for our home video needs. it has even proven useful for still shots!Digital camera Review: it is great
Summary: 5 Stars
over all, it is great, but when you change the optical times, you should do it slowly. otherwise the video will become not clear.Digital camera Review: maybe I got a dud...
Summary: 1 Stars
Maybe I got a dud, but this camera did not work at all for what I needed. First off, I was not able to use it, because it buffered itself every 20 seconds. I was only able to get about 3 minutes of video before it started buffering. Then, it would buffer about every 20 seconds, resulting in only short snippets of viewable video.
Secondly, the lack of a mic gain setting screwed me. Yes, I was recording in a loud environment. The sound was very distorted and unbearable. This camera needs a function to be able to turn down the mic sensitivity.
Didn't work for me.
Digital camera Review: not worth for money
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this product to replace my broken T1, which was sufficient for me to capture photos and video clips for my baby's growth. After very long research, and debating on another DC or Camcorder, I picked this one based on Amazon's reviews, and more likely, hoped the 1M still shot capability would be good enough, and also utilize the hybrid feature of this machine for my just-bought 4GB MS. Unfortunately, other than the compact sze of this camcorder, nothing was really pleased me: no view finder, just-so so video quality (unless in bright light or outdoor, which I don't use that much), very poor (soft) still image, the photo button will not aid to a stable picture, no snap shot feature during taping, hybrid function does not help a lot, because the 60GB HDD is larger enough for my applications, no thumbnail available for video clips (wondering why the format is different from T1); after all, the price is too high, even for a SONY! Good parts: video clip size is small, comparing to CANON, night shot mode is sharp! and Amazon has a pretty good service system, I've got full refund and bought a CANON SD1100IS instead, and loved it so far. so maybe in the couple of year, another camcorder, but HD for sure.Digital camera Review: works with Linux
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted to have a movie camera that didn't require any special software to use. I've been quite happy with this choice. If you like, you can throw away the software that comes with it and use it like a 60-GB USB disk. The file format is reasonably standard. Most (but mysteriously, not all?!) Windows boxes will play the movie files it creates without difficulty, and the utility "mplayer" in Linux handles the format just fine, too, which is what I was really looking for. This does not appear to be the case for any of the "high definition" movie cameras available. They use proprietary file formats only readable by the provided software (which is only provided as an executable --- and quite possibly won't run on any late-model computer 5 years from now).
As for reliability, I've had this camera a few months now and have had no troubles with it.