Tag : 10x optical, hard disk, sony dcr, drive handycam, sr300 6, zoom

Company : Sony List Price : $999.77 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : Average customer review :

Features

• 40 GB HDD stores up to 28 hours of video
• 3.0-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor for crystal-clear video and still images
• 10x optical zoom; Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio recording
• 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel Clear Photo LCD Plus display
• Handycam Station included

Product Description

The DCR-SR300 will record in Dolby Digital 5.1ch Surround Sound with a built-in microphone. By recording in 5.1 channel Surround Sound you can now experience your home movies with active sounds coming from all directions. The Optical Zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. Carl Zeiss Lenses have an advanced optical multi-Layer coating for increased Contrast. The 2.7-inch Wide (16:9) LCD Screen provides excellent viewing clarity with improved Resolution. The high Resolution 211K Pixel LCD Screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback, and the widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier. An advanced form of SteadyShot(R) Image Stabilization system controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies. This optical stabilization system achieves an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some Digital stabilization systems. Enjoy your personal home movies the way you experienced them while recording. Recording and Playback Times - HQ Up to 9 hours, SP Up to 14 hours, LP Up to 28 hours 35mm Equivalent Optics/Lens - 40-400mm (16 - 9 Camera Mode), 49-490mm (4 - 3 Camera Mode), 40-400mm (16 - 9 Memory Mode) and 37-370mm (4 - 3 Memory Mode) Shutter Speed - Auto, 1/2-1/500(Scene Selection Mode) Scene Modes - Beach, Candle, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Snow, Spotlight, Sunrise & Sunset, Twilight and Twilight Portrait Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens Built-in 5.1ch Microphone Docking Station - Handycam(R) Station Compatibility - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home and XP Professional Unit Dimensions - 3 x 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 (76×78x128mm)

Customer reviews

Very good camera- super easy and conveniant to use
This is a great camera. I absolutely love it. The still pictures it takes in photo mode are fantastic and the video as well as the audio quality is very good. It has trouble in lower light situations. Gives a grainy image in low light, which is to say in the house in the morning when some lights should be on but aren’t or at dusk. I bought the light that goes with it so that isn’t a problem anymore. Battery lasts a long time and the cradle is such a good idea. When the camera is in the cradle it is charging and hooked up to the computer. Instant viewing of videos just shot or make a dvd right after shooting.

You can take pictures while shooting video but they are not nearly as good of quality as when you have it in photo mode.

The only improvement I could think of that they could do is have the light built into the camera.

Here’s a heads up—- I got a battery off of Ebay for $23. The NPH100 equivalent. It had a dumb cord that had to plug into the camera and then I found out that the camera wouldn’t charge that battery at all ???? Sent it back and got a reasonably priced SONY battery off of Amazon.com which worked great.

pleasant surprise
The DCR Sr300 replaces my Sony Digital 8 and has not disappointed. The HDD uploads via USB cable at impressive speed ( 2 minutes for one hour of video). The file format is recognized by DVD authoring software ( another real time saver). The supplied software is very user friendly and intuitive to use. Video quality is superb. The supplied NP FH60 battery affords 100 minutes recording time; spend the extra $$$ and purchase the NP FH70;however it only supplies 170 minutes of recording time, not the 6 hours stated on the promo (to be fair to Sony, the DCR SR 300 manual clearly makes this point). Have not tested all the fancy features yet, but initial impressions are very positive. Am glad to be unburdened by buying/converting/storing endless tapes. Highly recommend this Camcorder at first blush

Never Let Me Down - Great Camera
I have enjoyed every minute of this camera, I never ever been even remotely frustrated with it after 8 months of flawless operation.

The first night I did a test recording of my dogs and in what is considered low light conditions. After I stopped recording, I placed the camera on its docking station and INSTANTLY transfered the video.

It was a great feeling being able to immediately watch and edit that video on my computer. Not only that, but the low light quality was great. It wasnt grainy or blurry.

The still shots this camera delivers are pretty incredible. I got a chance to take pictures( not even in macro mode) of a dragonfly. When it was downloaded to the computer, the picture was so clear I could see the most incredible detail of its wings and eyes. It was awesome.

I even got a chance to film HOURS of family video for my father in laws 60th birthday. We made a Roast event and comedy skits for him which we burned to DVD. It could have only been done so easily with this camera.

Summary:

1.) Rocording and transfering to computer is a breeze.

2.) Still Pictures are great.

3.) Hard Drive size gave me 8 hours of continuous recording in high quality mode.

4.) Fits easy in the hand and is not cumbersome.

Only downfalls:

1.) Once video has been removed from the camera, you cant put it back on.

2.) Stills taken while recording can be lower quality. The flash does not go off so make sure you have plenty of light.

Simple & Compact
I made the transition from Hi-8 to Hard Drive Disk (HDD) after an intensive review of all available options. Consumer Reports recently reviewed this camcorder and placed it at the top of it’s list.

Very good low light video…and excellent outdoor video.

The still photography is not that good when compared to the same megapixel resolution taken from my digital SLR camera (as expected). Some reviews led me to believe I was in for a treat when I used the camera for still photography.

Overall I am very pleased. I recorded an entire week of family vacation; and still have >50% hard drive space remaining. The one-touch DVD record button allowed for EASY transfer off all videos for the grandparent’s copy.

Highly recommended.

Camera and Camcorder in one
I bought this camera because I was tired of lugging around both a camcorder and a hi resolution digital camera. I have had it for a month now, and it fits well for what I wanted. The photos are very sharp and the video is what you would expect from Sony. I do agree that not having a view finder is a disadvantage, but overall I am very happy with this camera. The best part about Sony products are the rechargable batteries. The camera tells you how much time you have left, and the batteries actually work for the amount of time you need them to. Other cameras I have owned have been nightmares due to poor battery performance.