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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Manufacturer: Sony Catalog: Photography Media: Electronics Model: DCR-HC96 Ean: 0027242688636 Upc: 027242688636 Floppy Disk Description: None  Tip: compare prices with similar cameras |
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Box Contents: DCR-HC96, AC-L25 Power Adapter/In-Camera Charger, NP-FP50 InfoLithium(R) Rechargeable Battery, DCRA-C152 Handycam(R) Station, RMT-831 Remote Commander(R) remote control, Stereo A/V Cable, USB Cable, CD-ROM with USB Driver The Sony DCR-HC96 MiniDV HandyCam Camcorder combines brilliant stills with spectacular video. Enjoy sharper photos and exceptional video, thanks to the 3.3 MegaPixel CCD imager. The wide-screen (16:9) 2.7" Touch Panel LCD lets you see more in greater detail, while the 10x optical and 120x digital zoom gives you clear, up-close shots from far away. One Touch wide angle shooting lets you switch easily between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios, and Super SteadyShot(R) keeps your photos shake-free. Progressive Shutter Mode Focal Distance - 5.1 - 51mm; 370mm Telemacro Aperture - f1.8 - 2.9 Shutter Speeds - Auto, 1/2-1/4000 sec. (AE Mode) Filter Diameter - 30mm Full Range Auto and Manual Focus Progressive Shutter Mode Analog/Digital conversion with pass-through USB and i.LINK(R) ports S-Video output (optional) Accepts Memory Stick(R) PRO up to 2GB; does not support high-speed transfer Recording Media - MiniDV Operating Systems - Windows Me, 2000 Pro, XP Home and Pro Battery - InfoLithium(R) with AccuPower(TM) Meter System Dimensions - 2-7/8 x 3-5/8 x 4-3/4 (72 x 91 x 120 mm) Weight - 1 lb, 2 oz. (525 g) with tape & battery |
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Written on June 12, 2007 Summary: great family mini cam corder i bought this camera in april and am very pleased with it. i had researched digital camcorders for over a year, and actually returned one panasonic because it would not work with imovie. this camera is easy to learn to use, takes great pictures and has good sound, and interfaces easily with mac's imovie. you need to buy a firewire to download to a mac computer. don't know about other computers. i bought a longer life battery and a charger, but the one that comes with it is fine also. pictures taken in low light seem to show up fine also. all in all i would highly recommend this camcorder to a non professional movie maker. also amazon makes it really easy to buy everything you need.  Written on June 10, 2007 Summary: I would give it one more star. The camera may be fine, it seems to be. But I interact with the camera through the software, and that's pathetic. All I want to do is transfer video to the computer for editing and creating DVDs. I've done this simply and elegantly for a few years with Hi8 tape and a digital converter (see my review of the ADS converter...I don't have many reviews up). But the software with this thing won't allow more than 10-minute segments of AVI's. Sony Customer Support finally sent me to the software manufacturer, who said "that's normal". I honestly don't understand who would want, say, a 45-minute school play chopped up into 10-minute segments. I guess I'll use Movie Maker. But this is more trouble than using my 10-year-old analog camera was to make DVDs. For the price, I did expect full functionality, not Mickey-Mouse software that even the company can't support. I was warned about Sonys, now I know why. Oh yeah...they also said it supports "firewire" connection, but failed to say it was only a 4-pin, not 6-pin. Seems that the Sony computers have 4-pin, many of the standard motherboards use 6-pin. I learned a computer lesson. [EDIT]: Some folks have commented that my 10-minute issue may have to do with how my harddrive is formatted. Fair enough - - and thank you for the info - - it's more than I got after 2+ hours on the phone with Sony and the software manufacturer, both of whom eventually told me it was a limit of the software. While I know it's not technically the "fault" of the camcorder, I had expected to receive a whole "camcorder experience", with functional software, for my several hundreds of dollars. Perhaps I was expecting too much, and was being naive when believing the description that was written. I have since purchased 3rd party video software and a (2nd) cable so I could use the camcorder, and it seems to work fine (which makes me wonder about the harddrive format thing). I would add 1 star mainly because I've cooled down since then, but to me "camcorder" includes more than the piece of metal and plastic - - it's the "out of box" experience, the ability to actually use the object in a reasonable amount of time and in a reasonably understandable way - - and Sony let me down. Frankly....all of the camcorders technically "work" these days, at least at this price point. They all film videos with essentially indistinguishable quality. It doesn't really matter where what buttons are where...you'll adapt and get used to the physical camera interface. What matters is how easily one can use it to make videos that can be watched on something other than the 2" screen of the camera. In my case, I had to spend another several hours and another $100 before I could use this camcorder as effectively as I had used a 10-year old analog camera and digital converter before. And that's after having shelled out about $600. I therefore was, and remain, dissapointed in my digital upgrade. And I don't think that was supposed to be the case.  Written on June 8, 2007 Summary: In love with my HC-96 This is a great little camera so far, I've got tiny hands and yet it fits like custom tailored :p, the low light performance is outstanding, it's really easy to use but also has got some tricks for the aspiring artist, youtuber, movie-maker and journalist (me); fair price too! It's a Sony, so I know it's gonna last a good while. About the MiniDV Vs DVD Vs HDD, I spent months trying to make up my mind and all experts (including a major real movie editor) told me to go with MiniDV, some said it was a bad time to buy a cam because of the current format debate, but if you want it, MiniDV ensures easy safe storage, hundreds of both beginner and advanced editing features and strenght. It's up to you anyway! Written on May 13, 2007 Summary: Sony product-good for amateurs Perfect product as per specifications. Easy functions and well explained instructions. Great performance for home video use. Good product. Does not come with standard carry belt/shoulder strap. It some time becomes difficult to carry in one hand all the time as you can not hang it around. Must buy a shoulder strap separately. Also, the software is not to updated. Slow and takes a long time to save on computer. Must go for alternative software to save video shot in computer. I also need to figure how how to transfer content from camera to computer. Standard battery has too short life. Must go for additionl battery with longer life. Written on April 26, 2007 Summary: How to charge your battery while the camcorder is on tripod I like this camcorder very much; especially the excellent video quality. A reviewer remarked: "if you want to put camcorder onto a tripod, you can only do so after you charged your battery, since a handycam station won't fit." If you look at the back of the camcorder, then you'll see at the right hand bottom corner a tiny flap with the text DC. If you open that, you'll find a DC connection! |
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| Catalog | Photography | Photography | Photography | Photography |
| Release date | - | 2007-02-15 | - | - |
| Media | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics |
| Model | DCR-HC96 | NP-FH70 | LCSVA30 | BCTRP |
| Ean | 0027242688636 | 0027242706569 | 0027242642430 | 0027242637191 |
| Upc | 027242688636 | 027242706569 | 027242642430 | 027242637191 |
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