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Sony DCR-SR65 1MP 40GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-SR65 1MP 40GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom


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Brand: Sony
Category: Photography

Buy New: See price in cart



Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Optical Zoom: 25
Digital Zoom: 2000
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 62.5
Minimum Focal Length: 2.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: HDR-SR65
Model: HDR-SR65
UPC: 027242728219
EAN: 0027242728219
ASIN: B00123XZLA

Release Date: February 6, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Capture video to hard disk drive; 40 GB storage
  • 25x optical zoom, 2000x digital zoom; Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
  • 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel Clear Photo LCD
  • Built-in zoom microphone with 2-channel recording
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo media slot

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
You'll never miss a moment because of switching tapes or discs with the DCR-SR65 Handycam camcorder. Its built-in 40GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) offers plenty of storage as you zero in on your subjects with the professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens. Maintain total control over your shots with the Super SteadyShot image stabilization system and experience the flexibility of Hybrid recording technology. You make the choice to record video to the hard drive or removable Memory Stick PRO Duo media.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Camcorder   September 4, 2008
E. Mercieca (New York City,NY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a great camcorder. Everytime I need electronics the first brand I look for is sony and I have never been dissappointed. This Camcorder has great picture and sound quality,and you can't beat the price offered by Amazon so don't bother looking at other sites. It is very easy to use and very compact. The hard disk is incredible and the screen is crystal clear. I do recommened buying the bag and battery package also,I did and don't regret it. The battery that comes with the camcorder last for about an hour and a half while the battery that comes with the package last around 3 hours.
The only dissappointment I had was that I paid for 3 day delivery and UPS delivered 4 days after the scheduled delivery date. Amazon did appoligize on UPS's behalf and refunded me the shipping costs. Great customer service on Amazon's part.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent camcorder   March 27, 2008
Serdar Ulker
11 out of 13 found this review helpful

I just bought this camcorder. I used sony dcr sr 40 and dcr sr 42 before. I can say that this camcorder is perfect comparing to other two. If you want a better one you should buy a high definition camcorder with a higher price. The only cons: you cannot expect to take high quality pictures with it. This is a common problem in most of the camcorders.


5 out of 5 stars Very good camcorder   March 22, 2008
M. Mohideen (Torrance, CA USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

I bought this camcorder after a lot of research and I'm glad I made the right choice. The only camcorder comparable with SR65 was the JVC MG330 or MG360. JVC 330/360 has less than 1 mega pixels and the price difference between the two was not much and I found it was worth spending on the extra resolution for better video quality.

Video Quality : Very Good. I ve taken video Outdoors and Indoors. On burning and playing it on 27 inch flat tube Sony TV, it proves to be very close to or almost DVD quality, especially for outdoor .

Audio Quality : Dolby Digital. Very good sound quality.

Camera Menus : Easy and Intuitive

Ergonomics : Pretty small. Easy to handle and buttons are easy reachable.

Still Image : I would not care to take still image using this, it s as good as taking pictures on a cell or PDA.

Zoom : 25x is good enough. Anything above that would be difficult to hold it steady, unless you would be using a tripod.

As long as you re not looking to spend over $800 for a High-Def quality for which you need to have High-Def LCD, High-Def burner, HDMI and the entire package, this camera is just perfect for the low $500 range.



2 out of 5 stars Terrible sound   March 16, 2008
Ms. X. Chen
0 out of 40 found this review helpful

I have tried it at a local store. After recording, I heard loud noise sounding like "click, click" in the video. Although other features are OK, I could not bear such kind of noise. It drove me crazy. So I did not buy this camcorder.


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