Sony DCR-SR77E reviews: Hard disk drive storage SD camcorder

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Sony DCR-SR77E reviews: Hard disk drive storage SD camcorder reviews

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8.7 out of 10 based on 47 reviews.

Sony DCR-SR77E: Horizontally held, 25x optical zoom camcorder using Memory Stick Duo card. See full product description

Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	8.4
Battery life	8.1
Weight	9.0
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.7

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Paul, Southampton Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: This cam can take both moving and still digital pictures and has a great size hard drive for storage.
Bad points:: Standard battery doesn't last that long.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	4.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Mar 2010

GRAHAM , BRIGHTON Just point and shoot

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: All good have not found anything against this camera best i have ever had
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 May 2010

John, Harrow Experienced amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very nice to use nice and easy, good picture quality on recording and play back.
Bad points:: no manual view finder to look through when the sun gets on the LCD screen..also cant fit a light/flash for camera or vidoeing.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Review date: 16 Jul 2010

Graham, Bookham Just point and shoot

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Nothing too high tec, image quality not the finest but still pretty good. Lightweight, compact and easy to use. Overall, very happy
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Apr 2011

jim, Bristol Just point and shoot

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: easy to use
Bad points:: cannot see image in daylight

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Jul 2011

Orlando, London Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: this product is very good for me, that is not great, has plenty of memory, the image is good, the sound too and I love it because it's SONY.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 May 2010

John, Watford Keen amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and fits in your hand , the image is clear and the screen is great. It is easy to use with one hand.
Bad points:: Forget to open shutter aut open would be great.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Jul 2011

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Product Features

Resolution quality	SD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	25
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Hard disk drive
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Type of memory card	Memory Stick Duo

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	2000
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	1.07

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	80
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/3500
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	300
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	3.2
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	43

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1075

Type of chip	CCD

Release date	2009-02-24
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: DCR-SR77, SONY DCRSR77E., DCRSR77E, SONYDCRSR77E, Sony Handycam, Sony SR77

Camcorders Buying Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Powerful shooting features made simple

Light and compact with quality video on 80GB hard disk drive. Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 25x optical zoom. 5.1 surround sound, SteadyShot and Face Index.

Sound all around

Surround sound adds an extra dimension of realism to your videos, just like at the cinema. 5.1 channel recording captures crisp, lifelike audio that sounds great on your home theatre system. Best of all, you don’t need extra microphones or cables: everything’s built in to the camcorder.

Find your footage

With hours of footage stored on your camcorder, it can be hard tracking down a particular scene. Face Index helps you find shots containing faces in an instant. Film Roll Index cuts longer recordings into shorter ‘chapters’, making it quicker and easier to find the right moment.

Ready for anything

Everyone knows the frustration of fumbling for your camcorder when something amazing happens… And then it’s too late. Flip open the LCD screen and you’re ready to start shooting in a fraction of a second. Standby battery drain is super-low, so you can always be ready to catch that special moment.

Have more fun with your video collection

It’s easy to manage your video clips and photos with Picture Motion Browser for your PC – included free with your camcorder. Sort, search and browse through all your clips and photos in an instant. Burn them to disc, email to friends or upload to social networking sites with a few clicks.

Super-fast backups

After shooting, it’s quick and easy to burn your footage onto DVD for safekeeping or sharing with friends. Just hook up the compact VRD-P1 DVDirect Express and burn those memories at super speed.