Sony DCRSR210E reviews: Hard disk drive storage SD camcorder

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Sony DCRSR210E reviews: Hard disk drive storage SD camcorder reviews

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This camcorder is a good all rounder.

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8.8 out of 10 based on 5 reviews.

Sony DCRSR210E: Horizontally held, 15x optical zoom camcorder using Memory Stick Duo card. See full product description

Ease of use	7.8
Image quality	7.6
Battery life	7.8
Weight	8.8
Value for money	8.4
Overall rating	8.8

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Danny, Brighton

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Its a great all round camera that is really easy to use and amazing quality
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

Was this review helpful? 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 18 Jul 2008

Purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: very good quality video
Bad points:: pitcher is not good

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	3.0
Battery life	6.0
Weight	7.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	8.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Review date: 02 Feb 2010

Confirmed purchaser New Zealander

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Large hard drive.
Bad points:: No socket for the external microphone that I used with my previous camera.

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

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 01 May 2008

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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	15
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	180
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	Optical
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)	1.5

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	60
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)	1/800
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)	470
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	2.9
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	50.5

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	594

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2008-03-17
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: DCR-SR210, SONY R210E, Sony Handycam, Sony DCR-SR210E

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Manufacturer's Description

Shoot up to 41 hours of superb quality video and up to 4 megapixel still photos with no need to carry tapes or discs. High-quality 15x Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens with optical image stabilisation for clearer, blur-free images. Face Detection for automatically beautiful pictures.

Up to 41 hours of high quality Standard Definition recording on 60GB hard drive
HYBRID recording on optional Memory Stick for easy sharing
ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor derived technology for superb picture quality with high sensitivity and low noise
BIONZ high-speed image processor
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens with 15x optical zoom / 180x digital zoom
Super SteadyShot optical image stabilisation for improved still image and video stability, especially in low light
Face Detection for video and photos automatically gives clearer, natural looking faces
D-Range Optimiser adjusts exposure and contrast for evenly-exposed backlit shots
4 megapixel still photo recording onto internal HDD or removable Memory Stick
Advanced Dual Rec (simultaneous 3.0 megapixel still photo during video recording)
2.7” Wide Clear Photo LCD Plus touchscreen
Quick ON button for fast start-up from sleep mode
Face Index and Film Roll Index for quick, easy searches
5.1 surround sound recording with zoom mic for clearer dialogue and sound of foreground subjects
Up to 7 hours STAMINA continuous shooting time (with optional battery)
One Touch Disc Burn and Easy PC back up via USB 2.0 High speed connection (output only) with supplied Handycam Station
Fun, easy to use Picture Motion Browser software with web upload assist function

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