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+ This camcorder scores very high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£376 – £560 at 3 retailers out of 409 retailers checked

8.6 out of 10 based on 103 reviews.

Sony Handycam HDR-PJ10: 30x optical zoom camcorder using SDHC card. See full product description

Ease of use	8.5
Image quality	9.1
Battery life	8.0
Weight	9.1
Value for money	8.4
Overall rating	8.6

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Dave, Telford Keen amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Nice and compact. Really easy told hold in the hand and carry about.
Bad points:: Screen difficult to see if sun is behind you.
Supplied PMB software doesn't work on 64 bit systems - these systems have been about quite a while now so the software should be updated.

Ease of use	10.0
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: 28 Apr 2012

John, Bolton Keen amateur

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Camera is easy to use and has the all important headphone and external microphone sockets.
Bad points:: The supplied software does not work with an Apple Mac. It would be useful if this was made clear prior to purchase.

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Apr 2012

christopher, Bedford, UK Just point and shoot

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good Software on computer ( When Disc loaded) . Very easy and quick to download film clip via built-in USB connection. A very good camera for amateur photographer. Almost idiot prooof.( Me!)
Bad points:: Not fully comfortable with View screen always folded out. Am nervous of colliding with someone/something and damaging the protruding screen..

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

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Mar 2012

james, dunfermline Keen amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: It's size and weight.
Bad points:: battery life.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Battery life	6.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Mar 2013

william, Aberdeen Scotland Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I have found the handy-cam very easy to use with plenty of i-cons to help you as you go along. It is very light with a very very sharp picture and a bonus of a built-in projector.
Bad points:: I found only one bad point that is. If the product was supplied with a screen film, which would save the screen from having a lot of finger prints all over the screen which i found made the screen very difficult to see when it,s sunny

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	10.0
Sound 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: 05 Oct 2012

Willia, Manchester Just point and shoot

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Light, easy to hadle
Bad points:: I miss the viewfinder that was on my prev Sony Camcorder. The screen
is diffucult to see in bright sunlight

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

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Sep 2012

Dave, Torquay Keen amateur

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Built in projector for shared viewing.
Bad points:: Position of memory card slot. If you are using a tripod and the ascociated plate you cannot change the card without taking the camera off the tripod and removing the plate.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Dec 2011

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Product Features

Resolution quality	Full HD
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	30
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Flash and memory card
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	HDMI

Type of memory card	SDHC

Type of memory card	Memory Stick Duo

Digital zoom ratio	350
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)	4.2

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	16
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)	1/1
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)	310
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	3.4
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	36.5

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1095

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2011-02-23
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony HDR-PJ10E, Sony HDR PJ10, Sony HDR-PJ10, Sony HDRPJ10

Camcorders Buying Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Featuring a distinctive and powerful built-in projector, the Sony PJ10E Full HD Camcorder can capture stunning Full HD footage and crisp 3.3MP still images!

Project directly onto any flat surface and enjoy the results of the full-featured PJ10E Full HD Camcorder’s wide angle G lens with 30x optical zoom, Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation and highly-sensitive low-light friendly 1/4 type Exmor R CMOS sensor. A high-quality touchscreen 3" LCD display lets you get the most out of your shooting opportunities.

Offering a 16GB internal flash memory as well as Memory Stick and SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card recording ability, the Sony PJ10E Full HD Camcorder with projector is an innovative way to capture and enjoy your home videos!

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