Sony HXR-MC50E reviews: Flash and memory card storage Full HD camcorder

Sony HXR-MC50E reviews: Flash and memory card storage Full HD camcorder reviews

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7.4 out of 10 based on 5 reviews.

Sony HXR-MC50E: Horizontally held, 10x optical zoom camcorder using SDXC card. See full product description

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Denis, Rochdale

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Quick response to start shooting.
Just the right weight to alleviate tiredness in your arms if you don't carry a mono-pod.
Flip out screen is good once you get used to it.
If you don't use a tripod then use the external microphone for good sound quality.
Bad points:: I would have been willing to pay more for a bigger view finder with a decent cup, however, when the guarantee runs out I'll be doing a bit of DIY on that part.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Jul 2012

Johan,

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lightweight and easy to carry. Image quality and manual focus excellent
Bad points:: Limited audio features

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Sep 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	10
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	USB

Type of memory card	SDXC

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	120
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)	6.63

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	64
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)	1/10000
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)	3.5
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)	365

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2010-08-10
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony HXR MC50E, Sony HXR MC50

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