Sony Handycam DCR-DVD201E

I suspect people may be surpised that I haven't included one of the main USP's (Unique Selling Point) as an advantage. This camcorder writes to mini-dvd's (-R/-RW) but thats not necessarily an advantage. I'll come back to that in a minute. Lets go through the good stuff first. The best thing is the widescreen mode. All TV's sold these days are widescreen and to be honest they have been widescreen for a number of years now so why manufactures have waited so long to release a camcorder with a widescreen mode is beyond me. However Sony have finally done it and its great. I now record footage and ... more

We have had only two or three camcorders over the years, and one of them is this one here. The Sony Handycam DCR DVD201 is a digital 8' camcorder which sports 8mm/Hi8 playback. It also has the cabability of memory stick recording. The camcorder arrives packaged nicely in its box and is accompanied with a manual to help you explore and understand the new product. The manual is clearly labelled and illustrated and proves easy to follow. Oh, let's not forget the remote control that also comes with it! The controller has a rocker switch to control zoom, as well as the common record,stop functions ... more

I bought this camcorder about 6 months ago. It’s the first camcorder I’ve ever owned so I m not a camcorder expert - I just wanted one that was easy to use and good quality to film my holidays and our soon to be born first child! This little Sony seemed ideal for my purposes. It’s small, light and when I pop a newly finalised DVD into my player, image quality and sound are simply superb. This method of recording is so convenient it’s untrue. The DVD’s can record for 30mins at standard quality mode. You can also take an almost limitless number of photographs, which, thanks to the 1 mega pixel ... more

the sony handycam is the first camcorder i have ever owned so i felt it was important to find one that was going to last for a long time with all the technological advances that there are at the moment and i think that this is the one to do it. it has standard modes as well as widescreen modes, and it records straight onto mini dvd. the disadvantages are that the dvds only last for 30 mins on short play mode although there is long play mode which lasts for over double that with slightly lower quality recording. however you can get double sided disks so it only takes a second to swap them over ... more