Sony Handycam DCR SR72E

Advantages: Great image, Great sound, Great price
Disadvantages: Bad auto focus and auto exposure

...you want these then the Sony website is all you need, this review is about my own personal experiences with the camcorder. Telling you one or two things you might not have known! I have owned this camera for over 6 months now and used it in many situations. I hope to help you make a decision on if you want to buy it or not. I will write about a point, and then do a summery of what i was saying, just incase i ramble on a bit! First thing i will ...
...hope this review helped, I know it wasn't full of facts and figures but all of these can be seen on the Sony website, my review was about personal experience with the camera, not whats down on paper! Please be kind when rating this review, and i hope it helped! ... Read review

Advantages: small, massive capacity,good magnification, picture quality
Disadvantages: no viewfinder, no hardcopy of manual

I decided to upgrade my 12 year old camcorder as the family were going on holiday to Kenya. I decided that I needed something compact, with a good magnification, and also large storage capacity and battery life. This model is the one I decided on. Indidentally the Hard Drive capacity on the one I purchased was 60GB First point of note - No Carrying Bag. This will cost you extra. A bag is essential. The claimed battery life of the included battery ...
...around 100. Still Good. Larger capacity batteries are availabe but do make the camcorder heavier and less balanced. Ease of use. The first thing you notice is that the shutter opens manually. You open up the screen, switch on and the screen lights up. If the shutter is not open, there is a message warning you it may be closed but who waits to read everything on screen every time you want to film. After about 6 uses, the camcorder decided that the ... Read review

Advantages: Light weight, Small (about the same size as a half pint glass), Editing software included
Disadvantages: Cost, one of the most expensive camcorders on the market in its range

Sony Handycam DCR SR72E Place of purchase Comet Electrical store, One Stop shopping Centre, Birmingham my first camcorder First of all I brought the camcorder to take on holiday to Egypt, Ive never had a camcorder before so I was weary of how to use them, however I wanted one that was easy to use with loads of memory as I was going away for 2 weeks, I wanted it to be very compact and lightweight too. Features *60GB ...
...shutter (best lens makers for digital equipment) *Charging Cradle *Memory card slot *Long lasting battery up to 41 hours continuous recording *1MP Camera for stills Recomendations *Purchase a camcorder bag for it *If filming night, evening or indoor shots purchase a flashlight for the top. *Purchase an extra battery (very small about the same size as a small packet of matches) *Purchase a plastic cover that the camcoder can sit in protecting ... Read review

Advantages: hard disc space, weight, size
Disadvantages: hard disc fragile, cost??

I bought this camera to take along on my honeymoon, since it was a once in a lifetime trip I did not want to miss a thing and keep changing discs every 5 minutes and that is the great thing about this video camera - 60 gb hard drive (not 40 gb as is stated above)!!! Many other cameras have half the size of this and this was the largest that I could find. Even at it's highest quality it gives 880 minutes (14+ hours). Picture quality is excellent, ...
...supplied AV cable it was extremely clear. Sound quality was also good. The camera was easy to use though it is worth reading the manual (on disc?!?) to set it up correctly for your preferred settings (quality etc). The screen is very good quality and video can be viewed back on it clearly after recording. The only draw back I found was also its strongest feature - the hard disc. Unfortunately I managed to drop the camera (about 2 feet), though the ... Read review