Sony Handycam DCR-SR300 Hard Drive Digital Camcorder

.345MP, 10x Opt, 20x Dig, 2.7" LCD - MPN: DCRSR300

Description: Take the next step in home video recording with the DCR-SR300 Handycam camcorder. The internal 40GB hard disk drive stores up to 28 hours of video (LP) and easily transfers it to your PC, giving you the freedom to capture more video, easier than ever before. And, you can tak... read more

Take the next step in home video recording with the DCR-SR300 Handycam camcorder. The internal 40GB hard disk drive stores up to 28 hours of video (LP) and easily transfers it to your PC, giving you the freedom to capture more video, easier than ever before. And, you can take amazing 6.1 megapixel still images when you re not shooting video. The 3 megapixel ClearVid CMOS Sensor and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens with 10x optical/20x digital zoom provide outstanding image quality. And Super SteadyShot optical stabilization reduces blur, giving you crisper pictures. Connect the camcorder to a Handycam Station and you ll be impressed by a new level of multimedia sharing that allows you to download and share video with a TV or PC via a number of interface ports. Or just hit one button and the one touch disc burning transfers your footage to DVD. The DCR-SR300 is more than a camcorder, it s the future of home video recording. minimize

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rajeev1972

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Apr 2006

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User has 4 Months of experience with this product

Overall a good Handycam for all purpose

Strengths:

Sound quality is superb!! Still pictures are great. Video is outstanding. The battery life was also good. The camera is compact in size and extremely light in comparison to a regular palm camera.

Weaknesses:

Video Quality Detoriates when taken in low light. Lots of grains appears in the video. Closeup video is also not very good.

Posted Oct 10, 2007 - I've been using it for a couple of months, and I love it. The harddisk is a gift, once you get used to it, you'll never believe that you've been using tape before. The USB 2.0 transfer to your computer works like a charm and it's pretty quick even for very large files.

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vinodkots

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DCR-SR300 --- Easy to use..

Strengths:

Compact, easy to use, Point and shoot. Great Video and Pictures. Can shoot upto 3 stills while recording video. Mpg format video makes it easy to make DVDs.

Weaknesses:

Built in microphone is so-so. Have to buy proprietary Sony Mic input, if you need a different mic. Also could use a bit higher optical zoom, although default 10x optical zoom is still great.

Posted Jun 23, 2007 - The SR300 is easy to use and that is what I wanted. My wife can easily use it to shoot videos / stills of our little one. Video from this camera is in mpg format, so your DVD software does not have to convert the files. You can burn DVDs directly using Sony's software or even easily edit your own DVDs using Nero without converting the files. Videos are great to watch on your TV. Still Picture quality is great. I have jumped from 3 MP to 6 MP stills and am impressed. Also don't have to carry 2 different cameras around for every trip. Could definitely use a slightly longer battery life. Am thinking about buying a spare for my trips. Overall, a great camera with easy to use features.

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bobes

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Apr 2005

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Excellent so far...

Strengths:

Compact, portable, excellent picture quality (still and video) and easy to use.

Weaknesses:

no viewfinder, price

Posted Apr 18, 2007 - Just had it for a couple of days and so far, I'm impressed. Picture quality is excellent. Low light is good too. Previewing with a hard disk is awesome. MPEG files are easily transferred to PC and manipulated or straight to DVD. Price is a bit on the high side. But it's expected since the unit just came out. But you can pay a hundred or two more and get high def camcorders.

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rashu

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Review of Handycam DCR-SR300 Hard Drive Digital Camcorder

Strengths:

Great Product, Handy, Long battery Life

Weaknesses:

Not good for capturing images at Night

Posted Jun 20, 2007 - I am using this Handycam for a while. It is really 'Handy', looks stylish, and perhaps everything i expected of a handycam, but its ability to capture video at night is simply horrible. None of the settings, i tried worked at night time.

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bradforj

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DCR-SR300 Review

Strengths:

Compact size, 6MP, 40GB HDD, Touch-Screen LCD

Weaknesses:

Must use cradle to charge

Posted May 16, 2007 - This camera is GREAT for the money. The learning curve is low and I am making use of all of its features without ever having to look at the manual. The clarity of the photos this camera takes is stunning. It truly is a high quality digital camera and camcorder in one. I am very pleased with my purchase.

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ellie0000

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Sep 2007

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DCR-SR300

Strengths:

Easy to operate, touch screen easy to use. Separates video and pictures easily. Simple to transfer to computer and make DVDs.

Weaknesses:

Battery sticks out

Posted Sep 19, 2007 - I was looking for a camcorder that would be easy to use, great picture quality for recording and have the ability to take good quality pictures. It was also important to be able to transfer the images onto the computer easily for recording onto the DVDs. I feel like I got a great product for a good price.

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kdrvfr

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Oct 2007

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User has 11 Days of experience with this product

Great camcorder

Strengths:

video,sound,record time

Weaknesses:

battery life

Posted Dec 12, 2007 - Bought this camcorder to mainly record bands. So far so good. Picture is great. Had to get the external mic for band use. built in mic works good for every thing else.

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