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Sony Handycam® DCR-SR42 (30 GB) Hard Drive Camcorder

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Combine Handycam design sensibilities with state of the art hard drive capture and you get the Handycam DCR-SR42. The built-in, 30 GB hard drive allows you to record up to 20 hours of gorgeous high resolution video without ever having to stop to change tapes. HDD Smart Protection prevents your hard drive from physical damage by switching the drive off if the camcorder is dropped. The Handycam DCR-SR42 comes supplied with the Handycam Station, an easy to setup cradle that charges your camcorder while you stream videos to your television or capture to your PC. PC backup options and one touch disc burn mean you can protect your captured memories with ease and efficiency.

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Combine Handycam design sensibilities with state of the art hard drive capture and you get the Handycam DCR-SR42. The built-in, 30 GB hard drive allows you to record up to 20 hours of gorgeous high resolution video without ever having to stop to change tapes. HDD Smart Protection prevents your hard drive from physical damage by switching the drive off if the camcorder is dropped. The Handycam DCR-SR42 comes supplied with the Handycam Station, an easy to setup cradle that charges your camcorder while you stream videos to your television or capture to your PC. PC backup options and one touch disc burn mean you can protect your captured memories with ease and efficiency.
 

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Recording Format  What is "Recording Format"?
 Hard Drive
Recording System  What is "Recording System"?
 NTSC
HDD Size 30 GB
Sensor Quantity  What is "Sensor Quantity"?
 1
Memory Still Resolution 0.31 Megapixels
 

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Product Reviews

Average Rating:   3/5 stars      


 
 

Awesome Little Camcorder!!!!!

by  adamgis ,  Apr 14, 2007
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
Pros: EASY TO USE, great video quality, software easy to install and use.
Cons: Battery a bit hard to put on, battery life is short, Spare batteries are spendy.
The Bottom Line: This camcorder is GREAT for people who want something to record family memories.
This reviewer recommends this product.
Review: This camcorder is INCREDIBLY easy to use. I had it out of the box and after the battery charged (120 mins later), I was testing the camcorder out.

All I did was set the "Easy" function (explained in the manual) and I was using the...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars  
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Good, could be better, would probably buy again

by  shs1111 ,  Jul 4, 2007
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Pros: Very easy to "get going." Takes good quality video.
Cons: Not very Mac-friendly.
This reviewer recommends this product.
Review: I liked the idea of a hard drive camcorder. No tapes, no whirring sounds in the background. But this isn't perfect. Its design requires that it sit in its dock in order to upload the video to the computer. And this is not Mac-friendly. You can get...
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Crappy resolution

by  nschmelzer ,  Jan 28, 2008
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Pros: Convenient
Cons: Bad / Poor Video Quality
This reviewer does not recommend this product.
Review: Wish I had kept my Hi-8 mm. This HDD video camera has very poor video quality. Very grainy video. Looks like the old 1 MB cameras.
Author's Rating: 3/5 stars  
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