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Sony DCR-HC51 Mini DV Camcorder

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£124.00 to £154.59 from 8 sellers

40x Opt, 2000x Dig, 2.5" LCD

Rating: 10

Simple, affordable, fun. Widely-available DV tape makes a great choice if you're into editing your own shots. Handycam quality video with super power 40x Carl Zeiss lens. Easy to use touchscreen LCD and long 14 hour battery life for extended shooting.

	Condition	Price	Delivery	Total Price	Seller Rating
Merchant Info	New	£145.48	£4.69	£150.17	1353 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£134.52	Free	£134.52	0 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£124.00	Free	£124.00	86 Reviews

Total Digital Merchant Info	New	£119.00	£10.00	£129.00	20 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£132.00	Free	£132.00	40 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£127.21	£8.23	£135.44	0 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£145.74	£5.88	£151.62	0 Reviews
Merchant Info	New	£148.71	£5.88	£154.59	33 Reviews

Summary
Description	DCR-HC51 Mini DV Camcorder
Manufacturer	Sony
Lowest Price	£119.00
Available at	8 Stores
MPN/UPC/SKU	DCRHC51ECEH
Product Specification
Image Processor
Image Sensor	CCD
Image Sensor Quantity	1
Image Sensor Size	.167 in
Lens Features
Min Focal Length	1.9 mm
Max Focal Length	76 mm
Optical Zoom	40 X
Digital Zoom	2000 X
Focus Features	Auto Focus Manual Focus
Max Aperture	1.8 1/f
Min Aperture	4.1 1/f
Filter Diameter	30 mm
Video Recording
Recording Media	Mini DV
Video Capture Format	MPEG-2
Maximum Video Capture Resolution	720 x 576
Video Broadcast Standards	PAL (analog)
Audio Support	PCM
Frame Rate at Max Resolution	25 frames/s (fps)
Maximum Shutter Speed	3500 1/x sec.
Minimum Shutter Speed	50 1/x sec.
Minimum Lux Rating	11
Image Stabilization	Digital / Electronic
Exposure Controls
Exposure Settings	Auto Exposure Multiple Program Modes
White Balance	Auto Manual Preset Modes
General Features
Additional Features	Built-in Speaker Fader Function Viewfinder
LCD Screen Size	2.5 in
Interface Connection	A/V Output Firewire / i.Link / DV (IEEE 1394) S-Video
Included Components	AC Adapter Battery Cables - A/V (RCA Composite)
Power
Power Source	Lithium-Ion Battery
Battery Life	110 day(s)
Dimensions
Height	85 mm
Width	63 mm
Depth	114 mm
Weight	380 g
Warranty
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
URL	Click here

Review Date: 27-Jul-08
TomahooProductions	Rating: 10 Time with product: 40 Days Strengths: Lightweight, small, compact, excellent video quality and superb camera for the price. Weaknesses: The stabilizer doesn't work properly at times, thus the auto-focus seems to blur for a few seconds every once in a while (minor weakness). Summary: This camera comes straight to ease of use and affordability including very decent video quality.This camera looks rather stylish, with the zoom-trigger at the above-right side, where your point finger is placed, to allow easy access without having trouble finding it or shaking the camera around.If you have the silver-version, you will notice it looks quite fancy for such a cheap device and that the shiny SONY sign is possitioned at the perfect place.Now the Ease of Use, and then the performance.So, the Sony DCR-HC51 is defenitely a user-friendly model, giving you a preinstalled 'Built-In THG'(Technical Help Guide) allowing you to choose whatever feature or mode you would like to know about.The included Guide Book is simply perfect, just what you would need, doesn't go slowly towards the end; but instead there is the Need To Read Section, which takes about 10 pages with coloured images taking up a heap of space.Then you can start filming quickly, not having to read a whole book, but only the 'Nead To Read Section' and then when you want to do some advanced-capturing simply go on the built-in THG or, for more details, read the Guide Book.Now, the Performance.Right this is what you mostly care for usually, and it's no problem with this camcorder!So, I had my camcorder delivered with charged batteries, and I took about 10 minutes to read the most important articles in the included Guide Book.Then, I started filming my home, things outside and made my own little comedy-movie; which I edited easily with WMM (Windows Movie Maker). Although this might get fussy at times, you have to wait as long as the clip you've been filming took, so I filmed about 24 minutes, and that takes 24 minutes to import on the computer (I have the 'I.Link E2 Pro', which takes 15 minutes instead of 24

Review Date: 27-Jul-08

TomahooProductions

Rating: Rating 10 10

Time with product: 40 Days

Strengths: Lightweight, small, compact, excellent video quality and superb camera for the price.

Weaknesses: The stabilizer doesn't work properly at times, thus the auto-focus seems to blur for a few seconds every once in a while (minor weakness).

Summary: This camera comes straight to ease of use and affordability including very decent video quality.This camera looks rather stylish, with the zoom-trigger at the above-right side, where your point finger is placed, to allow easy access without having trouble finding it or shaking the camera around.If you have the silver-version, you will notice it looks quite fancy for such a cheap device and that the shiny SONY sign is possitioned at the perfect place.Now the Ease of Use, and then the performance.So, the Sony DCR-HC51 is defenitely a user-friendly model, giving you a preinstalled 'Built-In THG'(Technical Help Guide) allowing you to choose whatever feature or mode you would like to know about.The included Guide Book is simply perfect, just what you would need, doesn't go slowly towards the end; but instead there is the Need To Read Section, which takes about 10 pages with coloured images taking up a heap of space.Then you can start filming quickly, not having to read a whole book, but only the 'Nead To Read Section' and then when you want to do some advanced-capturing simply go on the built-in THG or, for more details, read the Guide Book.Now, the Performance.Right this is what you mostly care for usually, and it's no problem with this camcorder!So, I had my camcorder delivered with charged batteries, and I took about 10 minutes to read the most important articles in the included Guide Book.Then, I started filming my home, things outside and made my own little comedy-movie; which I edited easily with WMM (Windows Movie Maker). Although this might get fussy at times, you have to wait as long as the clip you've been filming took, so I filmed about 24 minutes, and that takes 24 minutes to import on the computer (I have the 'I.Link E2 Pro', which takes 15 minutes instead of 24

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