Thumbs up across the board. Trying to settle on a camcorder to purchase among the hundreds available is, to say the least, a frustrating experience. Does this sound familiar: You read a rave review in a respected publication on a particular camcorder, think to yourself: "this looks like the one to get," only to find disappointing reviews from real people who have actually tried the camcorder out. Or the reverse: Lukewarm reviews by the pros, but a slew of seemingly satisfied buyers. Well, I ended up purchasing the Sony DC...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by Phil Banner can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 |  |
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| Reviewed by: | Phil Banner | | Review Date: | 09/14/2006 | | User Location: | USA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (24 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A GREAT Camcorder For The Money!!! I shopped and shopped around looking for the Best Mini DVD Camcorder. After much searching, I came across the Sony 405. This is a terrific camcorder for the money. It is very easy to use and offers many great features. The camera is very small and great for travel. I haven't had this camera for a long time but for the time I have had it, I am very pleased. I originally wasn't planning on spending the money but when I checked Amazon's prices it was worth it. This camera was far more expen...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by Alex can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | Alex | | Review Date: | 11/26/2006 | | User Location: | Northeast - USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (22 of 22) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Worth the price I went through a lot of camcorders before settling on a Sony. I bought a Hitachi DVD camcorder 1st because it was under $400 and you get what you pay for, the picture was not very clear, it had no light for dark rooms and the zoom wasn't that great. I returned it and decided if I wanted a good picture I need to be willing to pay more so I bought a $600 canon DVD camcorder and again I just was not happen with the picture quality. We have a 52" TV and when I saw that the sony handycam shot in 16:9...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by mom to 3 boys can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | mom to 3 boys | | Review Date: | 06/13/2006 | | User Location: | usa | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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"Easy"...the way i actually wanted it this time! normally, i'd want the most manual controls, software for editing, etc. but, i just don't have the time for it any more. if i were going to get into moviemaking as a profession, yes. however, i wanted a easy-to-use cam that could take great INDOOR video. i finally moved up the chain to this DCR-DVD405 and am as pleased as i can be.
I didn't want to invest the time to upload video from a miniDV cam then have to spend time editing and burning to DVD so i decided on a miniDVD cam...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by blv "blv" can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | blv "blv" | | Review Date: | 07/07/2006 | | User Location: | The Boro, TN USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Camcorder I purchased this camcorder over a month ago and I've been extremely impressed with it's performance. The picture quality for both video and still pictures is top notch (I recommend using the HQ setting). The second performance mark that is exceptional is the sound quality, it's crystal clear and picks up sounds from 360 degrees.
I have only two complaints for this camcorder:
1. The menu on the touch screen is not very intuitive. Although you'll master it after a few da...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by C. Lux can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | C. Lux | | Review Date: | 07/04/2006 | | User Location: | Sasebo, Japan | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (18 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Tip for mac users I almost did not buy this camcorder due to a review here claiming it was difficult to use with a mac. Not so. A quick search at apple.com revealed several 3rd party programs that import video from dvd. I have been using one called DVDXDV and it works great, with no loss in video quality. It is very simple to use - I never even looked at the instructions. It does take a fair amount of computing time to import video, maybe 30 minutes for a 30 minute dvd. I have a 5 year-old mac so it may be...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by J. Wardlow can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | J. Wardlow | | Review Date: | 06/12/2006 | | User Location: | Bloomfield Hills, MI | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent gadget for novices who use Windows... My sister had ordered this camcorder last week from an online retailer (Abe's of Maine) at a great price $580. She understands technology but she is not extremely savy about editing and handling manual controls in the camera. She planned to buy a harddisk based model but was convinced otherwise on this DVD based model because of it ease of use during post-production process. Once you finalize the DVD disk, you could just copy all the video with a click of a button. Unlike the mini-DV based camco...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by S. Mantena can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 8.0 | |
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| Reviewed by: | S. Mantena | | Review Date: | 08/20/2006 | | User Location: | NJ, United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very Pleased with this Camcorder Just got this camcorder last week after researching for about 2 weeks. Our MiniDV camcorder was on this blink and we decided it was time to jump to the MiniDVD format. The thing I like about this format is the ability to quickly view footage both on the camcorder and on TV after finalizing the disc. Our main use will be in recording our children, so I don't currently have a need performing time-consuming conversions and editing that the minDV format requires to produce a DVD. Picture qualit...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by T. Turner can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | T. Turner | | Review Date: | 05/16/2006 | | User Location: | Alabama | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (32 of 33) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Satisfaction Guaranteed... I bought this camera two weeks ago. Got a chance to record and review its performance indoor and out doors. So far I am very much pleased with the performance. Crisp HD like Video and good 5.1 surround audio. I did some research before buying this camera, I even tried a Panasonic PV GS 250 before buying this one. Eventhough Video quality was close at day light, I did not like its low light performance. From my experience most of the home videos are made at home ( no surprise!) under normal indoo...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by P. Panikkasseri can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | P. Panikkasseri | | Review Date: | 04/03/2006 | | User Location: | Omaha,NE | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (31 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent Video Camera Sony does it again...........
As an owner of many video cameras, I have experienced many cameras and have come back to the Sony DCR-DVD405. My first digital DV camera was the Sony DCR-PC100. Great camera, but a little dated. Bought the Panasonic DVD200 and it was terrible...
Then purchased the Sony DCR-DVD403 and was very impressed. So decided to go bigger and buy the Sony HD HC1. Disappointing to say the least especially since I spent $1700.00 dollars. So have now went back to the D...
[Sony Handycam DVD Digital Camcorder (DCRDVD405) review by B. D. Pletcher "Pletchman" can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | B. D. Pletcher "Pletchman" | | Review Date: | 03/18/2006 | | User Location: | Chicago | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (50 of 52) Users Found This Review Helpful |