Exceptional HD Camcorder If you have an HDTV at home and appreciate the HD quality channels, this camcorder is a must companion for your family and your HDTV. It is compact and user friendly with lots of useful features and the HD (1080i) video quality is stunning. We've just used it in an indoor birthday party at a kid's gym with typical indoor lighting and the HD video quality played back on our 42" HDTV was superb without an expensive HDMI cable even but with provided component video cables instead. Although it was n...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/12/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very impressive for home video use I am writing this as someone who is not a true videophile, but who nonetheless pays some critical attention to picture quality and ease of use. I have no interest in making any videos other than reasonable quality family videos. I have owned a SD miniDV camera for 7 years before buying this one. The picture quality was observed on a Sony SXRD 60" HDTV using component cables. I didn't have the HDMI cable with the mini connector to try out a digital connection.
I bought this camera la...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/29/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (23 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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So-so... Good design, but I was disappointed with picture quality. Not as sharp as HD content is supposed to be, just a bit better than a DVD. Noticeable noise in low light conditions. The 2.1 megapixel matrix is obviously not sufficient. HDR-HC7 makes a better choice, but I haven't tried it yet.
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/02/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
26% (7 of 26) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellant camera; excellant quality; small buttons This is a great camera that takes very high quality pictures. I am actually really happy with the still pictures it takes as well. Be careful you have looked into all your software editing info before purchasing (be prepared to spend a couple hundred dollars for a codec to out the hd video) that goes for any HD camera though. This camera has some quality loss in dark scenes but you just have know how to adjust the camera to correct this.
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/04/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
66% (2 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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HDR-HC5 Review So far I have found this to be a great camera. Here are a few of my observations so far.
Video Quality: The video quality this this takes is great. However, there must be sufficient lighting. In a dimly light room, for instance, the video accumulates a fair bit of grain. But by adding a few more lights, or taking it outside on a nice day, your videos will rival that of broadcast HDTV.
Sound: Like most all camcorders the sound is very average. And the only mic's availabl...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/04/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (2 of 2) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I'm loving it :) I love the camera so far. The still pictures as well as the video are truly amazing with the 1080i HD. I'm using it for my two passions - my family and paranormal investigations. For the latter Sony's Night Shot can't be beat. Personally I dont feel that the extra 200-300 dollars for the HC7 is worth it, but to each their own.
A few accessories that I've picked up are:
Sony HVL-HIRL IR NightShot and Vide...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/15/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (1 of 1) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Camcorder So far this has been a great camera
Although I haven't actually tried to record at night, the picture quality during the day is amazing.
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/10/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
0% (0 of 2) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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This Sony camcorder gives great high definition video for an affordable price This Sony hi-def camcorder (filming in 1080i) provides a lot of value for the price. The key to "home movies" is always going to be the quality of the media on which you are putting your recording, and on to that end, this camcorder delivers very, very well for a relatively inexpensive price.
I bought it for about $1,000 in NYC in March 2007 just before a family trip that was to include the Grand Canyon. When I came home and played the recordings on my HDTV, I felt like I had just...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/23/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Outstanding camera I am extremely pleased with this camera. I have been shooting and editing video as a hobby for about 10 years and am thrilled with the image quality of this lens and the processor. If you are going to buy it, my only recommendation is to make sure your computer can handle editing HD video. It is MUCH more data than standard "Mini DV" or Digital Video and will be extremely taxing on your computer's processor.
As compared to similar products in the same price range that I tested ...
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/25/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Great Camcorder I think the HDR HC5 is a perfect camcorder for the amateur. It has great picture quality and decent sound. Good wind noise reduction. Its not that great when you record HD in a dark place but you cant expect HD to look great in dark areas. At least not in such a small camcorders. Just switch to standard and your off. All in all great buy worth the money.
[Sony Mini DV Digital Camcorder (HDRHC5) review by Mike can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Mike | | Review Date: | 05/21/2007 | | User Location: | San Jose | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
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