Great all around camera I don't have a huge amount of experience with camcorders, and this is my first ever use of a MiniDV camera. I can say it's very easy to use, lightweight, and meets all my expectations. Also, even though it's not advertised as being Mac compatible, I had no trouble getting this to work with iMovie and my Mac. It was truly plug & play. iMovie will import a separate clip for each time the recording was stopped. A firewire cable must be purchased separately, but a generic Belkin 6-pin to 4-pin cable...
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/09/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (18 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very average Camcorder I purchased this camcorder to replace my 8yr old Sony Hi-8 video recorder as the Sony was failing. I also wanted to "digitize" my videos
so I could download onto my computer and back them up via DVD. I read that mini-DV tapes were the best value for recording, so I opted for this unit.
This is a very average, easy to use camcorder. Controls are easy to understand. All play or record controls are on the LCD. Here's my assessment:
* Image quality is fair- no bett...
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/01/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Definitely worth the price! The Sony DCR-HC38 camcorder is a great little video camera. I have used it quite often since the purchase and even for someone who is not very adept working electronic equipment, it is easy to operate yet takes great videos! I highly recommend this camera, it's certainly worth the cost!
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 06/13/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good Value For Money I have had a sony Hi-8 Camcorder for ten years now, and was genereally pleased with it. However, I wanted to go digital. I didn't want to spend too much money, certainly not on my first digital venture. I did a lot of online reading, and got the impression that HDD cameras didn't perform too well, and mini DVD limits your time, so went for miniDV.
I have had the camera just over a week at the time of writing.
Pros: Good clear image. Audio Quality. Nightshot Plus. Ilink...
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/28/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (105 of 107) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Camera for the price I brought this camera to film moments of me and my buddies playing sports. The quality, sound and picture of each came out excellent. The stablization is amazing and the color jumps off the screen. I really love the touch screen controls on the camera. It doesn't give you the HD quality you expect from most of the cameras out today but the picture is almost as good. It's great for small events and its light weight and small. It has a very nice battery life. It's easy to edit and change th...
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/25/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (17 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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More on HC-38 I agree with the first review posted here for the most part. I will add that I have tried the software and was not impressed. First, upon installation I received an error message that said the software was not Windows certified, and that the installation could cause my system to become unstable. Well, it did. After installation, my system crashed on a daily basis. I have sensed uninstalled and contacted Sony. They basically said it doesn't matter that it is not Windows certified because it is S...
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/14/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
87% (49 of 56) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Lacking I had owned a SonyDCR-HC20, which was stolen. I assumed this would be a step up from that. In some ways, I suppose it is, but in many ways it is not.
It feels like a cheap camera, with its clunky plastic case. Recording in low light situations is a particular challenge. And I was startled to find that this camcorder, unlike many of its rivals, has no remote control! For that reason alone I'll be returning this little disappointment ASAP.
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/15/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
55% (11 of 20) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I returned it immediately The product was so cheaply built that I thought for a minute I'd accidentally ordered a child's play camera. I returned it immediately.
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/06/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
6% (2 of 33) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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worth the price I found this product to be good and meets my requirements. off-course this is a sony product. Easy to handle, operate and the quality of audio and video is really appreciative and worth the price. I feel I made a good decision by buying this product.
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/27/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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nice camcorder, LCD menu is not user friendly works great in low light condition. However, it took me a long time to get familiar with the LCD touch screen menu. Compare to Cannon model I owned before, it is not user friendly.
[Sony Mini DV Camcorder (DCRHC38) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 06/01/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
83% (5 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful |