Small, light, and easy to use I will start by saying I am not an expert with camcorders, so this review will be from the perspective of a typical electronics challenged father, who by no means is an expert in video or audio quality. Please accept my apology now for not being "technical" in my evaluation. My last camcorder was the Sony Hi8, TRV-700 (purchased in the late 90's), which had broken some time ago. This fact alone should tell you how limited our camcorder experience has been. We wanted to start filming out fami...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/20/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It's Very Good! I bought mine a month ago and have had alot of fun with it.
You should know, this camera only records it's audio as 5.1; it is not switchable to Stereo... which is ok since all dvd players and authoring software will mix it to stereo for you. The audio outputs on the camera are just stereo though, weird.
Also, keep the camera steady, it's so light that's it's difficult to keep steady and it does have a harder time with too much commotion in frame.
In audit...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/01/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Love the video and small size camera I was torn on getting either the Panasonic SD5 or the Sony cx7 but ended up with the cx7 because I love the fact I can use it with the Sony VRDMC5 Directdvd which will make playable HD discs from normal cheap blank dvd's! they will playback on PS3 or bluray player... I use a PS3 and it can play the hd video straight from the memory stick... I then also copy clips directly to the ps3's hard drive... Since all of this is Sony stuff I decided to stick with a sony camera.
The video is v...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/22/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good camera with some room for improvement In general I like the camera, it is small and shaped nicely, the quality of the movies recorded under sun light is very good, it is easy to handle and the features are great.
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When recording at night, it requires an external light; it takes 'forever' to be ready for recording after you turn the power on; and the software that comes with the camera should be a little bit better considering the price you paid for the camera.
Note: Movies burned directly to DVD do not play ...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/17/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great and TINY camcorder I love this camcorder! I received it in the mail today, so this review is still fresh, but so far, I like what I am seeing. The camera is incredibly light and small, even more so than I originally thought it would be. In fact, it's almost so small that my hand wraps all the way around it which in and of itself isn't such a great thing given that the wrist wrap doesn't really serve that much of a purpose anymore. I find that when holding it, I prop it up with my right hand and balance it with...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/12/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (31 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Jaw Dropping Quality for it's size + HUGE WOW Factor I happened to own Canon HV20 Camcorder briefly until I saw this camcorder with my friend. I loved everything about HV20 except it's cheap(call it ugly) design and build quality. Also, I didn't like the concept of tape anymore after having over 30+ MiniDVs that are collecting dust.
I've owned a MiniDV Camcorder now for over 8 years and it still works great. But, I could never transfer 30+ tapes I have taken so far to any media except the first one. Why?
Tape based vs Fl...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/16/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (86 of 89) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Don't expect perfect quality and you'll probably be happy... Having not seen any HD video from a camcorder I was expecting something more than I got... In the right lighting it is very sharp and nice, but in anything other than perfect lighting the video is *very* grainy... This is not HD video of the kind you see on t.v... it's sharp, but has extremely poor color depth. The "X.V Color" that they advertise seems to mean "crank up the saturation artificially to a ridiculous level"... which sometimes is ok, but really just overcompensates for the poor c...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/31/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (35 of 37) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Some Details Hi-def recorded resolution is 1440 X 1080 (not 1920 X 1080).
Hi-def records in four different bitrates from 5Mbps to 15Mbps. SD records in three bitrates: 3, 6, and 9 Mbps.
SD resolution is NOT reduced to half at the lowest bitrate, like some other Sony camcorders do. 3Mbps is 720 X 480, though I think SD is always 520 effective horizontal lines.
If you record in HD, you can play it back as SD using the analog cables. One of the cables is component outpu...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/17/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (14 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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So much fun!!!! I have had the chance to use this little device for about a week. Is it perfect? No! Does the battery last forever? No! Is the picture quality flawless? No! Is it cheap? No! Are the stills great? No! Is Sony Vegas included? No! Is it light? Yes. Is it easy to use? Yes. Is it fun to use? Yes!!!! Do I carry it everywhere? Yes! Am I worried about AVCHD? Who cares!!!
This is not a perfect camcorder. It is not without its flaws. I previously and still own a Panasoni...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/01/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (29 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Small & Cool but Video is a bit Grainy I own both this and the Panasonic HDC-SD1. While this is a very cool and small camcorder, it just falls short for the price. Overall I love the size, weight and look, but it takes somewhat grainy movies and the user interface is confusing. For example, unlike most cameras on the market the main on/off dial only has record mode and no play mode - you have to find the tiny play button on the touch screen. They try to make it better with an "easy" mode but that won't let you record in the highe...
[Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder (HDRCX7) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/15/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
84% (28 of 33) Users Found This Review Helpful |