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Sony DCR-SR42 30GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-SR42 30GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with  40x Optical Zoom

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Brand: Sony
Category: Photography

List Price: $549.99
Buy New: $348.50
You Save: $201.49 (37%)



New (13) Used (9) Refurbished (1) from $189.00

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 77 reviews
Sales Rank: 420

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 40
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 76
Minimum Focal Length: 1.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 7 x 6.5

MPN: DCRSR42
Model: SR42
UPC: 027242713659
EAN: 0027242713659
ASIN: B000M3LJ5U

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • 30 GB built-in hard drive; record up to 20 hours
  • Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens; 40x optical/2000x digital zoom
  • 2.5-inch touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD
  • Super SteadyShot picture stabilization system
  • Handycam Station included; one-touch disc burn

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  • 3-Year Extended Service Plan - Covers Electronic Items $501-$1000 - Repair
  • Sony 1 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Media (MSXM1GST) (Retail Package)
  • Ambico BC-04GA Gallery Series Medium Camcorder Bag
  • Sony VMC15FS A/V Cable for most Sony MiniDV & DVD Camcorders
  • Sony DCCL50B DC Adapter (Car Battery Adaptor) for most Sony Handycam Camcorders

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Stop stopping. None of us likes to switch tapes in the middle of a shoot, or waste time rewinding and capturing. That's why the DCR-SR42 Handycam camcorder contains a 30GB built-in hard disk drive (HDD) storage and allows you to capture up to 20 hours of recording time (LP) so you don't need to mess around with tapes. A brilliant 2.5" Touch Panel LCD display keeps the controls at your fingertips while a 40x optical/2000x digital zoom makes sure you catch all the detail. And when it comes time to share your memories, it couldn't be easier with the one touch disc burn capability and the Memory Stick Duo media slot. The DCR-SR42 puts the simplicity back into shooting and sharing your videos.


Customer Reviews:   Read 72 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Good Handycam   August 12, 2008
Sujit Kumar Mahapatra (Cuttack)
Merits:

1. It's a Sony! (Brand value).
2. Compact and light-weight.
3. Carl Zeiss lens.
4. hard disk memory, easy to transfer to computer.
5. I got the refurbished one from sonystyle.com for 300 bucks. Thats pretty cheap for a 40x zoom HDD camcorder from sony.
6. Motion picture quality is good.

Demerits:
1. Does not have a view finder.
2. The Still picture quality is not that great (As indicated by others too).
3. Does not have a neck strap (Or any provision for that).
4. You need the camcorder dock to charge as well as transfer movies into Computer.
5. The bundled video editor doe not have much functionality. Only you can cut a video, i could not find any option to merge several videos into one.

Overall i like this camcorder, i will buy some video editing software to work on the videos a bit.



1 out of 5 stars Not Worth It   July 15, 2008
Livia Smith (Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I regret buying this camcorder. Video only looks okay when shot outside in the sun. If you shoot video inside, it looks very grainy. Forget about taking pictures with this camcorder since the resolution is so low. The pictures look awful! I'm buying a different one. Don't waste your money!


3 out of 5 stars Be careful   July 10, 2008
Chinmoy Adak (USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

It was not as new condition as I expected....since it was told that the item was in the shop for display only.....Since no accessories is provided so please add the price and then think whether it is economical or not?????


1 out of 5 stars Very Low Quality and Blurry   July 8, 2008
Anthony A. Aria (Oakley, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Very Low Quality and Blurry. I would compare the quality of this video camera to the standard video camera you get from a cell phone. I am going to try to return this camera.


1 out of 5 stars SONY DCR-SR42 30GB HDD Handycam Camcorder with 40X Optical Zoom   June 15, 2008
Salim Tyan (Montreal, Quebec Canada)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought this unit relying on the reputation of SONY and never thought SONY could offer such a bad quality video on his handycams. It is awful. It is a real lemon ! I won't recommend to anyone to buy this model. Sorry SONY but you just deceived me !

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