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Technical Details
- 16:9 Recording Format: No
- 3 Chip Technic: No
- Chip Type: CCD
- Compact Flash Card: No
- Depth in mm: 130.5
- Digital Input: No
- Digital Zoom (Ratio): 2000
- Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
- Handheld Position: Horizontal
- Height (mm): 89
- Highest Focal Length in mm: 1440
- Image Stabiliser: Digital Image Stabiliser
- LCD Screen Size in Inches: 2.5
- Lowest Focal Length in mm: 36
- Maximum Aperture Tele: 4.1
- Maximum Aperture Wide: 1.8
- Maximum Pixel (in Megapixel): 0.8
- Memory Stick: Yes
- Multimedia Card: No
- Optical Zoom (Ratio): 40
- Photo Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 480
- Photo Resolution Width in Pixel: 640
- Resolution: Standard Definition
- Secure Digital Card: No
- Smart Media Card: No
- USB Interface: Yes
- Video System: DVD
- Viewfinder: Yes
- Weight in Grams: 390
- Width (mm): 54.5
- Wireless Interface: No
- xD-Picture Card: No
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Manufacturer's Description
Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.PRODUCT FEATURES:Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens;800, 000 pixels Advanced HAD CCD;40x Optical Zoom / 2000x Digital Zoom;Up to 110 minutes continuous recording with DVD+R DL.
Product Description
Easy to use DVD Handycam with Carl Zeiss lens, compact design, powerful 40x optical zoom and 2.5" touch panel LCD screen.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
141 of 141 people found the following review helpful
After much searching and price comparing, finally opted for the dvd 106, ordered it 11am and chose first class delivery, to my suprise it was with me within 24 hours.After a 2 minute browse of the manual, i was up and running.
Picture quality great (on HQ even better)
Sound quality very good (beware of high winds on Mic, common problem on all camcorders)
Handling and usablilty, great, buttons designed for one handed shooting.
(be gentle with zoom control or you will hear the button through your mic)
Simplicity: even the father in law was eager to jump on and have a shot, and found it easy to use.
Battery life, 94 minutes on full charge (Bigger battery needed for longer shooting.
Zoom: 40x zoom is amazing, auto focus is quick to catch up
Software: Basic but competent for first time user, although if you want to get into serious editting, Sony vegas is the way forward but be prepared for some serious reading.
USB: easy to use and no download loss.
Summary: This Camera is aimed at the bottom end of the DVD market, Sony has added enough to keep any amateur filmer more than happy, for £230 it is one of the best on the market. unless you want to make a tv production this is a probably the best starting point.
It does what it says on the box, this camcorder should be on almost anybody's shortlist.
Note: unless you are taking a laptop on holiday, buy plenty of 8cm dvd's, to capture hours of magic moments.
Picture quality great (on HQ even better)
Sound quality very good (beware of high winds on Mic, common problem on all camcorders)
Handling and usablilty, great, buttons designed for one handed shooting.
(be gentle with zoom control or you will hear the button through your mic)
Simplicity: even the father in law was eager to jump on and have a shot, and found it easy to use.
Battery life, 94 minutes on full charge (Bigger battery needed for longer shooting.
Zoom: 40x zoom is amazing, auto focus is quick to catch up
Software: Basic but competent for first time user, although if you want to get into serious editting, Sony vegas is the way forward but be prepared for some serious reading.
USB: easy to use and no download loss.
Summary: This Camera is aimed at the bottom end of the DVD market, Sony has added enough to keep any amateur filmer more than happy, for £230 it is one of the best on the market. unless you want to make a tv production this is a probably the best starting point.
It does what it says on the box, this camcorder should be on almost anybody's shortlist.
Note: unless you are taking a laptop on holiday, buy plenty of 8cm dvd's, to capture hours of magic moments.
92 of 92 people found the following review helpful
Had mine for about a week now and and very pleased with it. Amazingly easy to use and with the software provided you'll be burning your own Dvd's in no time (The Media viewer is great.) Be warned though the camera uses mpeg-2 so if you want to get into editing you'll need another application. (You can edit a little with the camera but it's very basic.) Sony Vegas is a great editor and a steal at the moment from Amazon. Download a trial version first. My only niggle with the camera is that if you use a disc made by anybody other than Sony you get an annoying nag screen every time you start the camera. Other than that thumbs up!
78 of 78 people found the following review helpful
I got this item from another store but wanted to leave my review here. This is an excellent camcorder and the picture quality is excellent for what you are paying for. i use TDK dvd-rw discs which work fine and i get no pop up telling me its not a sony disc. the Zoom is fantastic and i find it so simple to use that you have to be a monkey if you find it difficult(no offense to other reviewers....LOL.
I have ordered a compatible NP-fh100 battery off ebay for £12 inc P+P. compared to the samsung camcorder i previously had (from amazon) this is much better. Love the superplus night shot...really spooky and works surprisingly well.
you should not be disappointed if you buy this camcorder. if you have more money to spend then get the 1 mega pixel one if not then this is a winner.
knocked off a star for the naff battery they include and the lack of any discs and case..come on sony how much money do you make each year!! LOL
I have ordered a compatible NP-fh100 battery off ebay for £12 inc P+P. compared to the samsung camcorder i previously had (from amazon) this is much better. Love the superplus night shot...really spooky and works surprisingly well.
you should not be disappointed if you buy this camcorder. if you have more money to spend then get the 1 mega pixel one if not then this is a winner.
knocked off a star for the naff battery they include and the lack of any discs and case..come on sony how much money do you make each year!! LOL
Most Recent Customer Reviews
the product is ok and working fine. Serving the purpose.
The product is fantastic and serving the purpose. I like it and my family loves it. Thank you ebay for your dedication. It was in a perfect working order as described initially. Read more
Published 16 months ago by amara
Not good for indoor, low light, and noisey DVD motor.
Unfortunatley, this camera is not good in dim lit areas, I understand that most digital recording media will have trouble but the visible noise when using the slightest zoom on an... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by Mr. S. Green
GREAT Camcorder poor software
I brought the camcorder after checking out the spec and other reviews.
The flash card camcorders produce poor picture quality and the in built hard drive recorders were way... Read more
The flash card camcorders produce poor picture quality and the in built hard drive recorders were way... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2008 by Just Dave
Camcorder good, software useless
Camcorder works very well, easy to use, but when it comes to downloading to the computer for editing, the camcorder and software do not perform at all, I have been unable to edit... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2008 by Mrs. S. Kildare
Excellent family camera
This is an excellent camera that is easy to use for the whole family. My daughter is 4 and she can easily operate it. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2008 by Mr. M. P. Jones
Good one at this price range
This is definitly a good buy at a price of £200. Though you can get a HD camera with a bit higher price, definitly you will miss the SONY brand and the quality that comes with it. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by Chennaibabu
Best camcoder ever
I had a tape camcoder; I think it was panasonic until it broke a few months ago and since then a camcoder has been on my wish list. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2007 by C. Bibby
Misleading Information
At the moment I am considering the purchase of this camera. Naturally I have attempted to gather as much information as possible. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2007 by G. R. Taylor
good camcorder
Ordred my camcorder from amazon and saved over £100 compared to tesco direct and received it next day. 5 stars for amazon. I've found this camcorder excellent in all areas. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2007 by P. Winteringham
Great Camcorder!
This is an excellent camcorder and really easy to use - no need to read any manuals, just pop a disk in and start recording. Amazing optical zoom, small and light. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by A. E. Michael
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