- 16:9 Recording Format: No
- 3 Chip Technic: No
- Chip Type: CCD
- Compact Flash Card: No
- Depth in mm: 114
- Digital Input: No
- Digital Zoom (Ratio): 2000
- Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: Yes
- Handheld Position: Horizontal
- Height (mm): 85
- 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: No
- Multimedia Card: No
- Optical Zoom (Ratio): 40
- Resolution: Standard Definition
- Secure Digital Card: No
- Smart Media Card: No
- USB Interface: Yes
- Video System: Mini DV
- Viewfinder: Yes
- Weight in Grams: 390
- Width (mm): 63
- Wireless Interface: No
- xD-Picture Card: No
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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;STAMINA up to 14 hours 50 minutes (with optional battery);2.5" LCD screen with touch panel.
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This compact MiniDV Handycam features a top quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, with a market-leading 40x Optical Zoom capability and a filter diameter of 30mm. This ensures that your footage will be of pin-sharp quality, even when you are zooming in fr
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73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Bought this camera just before Easter, and I'm very impressed. The picture quality is excellent, the optical zoom is one of the best on the market and the Nightshot function works very well with very little noise so pictures still remain nice and clear.
The only thing to note is that, if you want to use the full range of the zoom function, you WILL need a tripod, simply because at such high zoom, camera shake becomes very noticeable. This will happen whatever camera you get, so it's not a negative, just a point to consider.
The battery it comes with will last just over the length of the tape, if used with the screen open, so if you want to film more than one tape's worth of film, then either get another small battery, or buy one of the high capacity ones (the NP-FH100 has an awesome 14 hours maximum!).
The only thing to note is that, if you want to use the full range of the zoom function, you WILL need a tripod, simply because at such high zoom, camera shake becomes very noticeable. This will happen whatever camera you get, so it's not a negative, just a point to consider.
The battery it comes with will last just over the length of the tape, if used with the screen open, so if you want to film more than one tape's worth of film, then either get another small battery, or buy one of the high capacity ones (the NP-FH100 has an awesome 14 hours maximum!).
83 of 84 people found the following review helpful
I bought one of these from Amazon for £175 with a free camera bag and free (fast) delivery. I had checked out this model @ Argos and Currys who were selling for £209. Considering that the bag is worth £15, I saved £49 all in. Amazon were unbeatable on this!
This is a first class camcorder which is incredibly easy to use. The Easycam function automates just about every setting, but for tweakers like me, there's a good range of custom settings too.
Picture quality is sharp, and the image stabiliser works well. The 800k CCD image sensor is top drawer, rendering strong, vibrant colours.
All of these small camcorders have less than brilliant microphones, but the HC37's picks up very little tape transport noise and distant sounds are decently reproduced.
PC connectivity is good with both USB streaming and IEEE1394 (FireWire) connections. The supplied motion cap software is basic but will do the job for the vast majority of users. I'm a Microsoft beta tester so I tend to stick to their stuff, and this works nicely with both Windows XP and Vista Ultimate's Windows Movie Maker, requiring minimal user interaction.
To sum up, this is a superb little camcorder made all the more remarkable by the fact that it costs less than a decent mobile phone. Very professional-looking results are to be had if you watch the supplied DVD video on how to shoot your movies.
This is a first class camcorder which is incredibly easy to use. The Easycam function automates just about every setting, but for tweakers like me, there's a good range of custom settings too.
Picture quality is sharp, and the image stabiliser works well. The 800k CCD image sensor is top drawer, rendering strong, vibrant colours.
All of these small camcorders have less than brilliant microphones, but the HC37's picks up very little tape transport noise and distant sounds are decently reproduced.
PC connectivity is good with both USB streaming and IEEE1394 (FireWire) connections. The supplied motion cap software is basic but will do the job for the vast majority of users. I'm a Microsoft beta tester so I tend to stick to their stuff, and this works nicely with both Windows XP and Vista Ultimate's Windows Movie Maker, requiring minimal user interaction.
To sum up, this is a superb little camcorder made all the more remarkable by the fact that it costs less than a decent mobile phone. Very professional-looking results are to be had if you watch the supplied DVD video on how to shoot your movies.
70 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Had this Camera for about a month now, its not the most straight forward piece of kit i've used to but you get used to it soon enough, I haven't figured out what all the settings do yet and the navigation is a little tricky. The touch screen LCD is a nice feature. As for picture quality its very good with minimal noise and the sound quality is outstandingly good. The night shot light is good fun too.
I'd reccomend purchasing the optional Sony battery or equivalent third-party battery as the one provided only has about an hour's worth of life on a full charge. The camera itself weights next to nothing and can almost fit in your pocket its so small.
A few small points. It has got a USB connection but I can't seem to use it to record video to my PC, so I ended up having to purchase a 4 to 6 firewire cable seperately; make sure your computer has an IEEE1394 Port in the back. This works really nicely with Windows Movie maker and I can save movies quickly onto my computer now using this.
Overall A very nice piece of kit I can highly reccomend
I'd reccomend purchasing the optional Sony battery or equivalent third-party battery as the one provided only has about an hour's worth of life on a full charge. The camera itself weights next to nothing and can almost fit in your pocket its so small.
A few small points. It has got a USB connection but I can't seem to use it to record video to my PC, so I ended up having to purchase a 4 to 6 firewire cable seperately; make sure your computer has an IEEE1394 Port in the back. This works really nicely with Windows Movie maker and I can save movies quickly onto my computer now using this.
Overall A very nice piece of kit I can highly reccomend
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Framing marvellous
Like the two previous reviewers, I have found this to be a superb camcorder and a very impressive buy. Read more
Published on 20 May 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Pleasantly suprised
Read all the reviews first and then went for it. Delivery was prompt and painless. Tried out the recorder and thought it was well worth the money. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by Mr. R. N. Thornton
Great value camcorder
I am very happy with this purchase - I didn't want to spend much on a camcorder, but I wanted something easy to use and set up, with decent enough quality for playback on a... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2008 by Mr. S. Clinch
very impressed!
I was very impressed with the delivery from Amazon having ordered this item; it arrived the following day! Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by Ms. Michele Barley
Good but wait
Got this camera for xmas , camera its self is great , fast charging times , touch screen use is really good and its a good little cam all around. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2007 by J Mac
2.5 stars -not the emphatic praise it has received from others.
This is my first camcorder although I have used other in the past. I found it quick and easy to use from out of the box (once you've charged the battery and bought film which is... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2007 by OB1
Beware of the battery cost.
The camera as bought comes with an NP-FH30 battery which is only 530mAh capacity . This battery is not available to purchase as an accessory since it will only last for about two... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2007 by March.Brown.
Works fine with a Mac!!
Just unpacked my HC37 - works seamlessly with my Mac (it's plugged in now as I'm typing and trust me it works). Excellent functionality, brilliant picture quality.
Published on 21 Nov 2007 by A. Cottingham
Don't buy it ! Wate of time and money
Don't be fooled by the price... The camcorder comes with basically nothing and you have to buy the USB cable to transfer your videos onto your computer... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2007 by J. Berthin
Great value easy to use gadget
It has been many years since we bought our previous and only camcorder, a JVC S-VHS device which got little use, and today looks frankly embarassing! Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2007 by D. H. Jones
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