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Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

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Brand: Sony
Category: Photography

List Price: ~~$249.99~~
Buy New: $199.99
You Save: $50.00 (20%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

(19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1326

Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 20
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 46
Minimum Focal Length: 2.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 10

MPN: DCRHC28
Model: HC28
UPC: 027242701403
EAN: 0027242701403
ASIN: B000M3IND6

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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great quality December 25, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I've had a few camcorders over the years. This my 2nd Sony. The quality of the recordings is very good. And isn't that why you buy a camcorder? I also find this very easy to use and the battery life is great.

5 out of 5 stars

DCR-HC28 and Mac and iMovie December 22, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful

Thought I should chime in because I am always looking for info on a product's interface with my various computers. I love to play around with iMovie (for fun, not pro) and this camera made it easy as pie. I bought a four-pin to six-pin firewire cable for $15.00, recorded video, plugged the camcorder into my computer, opened iMovie, opened a "new project"...and it asked me if I wanted to import the video. I clicked "yes" and it began importing it all perfectly in real-time. Awesome. I hated my old way of having to convert files in order to play in iMovie. With this, it imported in mpeg4 and I needed no conversion or fancy software. I'm psyched.

4 out of 5 stars

Solid value. Honda of camcorders December 17, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Small compact and good quality picture and features. I like the touch screen LCD and the video guide that shows you how to take great videos. I have had the camera for a week and am blown away that they can deliver this much value for $200. FYI The camera does have AV output under the front right plastic corner panel there is a firewire output. It is a bit difficult to open and you think you are breaking the camera because it is made of the same material as the other portions of the camera housing. I was able to output video from this camera to my computer using firewire with both Roxio video editing software and Pinnacle Studio 8 software. Overall the camera is very good quality and provides a nice picture. If you plan on doing night or low light shots I would consider this camera before other makes.

1 out of 5 stars

Unacceptable quality December 10, 2007
4 out of 18 found this review helpful

I bought this camera after my previous Sony model died 10 DAYS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY was up. Anyway, the image is very grainy. There seem to be thousands of microscopic black dots in the images - both on the viewfinder screen and the tape (played on a tv). I called Sony support & they were not helpful at all. They suggested I send it in. I'm returning it to get a different brand.

5 out of 5 stars

Happy August 15, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

It's not perfect quality or anything, but for the price I'm happy. Just search "Sony DCR-HC28" on youtube to find some climbing videos i made. The quality's better than that -- i had to shrink the files to put it on youtube -- but it'll give you a pretty good idea of what to expect.

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