| Sony DCRPC1 Handycam Digital Camcorder | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
Buy New: $250.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 104153
Platforms: Windows Nt, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Nt 3.5, Windows Nt 4, Windows Nt 5, Powermac, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 2000 Server, Mac Os X, Mac Os 9 And Below, Windows
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.5
Compatibility: PC Firewire
Maximum Focal Length: 33
Minimum Focal Length: 3.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 7
MPN: DCRPC1
Model: DCRPC1
UPC: 027242545632
EAN: 0027242545632
ASIN: B0000205ZZ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compact construction | | • | High-quality digital video (DV) | | • | Includes a photo mode | | • | 7 program modes | | • | 120x digital zoom |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
This digital camcorder features a 2.5-inch LCD that provides brilliant images--plus you can swivel the screen angle up to 270 degrees to include yourself in the picture. The LCD also has antiglare and antifingerprint treatments that will help to eliminate smudges, and offer easier cleaning. The precision color viewfinder with 180,000 pixels provides excellent viewing clarity, with increased resolution. The InfoLithium battery with the AccuPower system is Sony's smallest lithium ion battery to date, and will show you the remaining battery power in minutes in the LCD or the viewfinder. New digital picture effects allow you to get very creative with your shots. There are six digital effects: still, flash motion, luminance key, slow shutter, trail, and old movie, plus eight different picture effects. Using Sony's unique Adaptive Frame Interpolation for better image quality, you can store up to 700 individual still photos on a 60 minute cassette in the LP mode. This camcorder also includes a built-in speaker with volume control.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Rugged, efficient, easy and compact September 23, 2006
I owned this wonderful piece of optical marvel since 2000. In all these years I traveled from the Sahara to the Mont Blanc, from 120F to minus 40 in Siberia. It never failed! I kept it in my pocket to record my life's events. I imported the videos to my hard drive, edited them and burned them to DVD with amezing ease. It is all metal construction and never suffered from the occasional banging it received. Excellent, but keep spare batteries on hand.
Efficient, excellent quality and compact April 26, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the PC1E in 2004 so it's not the newest, I have been looking for a camcorder to settle down with for a while now and have used Panasonics, Sharps and JVCs, I was put off Sony by the fact that you usually pay a premium price and I had no evidence that they were definitively better than the other brands. Obviously the size of the PC1 is noticeably small even by modern mini-DV standards it holds up well. It takes a little getting used to but unlike other upright cameras that I've used the natural holding position on the PC1 doesn't interfere with the microphone, a definite plus. Sound quality is good and the unit makes very little mech noise so you don't get that on playback. The Carl Zeiss lens is excellent as you'd expect, I particularly like the light adjustment which is very fast and very good, it means if you swing past a window whilst indoors it doesn't screw up your footage. All in all I'd recommend it as a great camera for the enthusiast, in terms of connectivity it links up to the Mac through iMovie with no trouble at all.
 Outstanding January 4, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this camcorder Oct. 1999. The picture quality is crystal clear in good lighting conditions, grainy in low light conditions. I also purchased a ... hardware/software package from Pinnacle Systems ... that allows me to edit video and audio captured on the camcorder on my PC. This is a very innexpensive way to produce high quality home movies. The best feature of the camcorder is its size-you take it everywhere.
Digital Video Editing on your PC January 28, 2000
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
An earlier review stated that it was not possible to edit digital video from the DCR-PC1 on a desktop computer. I bought a third party FireWire board and DV editing program bundle for my PC (I paid $80) and had the board installed, the software running, and video downloaded from my camera in under an hour. While cracking open a computer case and installing a new board might not be everyone's idea of fun, it is a simple procedure and greatly enhances the value of the camera. I've been very pleased with the DCR-PC1 and carry it everywhere I go.
DCR PC1 Handycam Digital camera January 14, 2000
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am looking for a digital camera which can record directly on a CD. If there is one then please let know about it. Sony DCR PC1 is an excellent piece of photographic equipment. It is very useful for my profession of Highway Designing/Improvement. For my profession I need something that can be immidiately loaded / displayed on computer.
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