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| Sony DCR-HC46 MiniDV 1MP Digital Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom (Includes Handycam Station) | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
Buy New: $629.99
Buy New from $629.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 14978
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 12
Display Size: 2.7
Battery: 1 Lithium
Maximum Focal Length: 36
Minimum Focal Length: 3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: DCR-HC46
Model: DCR-HC46
UPC: 027242688742
EAN: 0027242688742
ASIN: B000E0DU6M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1/5.5-inch CCD imager; 1-megapixel still-image resolution allows for photo-quality prints to 6 x 8 inches | | • | MiniDV recording format offers up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution | | • | 12x optical zoom with Super SteadyShot picture-stabilization system | | • | 2.7-inch high-resolution touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles | | • | Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Capture and transfer video images quickly and easily with Sony's DCR-HC46 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder. Its professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens captures brilliant images with life-like color and tones while the Advanced HAD CCD imager provides stunning detail and clarity. The Progressive Shutter System supplies digital still images with excellent definition and sharpness.The DCR-HC46 makes transferring data a cinch via the included Handycam Station docking device. Now you can easily connect to television for viewing and to a USB-compatible PC for editing and sharing digital images and video. Memory Stick Duo media compatibility makes it simple for you to take your images with you wherever you go.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Worked great for approximately 20 hours, then.... July 3, 2008
I have owned Sony camcorders since 1988 and have always been very pleased with their performance until recently. I purchased the Sony DCR-HC46 miniDV less than two years ago. It worked beautifully at first. No problems whatsoever. However, after less than two years and ~20 hours of film footage, the image and sound would start to scramble after around 45 minutes into the one hour tape.
I purchased a miniDV head cleaner from Best Buy to see if that might solve the problem, but the camcorder wasn't even able to run the tape. I then took it to Best Buy tech service twice to try to have it repaired, but just continued to run into the same problem regardless of purchasing new mini-DV tapes. It also started to develop a problem where the recording would look jerky when the camera was panned, regardless of how slowly.
The problem got so bad with the image and sound scrambling towards the end of some of the tapes, that I would freeze the picture in places while recording to a DVD (creating some still pictures from what would otherwise be very scrambled film footage), so that I could salvage some of the recording without creating a DVD that would be very annoying to try to watch. I finally got frustrated with this camcorder after having more ruined film, so just gave it to my children to practice with while I try to find a high quality replacement camcorder to purchase.
memories stick out January 20, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
you need a memory stick to transfer data to a mac
everything else is great
 Very Pleased January 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife and I purchased this camera for the upcoming birth of our first child and have been nothing but pleased with it. Although not the most expensive camera on the market I have found it to be very sutiable for family engagments, indoor and outdoor events. Setup and easy of use has been a big plus (even my wife who is technologically inept has been able to jump right in and use it effectively). I did purchase an extra battery which was a smart move, battery life has been good, but hey you never know. I also purchased Sony's Movie Studio 7 to put my video's together and to music. The software and hardware has worked seemlessly so far. I recommend using the firewire connection for transfer between the camera and computer, it's very fast and effective. Overall we have been very happy with our purchase and look forward to capturing all our future memories.
Good purchase January 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sony DCR-HC46 MiniDV 1MP : Amazon delivered this product flawlessly. The camcorder is pretty good value ($399)and delivers very good images for the resolution which is, for me, fine despite the 3-4MPs around, and good sound (-comparable with an earlier Sony TRV 33 at double the price which lasted 4 years before failing). Build quality appears good, though much lighter than previous. The only quibble is that the eyepiece is small and only extendable; this is less comfortable than I expected and one has to peer into it... but liveable. This is Made in Japan, and not in China....Note that the battery size is different from TRV33 range models...Arrrgh!
Amazing quality and small in size January 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have previously owned Sony and Panasonic camcorders. I bought this one beacuse of its small size. I am impressed with the quality of Video that this camcorder can make. I have made DVD's of my vidoe recordings and people who saw the video commented with a "Woh!!!"
I am giving it 4 stars because it does not have a audio input. I wanted an audio input to record directly from a mic in case of a stage performance.
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