| Sony DCR-HC62 1MP MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom | 
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| Buy New: $274.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1565
Category: Photography
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Brand: Sony
Label: Sony
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: 1
Monitor Size: 270
Included Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 25
Digital Zoom: 2000
Connectivity: IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 62.5
Minimum Focal Length: 2.5
Maximum Resolution: 690000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.2 x 4.8
MPN: DCR-HC62
Model: DCR-HC62
UPC: 027242727397
EAN: 0027242727397
ASIN: B00123UGTO
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 1.0 Megapixel (Gross) Advanced HAD CCD Imager | | • | 25X Optical / 2000X Digital Zoom | | • | Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens | | • | 2.7" Touch Panel SwivelScreen LCD Display (123K Pixels) | | • | Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization System |
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Product Description
Enjoy exceptional video performance and versatile performance with the DCR-HC62 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens and Super SteadyShot image stabilization capture sharp, clear, detailed video so you can see every detail of every frame. Shooting, composing, and reviewing video or still images is made easy with the clarity of the 2.7" wide LCD screen. Super NightShot Plus technology lets you shoot color video in total darkness.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
great value September 22, 2008
Really great camcorder for the price. Good vid quality, nightshot for low light. Has a nifty time-lapse mode that can let an entire day pass in a few minutes. The only real down side, IMO, is the lack of a mic input jack.
 solid camcorder, picture quality just OK September 22, 2008
This camera is easy to use, the battery lasts long enough but I was expecting a better quality picture. I have used it for about 2 weeks, shooting about 60minutes of film. For the price I think it is a good buy. The zoom is great!
 sweet camera September 14, 2008
this camera is simple, easy to use, and films with great quality. I highly recommend it for any entry level camera purchase.
Great camera, excellent time lapse feature June 26, 2008
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PRFAYV4K81ZL A big part of the reason I bought this camera was for its smooth interval recording (time-lapse) feature. Strangely, Sony's higher end high definition camera HDR-SR5 does not have this feature. I have been quite satisfied with this feature's flexibility and user-friendliness. For some reason, the smooth interval recording has a 12 hour time limit, so if you want to do time lapses longer than 12 hours you have to stop the recording a couple times a day and re-start it and it will go for another 12 hours.
For regular video usage it's a good camera. The 2000x digital zoom, if you haven't guessed, is comically useless (not that I expected anything more). The tele-macro capabilities are pretty impressive.
As others have mentioned, it does not come with a firewire (IEEE 1394) cable that is required if you want to download video to your computer. I knew that before buying it and picked up a standard 4-Pin/6-Pin FireWire cable from Amazon through a third party seller (Phoenixgold) for under $[...] plus shipping, so not a big deal. I could see how that would have been annoying had I been unaware that this cable was not included.
P.S.
The "audio sample in an outdoor environment" clip was shot with an Opteka .43x fisheye converter not included with the camera. Also, the audio was significanly compressed after I uploaded the video so it's not quite what you would hear straight out of the camera.
Edit:
I added a low-light performance test video to youtube (search for "Sony DCR-HC62 low light test"). There is also a higher quality version of that video at http:// albums.phanfare.com/4434655/2011492#imageID=43138119.
Great product June 9, 2008
It's a excelent camera, as I read in last review you need the iLink cable to copy the video to the computer, and I order one at the same time I order the camera; and Amazon it's great, even I order with the super saving shipping, they ship the order the next day and arrive me 4 days after.
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