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| Sony DCR-SR45 30GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
Buy New: Too low to display
New (10) Used (6) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 646
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 40
Digital Zoom: 80
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 76
Minimum Focal Length: 1.9
Maximum Resolution: 410000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
MPN: HDR-SR45
Model: HDR-SR45
UPC: 027242728226
EAN: 0027242728226
ASIN: B00123UGXK
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Good camcorder but a couple of points to note August 26, 2008
Overall good camera but couple of flaws:
1. Picture quality is nice for digital but don't expect miracles - if you want crisp quality go for HD
2. Goes out of focus when moving the camera around while recording.
Will probably get HD once prices are more reasonable.
NICE CAMERA, EASY TO USE August 6, 2008
Bought this camcorder to take on cruise. Realy liked the compact size and ease of use. When I got it home it was a breeze to down load and burn a DVD but that is all the softwear allows you to do, no special effects.The screen in sunlight is useless and with no view finder sometimes you are just guessing what you are getting.Qualitity of video is good and with the 30GB hard drive video time is no worry.The zoom was not bad either and the built in stabalizer really helps when you zoom out.I dinged it one star because of the screen and softwear. Sony can do better.
Excellent Product August 6, 2008
My main motivation for buying this product had been the brand name and also since I didn't want to spend on recurring costs like tape/DVDs.
After many trips shooting with this handycam, the video quality has been consistently amazing.
Coupled with an additional battery, it can last hours of shooting.
I wouldn't recommend anyone to take pictures with this since it's clearly not meant for it. The photo quality is abysmal at best and is no substitute for a regular camera.
Happy shooting if you buy one :)
 Great family-use camera August 4, 2008
This is a great camera. It is much smaller than I had realized, but very lightweight, and fits perfectly into the palm of the hand. Very comfortable. Takes great quality video, and we're really impressed with it overall. Comes on quickly for those candid moments, and the microphone is surprisingly strong for a video camera. The only downside is that the videos are very large size files when uploaded to a computer, but I'm working on figuring that part out still, as I'm sure there's some way to compress them or something similar. Overall, we are very pleased with this camera, and are glad we chose it!
 Hard Drive Failure July 30, 2008
I really wanted to like this camcorder. I've had Sony products in the past and the quality has always impressed me ever since I got my first Sony Walkman. Once I received this camcorder, I was able to get going without even reading the manual - so intuitive! Just the quickstart guide sufficed and I was on my merry way recording the burps and stares of my newborn daughter.
Then I got an HDD Format Error. I've treated this camera as carefully as possible, setting it down gently every single time I've used it.
But this error basically means I've lost all the video I have not downloaded, something like an hour's worth chronicling the first two weeks of my daughter's life.
I'm not new to technology (I'm an software engineer by trade) and I've used other camcorders/cameras/computer notebooks. I know the inherent danger of recording on HD but I've encountered very few HD crashes in products I've used (iPod, the 5 notebooks I've had in the past, desktop computer, etc).
Either this camcorder is a dud or the quality/design of this product is one of the worst I've ever encountered.
Now I've lost moments that cannot be replaced - a cost far more than just the camera.
HD products have been fairly reliable for me in the past so I'm not swearing off HD equipped camcorders.
However, I'm swearing off HD equipped camcorders by Sony for the immediate future.
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Updated:
I raised my review of this product because Sony Customer Service is exceptional. They spent almost 2 hours trying to help me diagnose this problem but to no available. They then created an immediate work order for repair if I choose that route. This might be a one time dud.
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