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| Sharp VLSD20U Digital ViewCam with 3" Color LCD Screen | 
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| Brand: Sharp
Category: Photography
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 57446
Platforms: Mac Os 9 And Below, Windows, Windows 98, Macintosh, Windows Nt 4, Windows Nt, Mac Os X, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Xp, Windows Me, Powermac, Windows Nt 5, Windows 2000, Windows Nt 3.5
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 3
Compatibility: PC Firewire
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 7.2 x 4.3
MPN: VLSD20U
Model: VLSD20U
UPC: 074000352445
EAN: 0074000352445
ASIN: B00004SY5M
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 I Paid $1100 for this in 1999 for Millennium STILL TICKING/TAPING August 6, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi, I bought this camera to take it on a Millennium trip to Isreal, Egypt, Greece...and it did not disappoint. Amazing. I think I've replaced the battery only once. IT comes with a charger so make sure you get that too. Easy to use. Be careful when loading the tape so you down force it. Never had problems with it but it looks pretty delicate when you see the fancy mechanism. Great almost 3 inch playback. Great zoom. Now all I have to do is edit all of these tapes. Saw that it isn't the best for Apple's MOVIE program but I'm going to use directions on HOW THINGS WORK -- for editing Mini-DV -- wish me luck. Swivel makes it easy to shoot vertical or horizontal. Easy to give to a pal to use. Like that you can get 90 minutes on one tape. Be careful, I recently somehow taped over a vaulable tape so pull that little green tab on your digital video tapes so you can't re-record accidentally. SO MUCH FUN -- makes even an event you DON"T WANT TO GO TO -- ie some party or wedding or something a lot of fun. Because the results are so good and the SOUND IS AMAZING. REALLY AMAZING SOUND for mini-dv -- plus you can put it in a tote bag or a large purse if you're a lady. No need for big camera bag. The stabilization tech eliminates need for tripods etc and it seems to work just as well inside a room at night vs during the day.....worth every penny -- and if you can get one used--well-- do it today!! js.
Camera goes everywhere... December 20, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
small enough to take everywhere.....it's been all over the world and through some tough climates and still works great! Large LCD for viewing eliminates the need for a view finder, which most people don't use with todays DV camera. Functions easy to access. Takes 37mm filters. Suggest purchase of two batteries so you can cut back on down time when shooting. Liked it so much....getting one for my son in the military!! Looking for underwater case...if available.
Sharp vls20u digital viewcam with 3' color lcd screen October 26, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent choice for a digital movie camera. Takes stills from 1 to 16 frames per snap. Hook up to a TV to view movies or review thru the lcd screen, Never had any problems.
Quite a handy little camcorder August 29, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have had the Viewcam for a year now, and feel that I can make an adequate review of it now. So here it is. Problems/Repairs: 0. Things that impressed me: Resolution quality over VHS/8mm, low-light capabilities, sound quality, overall size, and that cool swivel action. Things that did not impress me: Cost of DV tapes, Resolution quality compared with newer miniDV cams, still shot pics, battery life. Overall: This is a very handy little camera, and I have enjoyed using it. It had firewire, which is the only way to go if your editing on your PC - and the picture/sound quality is far superior than any other format (don't let the whole Digital8 thing fool you). The price on Amazon was a steal at the time, and I do not regret getting it at all.
 Beware the Surprises August 13, 2002
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This camcorder brought us three unpleasant surprises:1. It is not completely compatible with Apple Computer's iMovie. The first few seconds of video are lost and cannot be imported after every Stop/Start break in the camera footage. It also leaves lots of square artifacts at the beginning of an export to tape. Both very frustrating. 2. After two years of admittedly heavy use (hey, when else will he be a baby again?), the auto focus mechanism went quite mad. It simply wouldn't hold focus under any circumstances. This sort of thing happens, I suppose, but then for the big surprise... 3. There is, in all of the United States, exactly ONE place that Sharp allows to work on their digital camcorders. Our camera has now been there for six weeks and the best we can get from them is that "the part is on order."
On order? These guys are the only repair facility for the entire U.S. and they don't have parts stocked?!? This isn't a little garage outfit that would go broke stocking spare parts for every camcorder ever made; this is a monopoly that knew darned good and well that anything that went wrong with this camcorder model was going to come to them. They should have had a ready supply of parts.
Repeated calls to them got us nowhere. A call to Sharp Customer Assistance got us nowhere. If you like surprises like these, then this camcorder and the rest of the Sharp line are for you.
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