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Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3

Manufacturer: Sony

Model: HDR-HC3

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Excellent

Critics combined give Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3 a score of 4 out of 4

Very Good

Critics combined give Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3 a score of 3 out of 4

Good

Critics combined give Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3 a score of 2 out of 4

Fair

Critics combined give Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3 a score of 1 out of 4

Poor

Critics combined give Sony Handycam Hdr-hc3 a score of 0 out of 4

No sooner has Sony's first consumer Hi-Def camcorder, the HC1, been inducted into the T3 Hall of Fame than the tech giant launches this follow-up. And it's a third lighter, smaller and, crucially, cheaper than its big bro.

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Sony seems intent on dominating the High Definition camcorder market before any other company has even joined in. Although Canon has released a competitor to Sony’s top-of-the-range professional HVR-Z1 (the Canon XL-H1), there’s nothing at all to compete

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HD camcorders enter the mainstream once and for all. With image quality like this, there's little reason to spend more

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Sony's HDR-HC3 sets the bar very high, letting consumers film home movies in stunning HD quality.

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Pros: Great high-resolution video performance, easy to use, compact and portable design, good price for an HD-format digital camcorder Cons: No optical image stabilization, limited audio and stills options

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The Sony Handycam HDR-HC3E camcorder was a pleasure to use as it was very comfortable to hold and user-friendly. The images we achieved were of a high standard and Sony has provided a great range of features which created sharp and clear results. Good pri

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Sony’s HDR-HC3 camcorder enables you to record High-Definition video onto a MiniDV tape, as well as take 4.1 megapixel still photographs.

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With satellite and cable TV now offering high definition services, and digital terrestrial HD on trial, the content is finally arriving to supply all those HD-ready TV sets. But the ability to record your own HD video has been around for a while thanks to

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GOOD PHOTO QUALITY, GOOD SOUND, 8/10...NO VIDEO LIGHT, COMPLEX MENU SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED FEATURES...

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The Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 brings down both the size and the cost of HD video to more reasonable levels. It's still not an impulse buy, but the excellent HD/SD video quality, the good mix of automatic and manual features, and the passable still-photo capab

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Compact for HD camcorder; uses mainstream HDV codec enabling more editing options; good-quality videos; top-loading tape for easy access; HDMI port for best connectivity to HDTV.

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Though significantly cheaper than Sony's previous consumer HD camcorder, the Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 still offers superb HD video quality. The Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 brings down both the size and the cost of HD video to more reasonable levels. It's still not

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A good choice for families wanting to match a camera to their HD TV set. Automatic operation means not needing to know much to get pleasing images. More advanced videographers may be

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