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Pros: Superb video quality Cons: Costly
Pros: nice Cons: perfect
Pros: I LOVET!! SMALL BUT DUING BIG JOB Cons: SONY ##1 I ILIKE A LOT NICE IMAGE AND VERY BALANSED, PERFECT COLOR AND NICE ++AAA RECOMMENDED FOOR ALLL
Pros: Crisp picture, good night vision Cons: Expensive
Pros: Excellent picture quality Cons: Price and lack of included accesories I've had this camera for about a week and recorded over two plus hours of video. I am really impressed with the picture quality and it suits my SONY HDTV. The sound quality i
Pros: STUNNING 1080i HIGH DEF WIDESCREEN 16:9 PICTURE Cons: No external Microphone input jact 9though there is a hot-shoe for an external Microphone) If you are looking for a true High Definition Camcorder and are not a professional this is the best CAMC
Strengths: 1080i video, camcorder size, great colors and quality Weaknesses: price, MPEG-2 compression Summary: This camera is awesome. Video quality outdoors is like HD broadcast you see on HDTV, very detailed and colorful. I don't know why people w
Strengths: Stunning 1080i High Defintion Widescreen 16:9 IMAGES !!! Weaknesses: No external microphone input jack though there is a hot-shoe for attaching an external microphone. Summary: The SONY HDR HC3 is my dream come true CAMCORDER !!!
I have had this camcorder since Friday April 14th and have multiple opportunities to 'play' with it. Most of my videotaping has been in SD mode, not HD.This camcorder is the perfect camcorder for users who want to position themselves for HD in t
After recording and playing video all weekend, my simple conclusion is this video camera is AWESOME. Yes it is expensive, but, WOW the pictures is fantastic when hooked up to my hi-def plasma or played back on my iMac. It is as small and light as any norm
After a few days of use and editing the picture is simply amazing! Colors are bright even with my century lens. Great Camera.
Very happy with this camera. Was expecting poor images in low light and focus issues (had read other reviews that stated those problems) but was pleasantly surprise.I don't do any pro-audio, so an external Mic jack is not a problem for me. In my expe
This is the first HD-Video Camara that I have owned, and I love it. I have had it for about 24 hours now, and altho there has not really been to much to record it looks amazing. I got it at my local Best Buy and the lady who sold it to me said that it had
Just got this camera from amazon a day ago, and the performance is unmatched. I been waiting for an HD consumer camcoder to match my 2 year old HDTV for a while, and this one is perfect. Recorded footage in dusk lighting and its superb. I switched between
this camcorder is great. low light recordinds are on the avg side, but when you go outside and film for example on a golf course, it looks super great. very nice design on this camera. it feels like a coke can with a handle.the 4MP camera feature with fla
Since I don't have a HD tv, I can't speak to how the video looks in HD, but I can say that the HC3 makes superior home DVD movies.The camera is easy to use, and has a bright, clear display. The battery life is surprisingly good.I was able to eas
In my house there is a constant battle between getting great hi tech gear and needing it to be easy to use. I am the geek and my wife if the "make it easy" person. This camcorder fits the bill for both. She gets the "easy" button and I
Picture is stunning from such a little package.Only problem is the zoom, which does not have a manual ring or adjustment for subtle slow zooms. Unfortunately, the zoom switch is crude and hard to control to avoid jarring fast zooms.Still a great ptice for
This is my 4th camcorder and I just love it.I'm a big photo enthusiast, and despite I own a Nikon D70 Digital SLR camera, this summer on a 3 week trip to Europe (by train) I decided to travel light and left home my Nikon to use only my new Sony Camco
I checked the manual of my HDR HCR and it said the camera was compatible worldwide
I bought this video camera for my sister, so I can't say much about specific details of the product. All I can say is that she so happy with the camera that she asked me to buy lot of accessories like Battery Charger, Battery NP-FP90, 1 Gb Memory Sti
SWEET!You can get the details from other people's reviews. You'll hate watching your old low-res videos after using this baby.
Have owned for one week and find the picture quality truely outstanding and sets it apart from the other camcorders. Sony makes it pretty simple to use and I find the touch screen pretty cool once you get use to it. The digital picture quality is better t
I love this camera. The video is very clear especially watching it on Plasma TV. However, I have an issue with the camera. Somehow, the red eye reduction is not working properly. Most of my photos got red eye even though the red eye reduction is on. Pleas
I bought this camcorder in preparation for my son's birth. Even though it is expensive compared to most non-HD camcorders, I think the picture quality is well worth the price. The video is easily transferred into iMovie HD on a Mac and after some edi
I'll leave the techno-speak to those who care about how this camcorder operates. However, what I will say is that it's very easy to use, light, compact and has an amazing picture quality. Obviously it's expensive, particularly if, like me,
Image quality is exceptional, the weight it's light and the camera is full of features. My only complaint it's that after spending over a thousand dollars, the camcorder desn't come with a Firewire cable and the sound recording could be muc
The picture is unbelievable. That's the bottom line.Battery life on the included battery is poor, still shot quality is mediocre compared to a decent digital camera; However the video quality under various lighting conditions is hands down the best I
This HD video camera comes in a conveniently small package and takes amazing video and photographs. The HD video is incredibly sharp and we especially enjoy the ability to take wide angle still photo shots. We took it to Italy for two weeks and my husband
Bought this camera way back in April shortly after when it came out. Bought it just in time for my first born to join us in the world. The reason why I bought this camera is because it was cutting edge, and at the time, I was in a time crunch and knew tha
I got this back in March and loved it! The HD video is amazing when played back via HDMI cable on my plasma TV. The video still looks really good when recorded on the regular miniDV tape. Don't really need the HD miniDV. The video quality in low ligh
For myself, as a network television cameraman & editor, this is the best consumer video camera, for the money, that I have ever seen or used. The picture quality is so good that I have been using it a lot lately to shoot b-roll for a national televisi
Bought this camera 11/06 as "refurb" from Amazon for great price. Other than a few fingerprints, camera was in new condition. I have a Sony FX1 HDV camera ($3000) and wanted a second HDV camera that I could intercut with on 2-camera shoots. The
I bought this May of 2006 and absolutely love it. But check out HDR-HC5 and HDR-HC7 that just came out on preorder. If you can wait until March, I say go ahead and get the HC-7 unless you get a steal price for the HC3.
Have high end HD video camera. Images from this little tyke compare well. Lens is OK. The suggested additional wide angle lens is, in proportion to the very small camera, kind of bulky. A trade off. Maybe a wider built-in lens might compromise elsewhere.
Bought this in October for a trip to Ireland with my family and I could not be more pleased. I understand that the HC5 and HC7 versions are coming soon which offer 4 and 6 MP still capabilities and if you're in no hurry you've certainly nothing
The first use for this HD camcorder was to record for an hour total of childbirth and bringing the baby home. Lighting varied from dim in labor/delivery to bright in ordinary rooms and of course outdoors. The first material went into iMovie and then to iD
I was very pleased with this product. The ease of use, great video quality make it worth the high price tag. It also takes great still pics. I saved about $300 on Amazon and got my camera in 1 day, just in time for my kids Xmas program. With the MiniDV fo
I purchased my HC3 several weeks ago to film a family wedding. I didn't really intend on purchasing an HD camcorder, but I got a really good deal on a closeout and went for it.Having shot quite a bit of VHS and 8mm tape in the past, the images from t
Pros: Very sharp pictures, shots even at low light Cons: Expensive
Strengths: Picture quality Weaknesses: no 5.1 surround Summary: Just got the camcorder and was skeptical about how it would perform. Mainly because it's a sony and I've become skeptical about all their products, along with anger about their use
Bought my HC3 from Best Buy on 10MAY2006.. For a wedding/birthday party.. Worked great.. Advise to get a tripod/stable device for steady pictures. When you have fast movements, artifacts/pixelation occurs not bad video recorder.. It has ALOT of output con
Greetings wanna be owners of HC3.Just got mine. Here's a brief overview.Design is awesome. It looks like a Red Bull can with all the buttons on it. Battery compartment is the best part of it. No protruding bat packs out the back.On the inside, howeve
I have had this camcorder for about 2 weeks now. Overall I'm pleased. Most of my video playback has been done via a Pioneer 50" plasma HDTV so I do have a very nice playback source to judge the recorded video quality.Disclaimer - I am a novice p
What I liked:1) 1080i hdv looks great on my hd tv2) Did pretty good job of showing 1080i on a 4:3 TV using composite output (Transcoding 16:9 HD to 4:3 SD was great!)3) The DVD came out great (in 480p resolution) when captured using Pinnacle studio at DV
People who do not want to settle for less, go for this, HD is the way to go. Though pricey for people like me, I did not find a better camera at this price. I am not sure of the HDV format but it gave me very crisp pictures when converted to MPEG. However
Opened up my HDR HC3K box last night. The HC3K just means that it has a few extra goodies (extra battery, sony HDV tape, cleaning tape). Initial impression even before turning on the camcorder was it felt solid in the hand and not too big. It felt a littl
Over the years, I have used many Sony camcorders, including digital. With its HD capability, the little HDR-HC3 is impressive and easy to use. The minuses are not negligible, however. The electronic (rather than optical) image stabilization when combined
Sony did it again.This is my third Sony from D8 to MiniDV and now Hidef. I usually do lot of research before buying anything and for camcorder typically Sony is always the winner. I have been using this for over 3 months now.Good: Compact, almost no noise
I would have to agree interms of video quality, HDR-HC3 rocks. Especially if you play the footage directly off the camera. It loss some of its quality after encoding process because the color ratio for HDV format is 4:2:0. So be aware of that, I usually s
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