Sony DCR-DVD808   

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Excellent video quality...but...

Jul 23, 2007

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: CMOS sensor, 4MP, 1.5 Lux
Cons: short recording duration, handling/storage media
Opinion:
Good about this Camera –

• It is 4MP camera so you need not to carry digital camera.
• Video Quality is good in low light (in house) thanks to 1.5 Lux
• LCD panel got finger touch protection (unlike hdd model sr-42e)
• CMOS sensor and Sonnar lense works well in day light and you can shoot clearly in bright sun light.
• Finalise the disc and you are ready to watch yr video on tv or computer/laptop in a minute. For 30 min recording cd it takes 1 min 17 sec to finalise.
• Auto-shutter lock, very good grip for one hand operation.
• Random access for your recorded video and you can delete your videos( if you use dvd-rw and vbr mode in the handycam)




Bad about this Camera –

• Handling CD is difficult as storage capacity is limited for anyone.
• Recording time max is 1 hours and not good for shooting in concert or tv program unless you are carrying 4-5 cds.
• Buying 1 hour recording cd is costly as 1 cd cost rs. 425 
• While finalizing the CD you can’t move/shake yr camera.
• Even if you use double-layer DVD for recording (1 hour recording capacity) you can’t use it for continuous 1 hour as 1 side can record only 30 min (in standard mode) and again you have to change the side. There is no mechanism for continue operation.
• Battery which is supplied with this handycam last for 1 hours only (fp-70)
On camera front –
• Rey-eye comes in close-up photos. Software provided is not good enough to remove red eye.
• Photo quality is ok for indoor –operation. Flash is not powerful as digicam. I haven’t used camera for daylight operations.
• If you use vbr mode in camera for recording yr video you will be able to delete videos on the fly but wont be able to run dvd directly on computer/dvd player(except sony).