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Sony DCR-HC40E

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Sony DCR-HC40E
 

CNET Asia Review

By Denny Atkin
Jun 15, 2004

Very good

7.6

out of 10

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The good: Compact and lightweight; solid video quality and low-light performance; accessory shoe; on-camera editing mode.

The bad: Sometimes awkward touch-screen controls; prone to recording popping noise from zoom toggle; bottom-loading tape; no wind filter for microphone; short battery life from included cell.

The bottom line: The DCR-HC40's touch screen can be inconvenient to use, but this affordable compact camcorder's footage in automatic mode isn't likely to need many adjustments.

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Very small, efficient camera, does a good shoot

Jul 26, 2005

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
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It is a good camera, nice tidy, easy to carry around. Though battery life is something to be sought after straightaway, as well as the need to back up your original software CDs as Sony's Web site is far from easy to locate any software.

 

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