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Sony Handycam® DCR-HC30 Mini DV Camcorder

 
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  • Camcorder Type: Digital
  • Recording Format: Mini DV
  • Recording System: NTSC
  • Sensor Quantity: 1
  • Memory Still Resolution: 0.31 Megapixels
  • Optical Zoom: 10x
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Average Rating: 3.5
 
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25 out of 25 people found this review helpful.

Sony DCR-HC30 Handycam Mini DV Digital Camcorder with Analog Inputs

Date of Review:  Oct 7, 2004
The Bottom Line: Compact and easy to use, the HC30 is also inexpensive. It has very good performance (save for digital still pictures) and even has...
Review: For less than $500, the Sony DCR-HC30 is quite an inexpensive digital camcorder, which still uses MiniDV format and quality Carl Zeiss 10x optics. The HC30 is virtually identical to Sony DCR-HC20, but adds a color viewfinder, analog inputs, Memory...
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  4.0

by: dkozin
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Low price, analog inputs, performance,...
Cons
Manual controls not easy to use, low...
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Sony HC30: MiniDV Compact Camcorder

Date of Review:  Aug 20, 2004
The Bottom Line: Definitely a very good buy for Home user. Not much of complications in button etc., Touch screen as well very good look and built - Sony.
Review: I own one old CANON camcorder that I purchased in 1998. I do not have any issues with that, but I wanted to make use of the latest features available in today's camcorders.

Therefore, I started my research. For this I compared features and...
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  4.0

by: givi
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
All the features, especially I/O,...
Cons
I do not see any so far,...
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

HC30 gets thumbs up

Date of Review:  Oct 30, 2004
The Bottom Line: HC30 is excellent value, with bright, crisp, natural color, good low light options, very easy to use, well designed, great automatic operation, full of features, light and compact.
Review: Its hard to choose a cam. There are so many things to be considered. I'm an experienced amateur still photographer and completely understand exposure and shutter speed etc. I was looking for something compact and light to take on vacations. Before...
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  4.0

by: rsmith55
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
picture quality, bright colors, compact...
Cons
hard to find any. possibly range of...
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Great Camera! Is it worth it?

Date of Review:  Aug 22, 2005
The Bottom Line: For family vacations, ebay postings, and MPEG movie sharing, the camera can't be beat. If you are looking for some higher res photo quality, buy a dedicated camera.
Review: I got this camera for Father's Day and have been using it for a little over a year. The video quality is great for me and the family. The camera has several ports to connect the camera to a TV, Digital Video (Firewire), USB and the Sony LANC port...
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  4.0

by: kaprod
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Lightweight, connectivity, video...
Cons
Still camera is only 640x480 and Memory...
 
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Nice, compact camcorder

Date of Review:  Jan 30, 2005
The Bottom Line: Recommended. You can't go wrong with this camcorder.
Review: I bought this camcorder to replace a similarly small Panasonic DV camcorder that broke ("Dew Detected" error that prevented it from working; lots of other users of some Panasonic DV camcorders have had the same problem). It is a very nice little...
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  4.0

by: guidoand
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Nice images, easy to use as a...
Cons
Construction seems a little flimsy...
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

dirty video head

Date of Review:  Dec 27, 2004
The Bottom Line: Don't buy since quality control has not checked it
Review: I thought I would like this camera since I had a Sony from a few years ago that got stolen. Sony has gone completely downhill in their quality control and repair departments. After using the camera 3 times a dirty video head message came on. We...
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  1.0

by: weatherwise2
Recommended to buy: No

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Don't know since was not able to use...
Cons
Extremely poor quality control and poor...
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Viva Video Vegas

Date of Review:  Mar 22, 2005
Review: This the HC-30, as opposed to the HC32, came with the mic input. It's becoming harder to find a consumer level camcorder with this feature. The raw image data is workable in Sony's Video Vegas Software (not included, but you can pick it up on ebay,...
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  5.0

by: howifeel
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Feature packed, Versatile for pc...
Cons
Low light perf not great, but not bad...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Error E-6100, Does not focus

Date of Review:  Jun 21, 2005
Review: After 4 months of owning the DCR-HC30, the camera no longer works. I bought it at Best Buy, which refused to help me (no optional service plan). I called Sony. They told me to send it in for repair, since the camera was out of the 90 day warranty,...
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  2.0

by: tyber
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Great camera, has all the features a...
Cons
Warranty unacceptable! Camcorder does...
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

nice compact camera

Date of Review:  Jul 6, 2004
Review: this is by far the best video camera i have bought to date> the camera is small enough to fit in a jacket pocket. the camera has the ability to work like a still picture digital camera, but the pic's are only about 1 mega pixel. the video from this...
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  4.0

by: robsmustang
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
-small -very light -best picture...
Cons
-shutter should open when power is...
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Brilliant Mini DV Digital Camcorder

Date of Review:  Dec 24, 2005
Review: I love this camcorder due to it's easy use features. Have used on holidays and at football matches. Brilliant and easy to use, small and great with screen. Great self-focus. Always get brilliant video. Easy to use with computer and copy and edit...
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  5.0

by: rongemmell
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Small, compact, functional,brilliant,...
Cons
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