Sony DCR SR47 Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder Silver
Sony DCR SR47 Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder Silver
Record those special occasions with the DCR-SR47 Handycam(R) camcorder. A built-in 60GB hard disk drive offers extended, hassle-free recording and a professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens delivers sharp, high resolution images. For close-ups, you will appreciate a powerful 60x optical zoom and in addition its ideal for sporting events, wildlife, or distance shooting so you can capture extremely tight shots, even from far away. Sony’s SteadyShot(R) image stabilization helps reduce blur caused by camera shake and the hybrid technology even allows you to record video to the hard drive or optional Memory Stick(R) Duo media. Aperture – F1.8 – 6.0 Filter Diameter – 30mm Focal Distance – 1.8 – 108mm Shutter Speed – Auto, 1/4 – 1/4000 Recording Media – 60GB Non-Removable Hard Disk Drive, Memory Stick(R) Duo Media, and Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo Media Dimensions – 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch Weight – 11 ounces with Battery
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Love it.
Great quality shots both in light and dark situations. When I first started using mine I thought the quality was just okay. Then I realized that it was set on SP. When I changed the setting to HQ, wow, what a difference. I don’t get all the bad reviews on the picture quality. I can’t imagine any other SD camera having any better picture. It’s SD. If you want perfection, spend the extra money on an HD camera. Also, the videos transfer to your computer easily. Also love the 60gb hard drive and the touch screen. The battery last longer than I thought – about 90 minutes. Would buy it again in a second.
5 Stars Good Camcorder for the Price
Easy camera to use, does exactly what it is supposed to do. In anticipation of my daughter’s dance recital, we purchased this camera at a local electronics store just before the recital. I was hoping that getting it up and running would not be too difficult given the short amount of time I had to familiarize myself with it. Upon arriving home, I had it unboxed, and the battery charging while I changed and got ready for the recital. Once at the recital, I opened the viewfinder, it came on, and I was able to start recording without first reading the manual. During the intermission, my wife and I marveled at how small the camera actually is, and how it felt natural in both mine (large) and her (small) hands; it was also lightweight with just enough heft.
Before the purchase, I had read online reviews here and elsewhere claiming that when the camera was connected to a TV, the video quality was less-than-acceptable. I did not find this to be the case. Back at home after the recital, we were anxious to show the performance to some neighbors. We have a 43″ high-def plasma, and the video quality looked like normal “standard definition” when played on a “high definition” TV. That is, it was not crystal clear, but it looked how any normal standard definition video should look. Having said this, if you want crystal clarity when played on your high-def TV, consider purchasing the high-def camcorder. Hooking the camera up to the TV was easy, as was connecting it to our computer, which runs Windows XP Professional. I had to update XP to Service Pack 3 in order for the included software to be installed, but once installed, it was able to pull the video from the camcorder to the computer without fuss and was able to immediately start editing and such.
Given my brief experience with the camera, I give it 5 stars. It records movies/audio very well, the picture looks fine on both the TV and computer, and the software allows organizing and editing (only minor editing, albeit) of videos and still photos. All things considered, I am happy with this camera.
3 Stars Not terribly pleased
Looking at the video on the little camcorder screen is one thing, looking at the video from a 43” flat screen is a completely different story. I have never owned a camcorder before this one but I was expecting some pretty nice picture quality on a normal TV but the picture quality is not very crisp. In an indoor setting you can see the facial features of people from the camcorder screen but those same features don’t show on the TV. Its very fuzzy. My next step will be to see the picture quality from a computer screen, perhaps the quality will be different. On the positive side, the camcorder is very small, easy to use, and you pretty much don’t need to buy anything else to use it, other then additional batteries.
4 Stars Great camcorder
I bought this camcorder based on the better zoom compared to others in its price range. I was able to start recording with this camcorder right out of the box. It is very simple to setup and quick review of the manual will answer all your questions. I have not used the software but was able to use the USB cable to transfer the video to my computer in a matter of minutes. The sound was fantastic and the video looked better than expected. Overall this is a great camcorder, easy to use, easy to setup. I would recommend one extra battery as the one that comes with it last 90 min.
2 Stars Not Impressed
The missus bought it, and I have used it, and downloaded the videos. The colors are washed out. Doesn’t seem to excel at any one task. Indoor looks washed out, outdoor same.
If you do purchase the camera, buy a second battery, and maybe even a third, you will need them.
We use to have a regular/tape video camera, and the image quality and colors on it were far & away superior to what this camera offers. I don’t know, something about new technology should provide superior performance than a camera that was 12 years old.
Oh well, it was the missus that threw her money away on this one.
