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Sony DCR-SX40 Camcorder

Sony DCR-SX40 Camcorder

The ultra-compact DCR-SX40 Handycam® camcorder can record video to 4GB of embedded memory or handy removable Memory Stick Duo? or Memory Stick PRO Duo? media. A professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens delivers sharp, high resolution images and its 60x optical zoom lets you bring the action closer ...

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Reviews Summary

Pros:

battery (1)

  • ...find that it is so small and light (with battery ). The zoom is too good. Got some great pictures...

feature set (2)

  • ... the camcorder is amazing with lots of cool features , i recommend it...
  • ...camera is really cool. 60x zoom is amazing. Features all work well. Was able to easily transfer...

general (13)

  • ...a better picture quality than this! The camera is really cool . 60x zoom is amazing. Features all work...
  • ...would not be enough - at least for me. The unit is so small , it fits onto your palm nicely. Probably...
  • ...films poor unless something is front lit. Im not a fan of this, and very disappointed in sony, I usually always stick with the...
  • ...stick, you can still film right to your camera . For the Canon you can only film to a data...

picture quality (8)

  • ...was turned low.)No it is not hd but the picture is very good . This camcorder has a quality build and...
  • ...battery). The zoom is too good. Got some great pictures outsides but insides best results require manual adjustment...
  • ...troubled by camera's filetype and the bundled Picture Motion Browser software. Other reviewers...
  • ...quality. You may say that if you want to take pictures you better use a camera, but a better effort could have been done....

price (4)

  • ...using it for home videos so it is a very good buy for $300. ...
  • ...or the memory stick. Plus Amazon has the best prices on the battery and memory card....
  • ...main boards). The SX-40 was my choice, no expensive hard disk to drain battery power, all flash...
  • ...and the Canon FS200. They were similar in price , and the reviews here and elsewhere offered...

problems (2)

  • ...about 13 years before it started to have problems (leaking electrolytic capacitors on the...
  • ...flash internal memory. added a 8gb card and no problems . used it in Disney in June 2009, set to...
  • ...worked great in all environments! Highly recommended !...

record time (1)

  • ...hold and retain its charge over time. The record time on sp is about 85 minutes. This camcorder...

reliability (5)

  • ...June 2009, set to fireworks setting and it worked great ! grab a monopod and that is all you need...
  • ...filmed three of my sons football games and it works GREAT very easy to use and small enough to carry...
  • ...Media Player, however: [...] Everything worked fine on my husband's newer Windows Vista system...
  • ...internal flash memory: even if you lose or corrupt your data stick, you can still film right...

screen (1)

  • ...in the Picture Motion Browser as a white screen with a grey "broken" icon. I had to download...

software (2)

  • ...have heard are more compatible with various software than the Canon's MOD files. I love the...
  • ...operation but didn't find the answers. The software it comes with is powerful but takes some time to understand it and to...

tape quality (1)

  • ...for those with big hands!! When watched taped movies using my analog TV, it is much clearer...

usability (2)

  • ...sons football games and it works GREAT very easy to use and small enough to carry in your shorts...
  • ...compact size, the feather lightness, the intuitive simplicity of filming, and the clarity of...

video quality (2)

  • ...monopod and that is all you need to take great video . ...
  • ...are good ones that takes both picture and video . You cannot rely on this camcorder for pictures...

zoom (5)

  • ... The controls all have a good placement. The zoom is great works quietly and quickly. The sound is...
  • ...than this! The camera is really cool. 60x zoom is amazing . Features all work well. Was able to easily...
  • ...little and very handy camcorder with an extraordinary zoom, but don't even bother to take still shots with...
  • ... it came out very well. Even managed to zoom into the individual face. Picked up the...
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