CNET.com: Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 Review
CNET reviews the excellent Sony Handycam DCR-SR100.which is hard-drive-based as opposed to the DVD-based models. 'The Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 seems designed around the constraints of its long, wide 10X zoom lens and the 2.7-inch-wide touch-screen LCD; it's a squat, squared-off cylinder that's odd looking but not unattractive. It feels quite solid and comfortable to hold--not too heavy at 1.3 pounds--but it's big enough to require a carrying case. We've complained before about Sony's touch-screen interface--that it's simply annoying on a large LCD and close to unusable on a small one such as the DCR-SR100's. It's full of tiny buttons and the touch screen itself is prone to smudges and fingerprints. Tweak-happy users will find themselves either cursing this camera or praying for a stylus. If you like the touch screen, however, then you can kick the SR100's design rating up by a point. The left bezel sports duplicate zoom and record buttons, though they're neither responsive nor very useful.'
Highlights;
• Records video to a built-in 30GB hard disk drive 30GB holds approximately
• 3.3-megapixel CCD (2.05 effective)
• Digital photo mode
• Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel audio
• 2-11/16" widescreen touch-panel LCD
• Variable-speed 10X Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T* optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 120X)
• 16:9 widescreen mode for video and digital photos
• Auto and manual focus
• White balance settings
• Shutter speed: 1/4 - 1/4000 seconds
• 6 Program AE (Auto Exposure) settings, including Portrait, Sports Lesson, and Beach & Ski
• High-speed USB port
• Audio/video output
• Audio/video input for converting analog video sources to digital
• Active Interface Shoe for powering an optional accessory
• 3-3/8"W x 2-3/4"H x 5-7/8"D
• Weight: 22 oz. with battery
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