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Sony DCR-HC48 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder - Camcorder Info

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Camcorder Info have published their "First Impressions" review of the Sony DCR-HC48 MiniDV Handycam camcorder. 'In our tests, the HC46 was a strong performer, producing video that was near the top of its class. We found the camcorder to suffer from blue noise randomly scattered throughout the image, evidenced by numerically higher blue channel readings than expected. This is an unfortunate deficiency found in many Sony camcorders. Resolution scores for the HC46 were very good and only the Elura 100 among similarly priced MiniDV camcorders outclassed it. Sony’s top-of-the-line MiniDV DCR-HC96 is the only camcorder to carry over unchanged from last year, and we found it to be a stellar performer with superb color reproduction and sharpness.

The HC96 has a significantly larger sensor measuring 1/3” and boasts 2048K effective pixels, but the added imaging power comes with a steep $800 price tag. The HC36, last year’s step-down model from the HC46, turned in lower scores for both performance and resolution. It came equipped with a lower-resolution 1/6” CCD that has been carried over to its next generation model, the 2007 DCR-HC38.'

Read: Sony DCR-HC48 First Impressions Review - Camcorder Info

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