Why I buy this one ?
- 40-gigabyte hard drive stores over 25 hours of long-play video or over 8 hours of high-quality video
- 2.1-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor for crystal-clear video and still images
- 10x optical zoom; 80x digital zoom
- 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel Clear Photo LCD Plus display
- Handycam Station included

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What our customer's say!

"satisfied customer", The product came new in the box and has been used and is great. Delivery time was as promised. Not the best price but close to it. I was a satisfied customer.

"great camcorder", Just bought it before the Labor Day weekend and used it to film my 1 yr old son for a half day trip to Fioli Garden. I then imported the all clips to my computer and used the Sony picture motion to burn a DVD. My wife and I were very happy with the quality of the picture the color came out brilliant.
However, there's a problem I haven't figure out yet why the film was skipping frames and my son appeared "jumping". I guess I have to play around with it some more and see how it works out.
And another thing I didn't like was that the battery sticking out too much make the camcorder looks less attractive than in the picture
I gave 4/5 rating

"Great camcorder", Great product, lightweight, goods features, stable shot, ease of use, and easy to download files. I have had this camera for 5 months now and have had no problems with it. Very happy with the weight of it and the docking station is great.

"A really great camera!!", I am so happy with this camera. I purchased the camera so that I could video my Sister's wedding for her, everything turned out just great! I would not change a thing with this camera, a really great item!!

"Defective out of the box", After comparing several different models, I chose the sr220 for several reasons: High capacity HDD, High-end resolution, and the Sony brand name.

Well, I'm sure it must be a great camera, judging by all of the glowing reviews. But,to date, I have not had the chance to actually USE IT!

I purchased the sr220 from Dell for a little over $700. I also picked up a 'Bluetooth' wireless microphone ($150) and the VMK1000 AIS remote mic adapter($153)

I read the manual and checked out the camcorders features shortly after it came in the mail. However, I did not get a chance to use it until AFTER the 20 return period.

The first time I used it, it DID NOT record. I was taping for 30-45 minutes, yet nothing was stored on it.
Thinking it must be user error, I re-read the manual ( as well as the more detailed instructions that come on a Cd Rom.

The next opportunity came several days later. When I tried to record, I got an error message 'cannot access hdd.'

So, my review of a brand new $700 camcorder is this:
My Sony DCR sr220 camcorder has the EXACT same capabilities and picture
quality of a bar of soap. Each will record and playback EQUALLY.

A little harsh? Maybe. But, when someone shells out over $700 for something, it SHOULD WORK!

I had to send it in for repair and have yet to hear ANYTHING.

I'll probably sell it on EBay and go with a different brand.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Awesome Camera", Love this camera... Could not be more satsisfied with it... Would recommend it to anyone looking for a great deal!!

"Happy with Purchase", Happy with purchase. First video camera I have had. Low light picture is not great. Shipping took longer than I hoped.

"Very Happy Owning this Camcorder (read full review)", First of all, this is a 4.0MP not the 2.1MP as described for still pictures.

40GB Hard drive which you can record video as follows:

For High Quality(HQ),you can take up to 7 hours of video.
For Standard Play(SP), you can take up to 14 hours of video.
For Long Play(LP), you can take up to 28 hours of video.
Your only limit is the battery that comes with the camcorder which is only about 1 1/2 hour of video so its a good idea to buy an extra battery.

The battery that comes with the camcorder says you can record up to 115 mins. on fully charged but that is for continuous recording.

What I like:

The 40GB capacity hard drive is more than enough for me.

It has extra slot for memory stick duo or memory stick pro. SD card does not fit.

Recording outside on sunny day. The video quality is clear and sharp.

I recorded video at night in my family room which is well lit and the video quality is very good. (See my dislike on low light).

One touch video to DVD. That means you hook it up your camcorder via the base that comes with the camcorder to your computer with DVD burner and USB connection or DVD recorder then just press one button and it start recording to your blank DVD.

It comes with a basic editing software for video and still pictures. But, I ended up purchasing a $49.99 editing software so that I can add titles, make special effects, narration, etc.

I like the fact that the camcorder is made in Japan. No offense to U.S. electronic products(if there's even any now) or any other countries. Japanese electronics are very good qualities.

The controls and menus are on the LCD touch screen. That means it's pretty much most of the buttons you need for functions are in front of you.

The 4.0MP still picture quality is acceptable and it has a built in flash on low light picture taking.

Everything you need (except DVD burner/recorder and blank DVD Disc) to burn DVD is in the box.

It comes with a DVD you can watch that gives you tips on how to record quality videos. I learned a lot after watching this DVD presentation.

Dislike:

The battery life. But that expected for a small battery.

Recording on low light. I have one 40 watt bulb in my room. The quality is good when I'm close to the light but when I moved 4 feet turning away from the light source, it start to get grainy. My solution, I bought a $40 detachable extra light that is compatible with DCR-SR200. DO NOT buy a light that says "fits on all camcorders" because the shoe (where you attach the light) for this model is smaller than the standard shoe.

When I'm using the extra light attached to the shoe, it significantly reduced the recording time of the battery by half. You can buy a light that has its own battery so that you're not using your camcorder battery or buy a higher capacity battery.

The editing software is just a basic editing software. You can only delete portions that you don't want to record on DVD. You cannot add special effects, titles, fades, etc.

You can only take 3 still pictures while recording video. And its only be taken on 2.1MP quality (which is crappy quality). Not the 4.0MP when you use the still camera function.

NO viewfinder! It would have been nice if I flip the LCD screen 180° so that family members and friends can see themselves being recorded while I can look in the viewfinder to see what I'm recording. People tend to smile or do goofy stuff when they see themselves which add more fun to the video.

There is no USB plug on the camcorder so you must use the base included when transfering your video from the camcorder to your computer for editing.

Overall, I'm happy with this camera!







"Easy plug and play camera - perfect for non-techies!!!", This camera is so easy to use. I charged the battery and was taking video within a few hours. The software is very easy to use, but doesn't offer a lot of features, so that is why I gave the camera 4 starts. It is easy to plug it in an burn a disc, but the options leave a lot to be desired. I haven't had time to look at other software options yet. I have burned 1 CD and the quality is very good. I purchased this camera for ease of use and the internal harddrive - it has exceeded my expectation.

"Great for "First Time" Buyer", I intended to purchase a camera that would be used for interviewing people on the street, open-air preaching and church sermons. I searched around and finally settled on the DCR-SR200 from Sony.

My first impression when I got the camera was that it is small, light-weight, stylish and easy to operate. The camera was a gift, purchased from Bestbuy.com with 3 year protection plan for $99.99 incase something goes wrong with the camera.

Things I liked...

1) 40GB Hard Drive: Because the camera is not High Definition I didn't need a larger hard drive. I bought an external 500GB hard drive ($115) to transfer my videos so I don't use up my hard drive on my laptop. I keep the record mode at the highest quality "HQ" and then use the free software "Microsoft Movie Maker" available for download at Microsofts website to modify the quality and size of the file so that I can upload the video onto Youtube and other sites that have a limit on file size & time length. Editing is simple and self-explanitory.

2) Picture Quality: In the day time it is excellent. For non-professional use this camera exceeded expectations. In low light situations I was not surprised to see noise (grainy picture) in my videos. Unless you are able to purchase one of the much more expensive cameras with the 3CCD lens you will be unable to avoid the noise in your video unless you have plenty of exterior lighting or an add-on light accessory which I haven't purchased yet.

3) Active Interface Shoe: Because the camera didn't have a microphone input I purchased the Sony wireless microphone for around $160 from the local camera shop and it has performed well. I also found another shoe accessory that has a microphone input so I can plug in a microphone as well which i found at www.bhphotovideo.com. I plan to purchase a wide-angle lens in the near future which will widen the viewing angle.

4) Extended Battery: I purchased a Sony ActiFORCE InfoLithium H NP-FH100 battery ($93) on Amazon which gives me 436 minutes (7.26 hrs)of filming. Playback is longer because it takes less power to operate. I think it's somewhere around 650 minutes of playback time. Adjusting different settings will increase filming time alittle. The battery it came with gave me alittle over an hour of filming which i no longer use.

5) Touch Screen: Simple to use. It works flawlessly. Easy to use.

6) 4:3 or 16:9: I liked how I could switch between regular and widescreen video with a button on the side of the camera. Depending on the situation such as uploading to Youtube I switch to 4:3 so the picture is not stretched top to bottom. For DVD viewing I switch to 16:9 for the nice widescreen.

7) 10X Optical Zoom: Works great. I haven't found a need for more than 10X but if I did, i could purchase a tele-macro lens and attach it for more optical zoom. The digital zoom is a feature I don't understand why they offer because it is completely useless and deceiving to people that don't understand that digital zoom makes your video look aweful and extremely shakey with even the steadiest hand. It appears to be a marketing ploy that gives the impression that you can zoom in from long distances for that perfect shot. Optical Zoom is what you're looking for 10X or more. Ignore Digital Zoom performance.

8) Nightvision: Works in total darkness. Very impressed.

That's about all I can say about it. Nothing really negative to tell you about it. I also like the automatic lens cover which protect the lens when you turn it off. No need for a lens cover that you could lose or tends to dangle and distract.