📷 Sony DCR-SR200 Handycam Camcorder: 2.1MP, 40GB HDD, 10x Optical Zoom (Discontinued Model) Review

I really enjoyed using it for taking photos (mostly) and video. It never let me down, it broke after almost 6 years of use, at first the screen stopped working, and then the whole camera as a whole. Very sorry. Its pros: The quality of the pictures is wonderful, a very reliable camera, easy to use, I took more than one thousand pictures with it. She served me for 5.5 years and always made me happy. Has some cons I remember that the price was very high, I bought it for 27 or 28 thousand (in…

This camcorder is great except when you record videos you can't store them on EXPENSIVE SD memory cards that you have to buy separately "Thanks SONY". I repeat that you CANNOT save video footage. to a memory card. Luckily I bought a camcorder with 40GB built-in internal memory, otherwise you would have to transfer a lot of video to a computer or laptop. I love that SONY doesn't mention this until you read the manual after purchasing the product. Whilst the features are great especially with the

Just so you know where I'm from, this DCR SR200 replaces a 9 year old Sony Hi-8 camcorder. Of course, it's very lightweight, transferring videos from camcorder to computer is effortless, the quality is light years better, and the camera function is handy. I mostly shoot fast action (hunting) and a slightly faster autofocus helps a lot. I've reviewed many camcorders and Sony as a brand has the fastest autofocus. I was surprised that the boot time wasn't much faster (about 5 seconds). And when…

Bought this camcorder last month after talking about it and a competing Panasonic model (SDR series). I have to say that the overall image and movie quality from this camcorder is rich and vibrant. The controls are simple and intuitive, positioned exactly where you would expect them to be, and the on-screen controls I find pretty neat. Because I have medium sized fingers. As mentioned in several other reviews, the battery tends to stick out a bit, but given the overall performance of the…