Review on 📹 Sony DCR-DVD308 1MP Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom (Discontinued by Manufacturer) - Improved SEO by Jeff Dabney

On December 7th I bought a Sony DCR-DVD308 camcorder to film my vacation. I have had a lot of experience with it so far and here is my detailed review of the camcorder: 1. Audio/Video: Audio and video quality is excellent. I seriously considered buying an HD camera and paying twice as much for it. I can honestly say I'm glad I didn't, the difference between low and high definition camcorder video is still too small to be worth paying for. (I watched HD movies from friends) 2. Zoom. The zoom is fantastic and has 3 modes: a) no optical zoom; b) 50x digital zoom; c) 2000x digital zoom. My wife and I love to surf and in 50x mode I caught her waves like never before. The zoom range is excellent and the quality of distant objects is captured in great detail. 3. LCD display. I was concerned about the touchscreen functionality, but it turned out to be very handy. The LCD screen is large enough for this, I wouldn't recommend a smaller screen (like the DCR-DVD 108 model) as touch functionality can be difficult. Battery Life I read in many reviews that the battery life was a bit disappointing as it only lasted about 90 minutes with the LCD on. Again, I'm glad I saved $70 on a separate battery since 90 minutes is more.