Sony DCR-DVD408 4MP DVD Handycam Camcorder with Enhanced Optical Zoom (Discontinued by Manufacturer) Review

After a long search I decided on a SonyDCR-DVD 408. Night vision works well, a bit grainy with a telephoto lens but the instructions tell me that. Tele is very good, everything works as expected, no surprises. Great color, easy to use, great price and super free shipping. It's a must buy, remove the disc, mod it, throw it in the player and that's it. The manual is a pain in the ass although you read about the feature at the beginning and then read about the areas either in the middle or at the…

This camcorder is phenomenal. I bought it for my son's birthday but unfortunately it arrived too early, a day before the camera arrived. I should have bought it sooner. So for the excitement on delivery day I used an old Panasonic miniDV film camera and then a Sony 408DVD camera. Doesn't matter. I don't know why people think miniDVs give the best picture quality. I actually know of a profession that uses it and I believe that statement to be credible, but there are also some very expensive…

I bought my wife a Sony Handycam DCR DVD408 as a Christmas present in December 2007 as Revain offered a decent discount. I have to say I'm impressed with the recording quality and ease of use. It even has a simple button if you're not too confident with your video recording skills. I bought extra mini DVDs and wanted to burn them to disc and then finalize them and then use another disc. Now I've started transferring the video to my computer and then formatting the drive as I have a fairly large