Sony HandyCam 40x Optical Zoom DVD Camcorder Review

While digital cameras are a great way to capture your memories, having a camcorder will allow you to remember your memories in video, instead of simply still pictures. But when you are in the market for a new camcorder, it can become very confusing and overwhelming because there are so many various choices that are available to you. Throughout all of these choices lays your perfect camcorder, the only thing is you must find this camcorder. If you are interested in having a camcorder that allows you to record directly onto a DVD for instant enjoyment after filming, than you need to check out the Sony Handycam 40x Optical Zoom DVD Camcorder, Model: DCR-DVD108. This camcorder will provide you with all of the necessary features to record your family and friends in stunning quality.

Main Product Features:

The first feature within this DVD camcorder that consumers will find attractive is the fact that you can instantly create DVD movies with this camcorder. How this works is when you are finished shooting, you are able to burn the DVD directly from your camcorder, and after this process has concluded, you are able to stick the DVD into your player or computer and instantly watch your memories.

With the advanced CCD sensors, completely with 500 lines of resolution (horizontal), your images will be thick with detail and vibrancy. Perhaps the coolest feature of this DVD camcorder is the zooming power. You are able to enjoy 40x optical zoom, but a total of 200x digital zoom. This is especially important when you are filming your children during their sporting events or your friends frolicking around. There are very few camcorders that allow you to have this high zooming capabilities, and better yet, no matter how much zoom you use, every image will be extremely clear and free from any type of distortion. This is due to the Carl Zeizz Vario-Tessar Lenses. This multi-layer optical lens removes any type of glare, which will provide you with an increased contrast ratio for extremely vivid and lifelike images.

You will be able to enjoy the same quality audio and video from a mini DV camcorder, but with the convenience of a DVD. After you have finalized what should be burned on the DVD on your camcorder, your DVD will be made extremely fast and can be played in a wide variety of devices, including game consoles.

There are also numerous effects available to add directly to your recordings. These include picture effects, fader effects and various scene modes.

Product Price:

This DVD camcorder comes with hundreds of features that both affect the look and design of your recordings. However, the best feature about this DVD camcorder from Sony is the price, which averages only $400. I highly recommend this DVD camcorder, which has received numerous 5-star reviews from industry professionals as well as consumers.