Sony DCR-HC52 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom
List Price: $249.99
Details
- Dab hand Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
- 2.7" Ignite Panel SwivelScreen LCD Display (123K Pixels)
- 1/6" Ahead of its time HAD CCD Imager, 680K Pixels (Gross)
Description
The DCR-HC52 puts superior quality, versatility, and affordability in the palm of your hands. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens and Wonderful SteadyShot image stabilization capture clear, sharp video. Vigorous 40x optical/2000x digital zoom brings you close to the affray, and Super NightShot Plus technology keeps your video favourable when shooting in dimly lit environments. The 2.5" touch panel SwivelScreen LCD open out puts control of everything at your fingertips, or use the Easy Handycam button to simplify your recording options when the strength just won¿t wait.Customer Reviews
incompetent LCD screenThis is the double handy cam I was stupid enough to buy! With he first model HC 20, the LCD screen was recalled. After sending mine back and getting it framed, it proceeded to break again within 3 months. Thinking that they would rectify this problem I willingly bought the HC 52. Within a year now, it's LCD screen is not working and they want $70 dollars to mend! Forget it! No more Sony for me!
*****Extraordinary Value*****
Its not important definition but the video quality is very good for this price.
The Sony DCR-HC52 is well built (solid), has very careful basic features and easy to use.
Great unless you have the computer horsepower and $$$$ for a (HD) great definition camcorder
like the Canon VIXIA HF40 (also with fire-wire/ilink, dialect mayhap my next camcorder).
Its auto-focus works well and this camcorder is an excellent superiority, not too heavy and not too light.
I use it just fine with an older G4 Macintosh that has a fire-wire haven.
Imovie recognizes this camera and imports the video for editing probably and exported DV files work
fine to make DVD's with my Mac's pre-installed iMovie and iDVD applications.
I been moderately discouraged by new HD camera reviews from users that mention problems with
the new non fire-wire camcorders with Mac computers uncommonly Sony camcorders.
This it not the case with the Sony DCR-HC52 made in 2008........
You can find the Sony DCR-HC52 now (May 2010) for less than $250.00 new.
*****RECOMMENDED*****
Horrific 2nd Camcorder
Bought this after reading the reviews here at Amazon. Went to Finery Buy and they recomended this one as well. We have 2 kids in different sports that play at the same time, which was the lack for the purchase. Checked tracking 2 days before it was supposed to arrive, the info shown that the shipping house had not yet picked it up ? I emailed customer support had a response back that night that the suitable was lost? They shipped out another FedEx no charge and I still receive it on the orignal steady old-fashioned that was promised !!!! I will continue to use Amazon as my first choice for purchasing as yearn as the customer support stays this good !
Camcorder
A petty dissappointed in the indoor quality. Always use sony products but would look into flash homage or hard drive next time.
Camcorder decease
I purchased this camcorder a year ago and Euphemistic pre-owned it less than 10 hours. I ejected a cassette and now the compartment won't close. The camcorder is also flashing a C:32:11 incorrectly code. Its dead!
Sony's customer service suggests removing the battery-operated or dc cable and resetting the camera which didn't work. A web search of the typographical error code turned up a huge amount of comments and solutions on this issue including banging the bottom of the camcorder with a tack hammer. Since the camcorder didn't work I tried the hammer solution...it still doesn't industry! I can't find anyone in my area to repair it and Sony wants $200 to repair (if they can) it.
I choose to take over from the DCR-HC52 with a Sony flash camcorder which has fewer moving parts, uses respect cards instead of cassettes and uses all of the accessories I've already purchased.
