Sony DCR-DVD650 Camcorder Reviews

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What's great about it:?Steady recording, Easy switch between DVD and memory stick What's not so great:?Some of the features are hard to find, without using the manual. "I bought this camera for my mother, and I had the opportunity to use it today. from Bestbuy.com It seems easy enough to use, but I am not impressed with the image quality nor the disk burning. You have to be extremely careful with the disks to not get them dirty or scratched----with kids this isn't always the easiest. I am not excited about the fact that you also have to buy the internal card from only Sony for a mere 50-100 dollars a crack. I have a lot of trouble with the disks skipping and altering the voices too. from Amazon.com I tried everything in the manual, including the "low mic" setting and recording in the highest quality... I even located the camera in areas furthest from the speakers and nothing improved the quality...truly useless audio. I contacted Sony and was simply told to "reset" the camcorder and if that doesn't work I would need to send it to them for repair. I tried the reset and it did not improve. from Amazon.com We love to cruise and I wanted something to capture the experience, without have any computer skills to speak of... I wanted something to just record and play on the DVD and this was great. Very simple to use, just record and play in the DVD player. from Amazon.com RECEIVED MY SONY DCR DVD650 HANDYCAM CAMCORDER AND AND AFTER CHARGING IT WAS SIMPLE ENOUGHT FOR EVEN ME TO GET THE HANG OF THING AND BEGIN TAKING PICTURES. WENT TO THE BEACH ON VACATION A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND GOT SOME GREAT SHOTS!! from Amazon.com It is compact and light-weight and also takes still photos. Having the disc and the flash drive in one camera is fantastic! We totally recommend buying this camcorder, and have found out that Sony makes excellent products and uses cutting edge technology. thanks, Cindy and Larry from Amazon.com The 60x zoom is good and the quality is very good. The digital zoom to 2000 is like all digital zooms - not great. It is easy to switch between DVD recording and Memory Stick recording. The still photo quality requires a steady hand and is not good when zooming in. from Amazon.com I've had this item for approximately 6 months and am just now getting into doing reviews. Below are my thoughts on the Sony DCR-DVD650 Handycam Camcorder: from Amazon.com I did the research on this handycam and was excited to get it until i sat down and began to install the software. i thought i was doing something wrong so itook it back to where my wife had purchased it and went round and round with their geek squad, they kept accusing me of having a old computer and not the right service pack so on and so forth then the geek got the same message that i got. I got another camera and came home to install the software but not so quick, it did not work either, Sony customer service is a joke and geek squad want's $149.95 to install the software and the store wants to charge me a 15% restocking fee so here i sit with a brand new camera that looks pretty and i cannot use. To those that plan to buy one make sure you have a geek in your family that can install the software or you will have a camera on your fireplace mantle like i do. from Amazon.com If you have been confused by conflicting claims about whether or not Sony camcorders are compatible with the Mac OS, this is what our experience shows. We are MAC users and bought this, in part, based on reviews that while the included software by SONY does not support the MAC OS (nor does SONY claim that it does), that I-movie would recognize the camcorder and file format used by this recording device. from Amazon.com

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Record directly to DVD and enjoy it on your TV. Shooting high quality video is easy with the DCR-DVD650 Handycam camcorder. The powerful 60x optical zoom lens gets you close to the action, while SteadyShot image stabilization reduces blur. And with Hybrid recording technology, you can capture it all directly to a DVD or removable Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media.

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Released	9 months ago
Recording Format	DVD Flash Media
LCD Panel Size	2.7 in.
Microphone Type	Internal
MPEG Movie Mode	With MPEG Movie Mode
Audio Format	5.1 Surround Sound
Battery Type	NP-FH30
Color Viewfinder	With Color Viewfinder
Depth	5.13 in.
Digital Still Shot Mode	With Still Shot Capability
Digital Zoom	2,000x
Display Type	With LCD Panel
Family Line	Sony Handycam
Filter Diameter	30 mm
Height	3.63 in.
Image Stabilizer	With Image Stabilizer
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable A/V Cable Driver AC Power Adapter
Lens Focal Length	1.8 - 108 mm
Low Lux	6 Lux
MPEG Movie Mode Resolution	720 x 576
MPN	DCRDVD650
Memory Card Type	Memory Stick Pro Duo
Number of Pixels	680K pixels
Optical Zoom	60x
Output Interfaces	S-Video Composite (Video) Audio (RCA) USB 2.0
Recording Speed	SP LP HQ
Recording System	NTSC
Sensor Quantity	1
Sensor Size	1/8"
UPC	027242763111
Warranty	90 Days
Weight	0.81 lb.
Width	2.25 in.

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