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Sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder - How Does It Compare To Other DVD Camcorders?Sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder - if you want one of the best dvd camcorders around then the sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder is for you. It doesn’t have all the features to satisfy a camcorder 'enthusiast' as the manual control options are minimal, but it will serve 'point and shooters' well. Here’s what the marketing department has to say about the sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder: Product Description (From the Manufacturer) Now you can make videos that sound as great as they look. The first 3-megapixel CCD model camcorder in Sony's DVD Handycam history, the DCR-DVD403 provides both high-resolution images and high-quality surround sound. The famous Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens and 3.3M gross pixels capture high-definition DVD digital movies. Or go the DSC (digital still camera) route and let the camcorder's 3,050K effective pixels give you up to 1,800 pictures on a single DVD. The built-in 4ch microphone records Dolby 5.1ch surround sound directly onto the disc, making those moments to remember ones you'll truly never forget--especially after you add background music and special effects, which come with the Picture Package of video-editing software. Features
And users of the sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder, what did they say? Read on: "Love it" Shane G. USA - "...Video quality is outstanding; I'm recording everything in 16:9 with the highest quality possible (the camcorder records in low, medium and high quality yielding 1 hour, 30 minutes or 20 minutes of recording time per dvd) and surround sound. The camera picture quality is good but not exceptional... I've heard of horrible startup times in previous DVD camcorders and am happy to say that after you turn this on you only have to wait a few seconds to start recording. With DVD media, you do need to format the disc one time, which takes about 20 seconds, but that is a one time cost. You also need to finalize DVD-R or DVD-RW media (you don't need to finalize DVD+RW). The cool thing with DVD-RW is that you can unfinalize it and keep recording..." All users of the sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder had positive things to say about it. Here’s some more: "If you have a computer with a DVD-RW burner GET THIS CAMCORDER" David F. Ca USA - "...I have been using the DCR-DVD403 a lot since I got it and have been using $5 mini-DVD-RW disks. When you put the disk in for the first time the camera asks if you want to format in regular mode or "VR" mode. The VR mode let's you edit the disk in the camera so that's what I use, but I was worried that I would have to finalize the disk in the camera before being able to read the video files on my computer. NOT SO! My $70 aOpen DVD-R/RW drive in my computer reads the disks with no problem and I copied the .VRO files to my hard drive very quickly. I rename the .VRO extension to .MPG and the PowerDVD software that came with the aOpen drive displays my videos beautifully on the computer. The Nero disk burning software (also came with the aOpen drive) lets me compose my video files onto regular-sized (4.7GB 2 hour) disks and they are ready to give to friends and family! What used to take hours with my previous miniDV tape-based camcorder now takes only minutes. It's so nice not to have to capture footage onto the computer before I can use it... When I don't want to mess around at all with the computer I just use the mini-DVD-R disks, finalize them, and pop them right into my DVD player when I want to watch them..." "My Dream Camcorder" "Pricey but worth every penny!" "A great camera but DON'T buy it if you own a Mac..." Overall it seems only good things to be said of the sony dcr dvd 403 camcorder. You could possibly get better picture quality from a minidv camcorder for the same price, but if ease and convenience is important to you then this may just be your camcorder! Want
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