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6.4 out of 10

Sony DCR-SR62

First seen: 16 april 2007

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  • active interface shoe, two zoom controls, one touch dvd recording, incredible picture and sound, in built lens shutter
  • touchscreen is unnecessary, focus problem, awkward holding shooting position, limited battery power, no movie editing possible

Go from shoot to burn in a snap with the DCR-SR62 Handycam® camcorder. A built-in hard disk drive lets you capture stunning video and burn it straight to DVD.

  • 1/6" Advanced HAD™ (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD with 690K (effective) video pixels provides stunning detail and clarity, for exceptional video (up to 520 lines of horizontal resolution) and still image performance. Realize great looking digital still images with 1,000k effective pixels.
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  • Reviews of Sony DCR-SR62

  1. Sony Handycam DCR-SR62 Flash Media, Hard Drive Camcorder Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    4 February 2010

    Flash Media, Hard Drive, NTSC, 1 x CCD, Up to 1 Megapixels Still Shots, 25x Optical Zoom, 0.88 lb. Read more

  1. sony is always a name to be trusted

    Reviewer: ABT Electronics
    30 November 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    i bought it to mount on my bow to film my kill shots. it's light weight is perfect. i had a specific use in mind for it when i bought it but i'll use it for everything. i like that itakes still pics on the removable card. i can video on the hard drive and take still pics on the card, remove it and place in my sony printer and print the pics. Read more

  2. PAY A ATTENTION TO THIS ONE!

    Reviewer: B&H Photo
    27 July 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I've just returned from my honeymoon on Capri Island, Italy. This camera was a workhorse, the zoom was great. I sat at the restaurant at one end of the mountain and I could see the Italian cab drivers on the other side (1/4mi.). But, what really made me glad I made this purchase was the clarity. All of my co-workers agree the video looks good. I'm still in post-production. Expertise: Producer/Director Previous Equivalent Item Owned: Last camera I had was a 10X Canon in... Read more

  3. "Low focus brings blurry videos"

    Reviewer: CNET
    7 May 2009
    Overall 3
    3.0
     

    My father bought this for me 2 years ago and the first couple months it ran smooth and the only problem was the editing, and dock (USB only). However during summer break when i took it to camp many times it would go completely off-focus resulting in poor video. It didn't help if I used the tri-pod or not it would just go off-focus randomly. the night vision merely lets you see rather little even with a lot of lights. However as the experience was not all bad, the only... Read more

  4. Sony Handycam DCR-SR62 HDD camcorder

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    3 July 2009

    I got the Sony Handycam DCR-SR62 HDD camcorder from a person on Craigslist under the Rhode Island section which is where I live. I found it by chance listed in the computer catagory. I was shocked to see it selling for only $200.00 brand new in the box. The family needed to get the car fixed so they sold the camera to me. I jumped on the deal because they go for hundreds more else where. And I am not the type of person who has that kind of cash to spend. I would have... Read more

  5. Reviewer: Epinions
    3 July 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I got the Sony Handycam DCR-SR62 HDD camcorder from a person on Craigslist under the Rhode Island section which is where I live. I found it by chance listed in the computer catagory. I was shocked to see it selling for only $200.00 brand new in the box. ... Read more

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