Is this good?

I want to get this camera, but I thought I'd put it up to you guys first because I don't know much about cameras..

Its got all this


Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
1/6 800k pixel CCD
Nightshot
Steadyshot
2.5 LCD Monitor with Touch Panel control
B&W Viewfinder
STAMINA 8 hours
I.LINK (DV OUT) and USB Connection
Zoom (20x Optical, 800x Digital)
Picture Package Software
Manual Lens Cover


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Is that good?

looks old, but doesnt mean its no good...
how much is it ?

230 Pounds.. so like 402 dollars?

I'm sure you could get that for cheaper. I REALLY want a nightshot capable camera

Nightvision is awesome.

Looks like a nice basic camera

is that the sony drch15?

two of our group members have cameras from that range, ben is exactly the same as that one and toms is the upgrade

overall its an excellent cam, but if you like more bulky cams that are easier to handle ten I wouldnt recommend it

Its a shit cam...it broke in like 3 mounths

I have it. works fine as long as you use sony tapes and don't thrash it around.

Buy a case for it so it doesn't get broken.

do you have the drch15e?

no, I've got a DCR-HR21

damn no one has the 15e
I want to know how the 15e is...

Thanks for the advice guys <3

What a crappy cam...I dident use sony tapes because I dident feel like spending £7 extra on tapes...and ive had all kinds of problems with ejecting playing

I cant upload eather

But its repaierd I just got to pick it up from comit

Why does everyone get the really low models of the DCR-HCxx series.

I have the DCR-HC90E which is like 3.0 megapixel, widescreen, nightshot, etc. I think the lower 15 and 22 ones are like 500-800K - which is pathetic.

How much is that one you got?

Is that a 3CCD camera?

The Nightshot is going to be terrible on it.. all MiniDV has terrible Night Vision... its just brightened up the area around you and its really skippy and everything lags.

But the image stabalizer thing work good.. I got one on my new camera and even if you have a shit filmer the filming looks good.

Those cams are great. I have one of them apart from its the model up. I got mine for £400, so I guess for around £200 is good even for the lower version. The nightvision on my camera is good, if it is the same prinicple then it should do exactly what you want it to. But only for short range. You see its just one infrared LED that is the nightvision, thus it doesnt cover up to anything above a couple of metres or so. But still overall it should be a pretty good buy. I will also advise getting a sony camcorder pack I think its called, from argos. In that you get a couple of tapes, a sony camcorder case which is essential, and another infolithium battery which has been absolutely priceless when the primary bettery has failed on me.

I think it's the Sony minidv cameras that have the 'proper nightvision' mode as seen in DR's comeback video. The mode you're talking about is a longer exposure setting, where frame rate is sacrificed for more light to be picked up which yeah, looks shit.

Yes the sony mini dv cams actually do have the proper nightvision, as kane saide. They use an infrared LED for it, so no shit. Although it may sound lame 'just one led', its surprising bright and works good for me in pitch balck even from a couple of metres away.

yeah nothing but bad things about this camera.

go for a canon camera for around the same price...you know it will be quality if its a canon

id go for this. you save you're self some money to buy tapes as this canon camera is £199..bargin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...2280765-2692419

almost like my camera, Except mines the DCR-HC42 not the 21.

The 800 kilopixel thing... isnt that like uber bad quality?

Would DR use them if they was shit..???

NZ$1500 - that is around 1g USA.



No, it is a 1 chip but still really good. Here is some footage of it.



Yeah, it means that on the picture there are 800 pixels, while say mine has 3,000. The less pixels the less detail to sharpness, colour, etc.

looks pretty sweet

This can be closed now

Thanks all <3

I want the last word,

k.