Sony DCR-HC26 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
Making high-quality home videos has never been easier with the compact and stylish DCR-HC26 MiniDV Handycam® camcorder. An expansive 2.5" SwivelScreenâre far away from the action. Compact, stylish design with brilliant video&sound Move in close with 20x Optical&800x Digital Zoom Shoot like a pro w/ a Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens Clarity&control w/2.5" SwivelScreen® Plus INFRARED System - low-light shooting Additional LCD Screen Controls - Zoom&record Color Viewfinder for clear, colorful view of subjects 1/6" Advanced HAD® Vario-Tessar® Lens: An advanced optical multi-layer coating that offers less glare and flare with increased Contrast, resulting in vivid image brilliance. 2.5" Touch Panel SwivelScreen® Plus INFRARED System: Capture natural video when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20 feet away without the overall monochrome color
Sony DCR-HC26 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom Features
- 2.5-inch high-resolution touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles
- 20x optical zoom with Super SteadyShot picture-stabilization system
- MiniDV recording format offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution
- 1/6-inch CCD imager
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User Reviews about Sony DCR-HC26 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
I am so glad I found this camcorder! We bought this identical camera a couple of years ago, new. It was recently stolen from an event at my church. I still have the camera bag, cords and all my family tapes. We bought it because you can hook the camera up to your PC and transfer your tape to a DVD. I needed this camera in order to transfer the dozen or so tapes I had already recorded. Some of these tapes include family events and once in a lifetime trips. I wanted my camera back, and thanks to Amazon, I got it! This camera was nearly new and best of all, affordable! -- So gald I found this camcorder!
As warned, there is some fuzzy quality in bad lighting conditions and the colors are extra vibrant, but overall this was an excellent video camera, especially for the low price of $280 (not sure why it seems to be much more on Amazon.com now). However, at just after a year, the video camera's head malfunctioned, showing clear or grey horizontal lines across the screen. After doing everything the Sony technician recommended, including cleaning the head with a head cleaner cassette, the head still gives me problems, especially at the start of taping (the captured video is completely ruined). The cost of fixing it was close to the cost of getting another camera so I will have to find another video camera altogether. -- Great Until Video Head Malfunctioned