Sony HDR-HC9 MiniDV HD Handycam Camcorder, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens, 10x Optical/20x Digital Zoom Lens, 2.7" Touch Panel SwivelScreen LCD

2011-03-01T19:00:00

Quality of the camcorder is excellent using the HD mini dv tapes according to my daughter and son-in-law. They also wanted to view mini dvs from a camcorder they no longer have. They are VERY impressed with this camcorder!

theil22

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2009-12-06T19:00:00

I moved from the HC1, to the HC7, and now the HC9. WOW what a camera. The picture quality on the TV is amazing. Camera has taken a tripod fall and acted like nothing happened. Would recommend the UV filter to protect the lens. Yes they really do protect it. Replaced the filter and looks like nothing ever happened. It is sad to see Sony quit making the Mini DV camera for the consumer line. Now you have to move to the PRO line to get it. That should say something by itself. The PRO's still use tape. Quality is much better and you have the tape as a backup. In addition this camera offers less to break because it does not have a harddisk to deal with. Hate to get disk errors on that vacation and not be able to record the memories.

filmingrocks

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2009-06-30T20:00:00

This is one of the best consumer video cameras available. The mini-dv format provides far superior quality than using a hard drive camera. The menu system is easy to use. Connection to a computer via firewire is a snap. The Sony software for capture works well. But you can also capture with many other video editing programs that support firewire. The still pictures are very good. You can take a still photo while you are shooting video. Buy this camera now as Sony may discontinue.

JDSport

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