Sony DCR-DVD403 3MP DVD Handycam Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom
- 1/6-inch CCD imager with 3.3-megapixel resolution
- Compatible with DVD-R/-RW/+RW formats
- 10x optical zoom with digital image stabilization
- 2.7-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio LCD
- Dolby digital 5.1 audio recording
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.
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Love it,
This is the first camcorder I’ve purchased and I intentionally held off until a good DVD camcorder was available. The dcr-dvd403 is worth the wait.
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.
There are a few things on this camcorder that really stand out:
– Super quick startup
– When you take pictures they are stored on the DVD instead of a memory stick. You can record video and pictures on the same DVD.
– The night shot mode is really cool, let’s you see in the dark
– The touch screen is really cool, much better than having a million buttons on the camcorder.
– 16:9 support and 5.1 surround sound is really cool.
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|My Dream Camcorder,
I have been interested in buying a DVD camcorder for a while, but was held back by the reports of bad performance. I even tired one, the Panasonic M50 but returned it to the store after few days because of awful performance, bad colors, resolution, dark picture in the middle of a sunny day.
And then I was browsing for a replacement for the M50, and I saw the priliminary reports for the 403, no reviews were present but the specifications were very promising, about 10 times the resolution for the M50 and 3 times the resolution of the best DVD camcorder out there, flash for stills, cool lens, dolby digital sound, together with the small size and the convenience of the DVD camcorders. I saw that all the issues that were held against Sony DVD camcorders in reviews were addressed in this one. So, I decided to buy it, and I LOVE IT. Everything that I wanted in a camcorder is there, great colors, great sound, great resolution, great picutre on a 52 inch TV, great stills, the flash makes them come to life and the resolution is very good, comparable quality to the stills produced by my Canon S410, and you can record stills and videos on the same DVD, and watch both on your DVD player. And it is sooo easy to use, I finished my first DVD-R before even I went through 1/4 of the catalogue, buttons are intuitive and convenient. I agree with the previous reviewer about the finger prints on the screen from using it to make adjustments, but when the screen is on you do not see them at all. And imagine how proud I was about my purchase infront of my husband and kids, when I was able to pop the finalized DVD into our DVD player few minutes after I just finished recording.
I was researching DVD camcorders for few months before I bought this one, and the bottom line is, if money is not an issue for you, then consider this one, if you compare the specifications, this camcorder is in a category of it’s own compared to any other DVD camcorder out there. I am in love with it, and I have been shopping for accessories for it already. It is worth every penny I paid.
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