Sony DCR-SR40E Mini DV Camcorder

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Average User Rating

(3.90 out of 5) from 11 reviews

Epinions User Reviews

Cool factor and annoyances

(4.00 out of 5) by khawk113 on Mar 22, 2007

Pros: Ease of use
Cons: funky codec

"Video Capture" a thing of the past! Just hook it up to USB and copy the files over to your computer ...
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Nice simple hdd cam, but no pro anything

(4.00 out of 5) by arthurhu on Mar 21, 2007

Pros: Cool toy if you're just a home user and don't care about features.
Cons: Stay away if you need pro anything, get more expensive ones

I'd agree with dmezzer. No pro anything. MPEG2 format is not read by Microsoft movie maker No hard b ...
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Sony to the RESCUE!

(5.00 out of 5) by ngfhorn on Mar 6, 2007

Pros: Ease of use, picture and sound quality, 30GB Hard drive.
Cons: Picture is a little grainy when light is dim.
The Bottom Line: We waited till the price came down to buy a hard drive camcorder. Well worth the wait!

SO it was the day before Christmas and all through the townhouse, not a creature (my husband) was st ...
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Great camcorder

(5.00 out of 5) by ajr2004 on Jan 28, 2007

Pros: No disks or tapes, easy to use, fun, good quality.
Cons: For the novice, none.

I bought the Handycam mainly to make videos of my toddler, and capture memories on vacations. I am v ...
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Decent Quality with a lot of Convenience.

(4.00 out of 5) by dmezzer on Dec 19, 2006

Pros: Ok quality combined with exceptional ease of use. HDD media is a definite plus.
Cons: Poor quality still shots, limited options - no video light, no remote.
The Bottom Line: Good overall in terms of features and quality. HDD provides great convenience and at 30Gb offers storage at the pricepoint where competitors 20Gb models are.

Sony DCRSR40 The Sony DCRSR40 is Sony’s entry level HDD (hard disk digital) Handycam Camcorder. ...
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