Sony DCR-HC42

Pros: Lightweight, Very small & compact, long battery life, Included dock, Touch-Screen LCD, High Quality Video

Cons: Must use dock for DV cable, Can't change settings from viewfinder, Tape comes out bottom.

The Bottom Line: It's a great camcorder for someone who just wants to film their baby's first words or a feature film. I highly recommend this product.

Review: -INTRO- I have had the DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam by Sony for only a few months now, but so far I am very impressed. Sony jam packs ease of use and functionality into a tiny package! Coming over from a Cannon ELURA40, that I had many problems with, ...

Pros: camcorder

Cons: camcorder

Review: It's really EXCELLENT CAMCORDER It has a optimal system for everyone.Nice Menu,Ideal Digital Effects and Picture Effects.Nice Recording.I bought this.but before buy this camcorder really thought hard. I love everything on it but 1 what i ...

Pros: Every feature is well thought out and ease of use is beyond my wildest dreams!

Cons: Have not found any with the camera, but the instruction manual could use some work.

Review: Wonderful features and ease of use. Great videos and sound. Love the size and weight. Love the versatility of the mini-DV's and being able to have special events tapes. Mini-DVD's have to be closed out to remove disk...thus no special events type ...

Pros: Lightweight, Very small & compact, long battery life, Included dock, Touch-Screen LCD, High Quality Video

Cons: Must use dock for DV cable, Can't change settings from viewfinder, Tape comes out bottom.

Review: I have had the DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam by Sony for only a few months now, but so far I am very impressed. Sony jam packs ease of use and functionality into a tiny package! Coming over from a Cannon ELURA40, that I had many problems with, I'm glad I made ...

Pros: Size and portability, ease of use, bang for buck, reliability.

Cons: Can't burn DVD's directly, need the light attachment for low light.

The Bottom Line: Perfect for most uses and lots of add-ons avail.

Review: When my wife and I were expecting our second son, we made the decision to purchase a video camera based on the fact the wish had always wished that we had one during our first sons few years. Being that neither she nor I are tech-junkies we were a ...

Pros: Small size, but big in picture quality

Cons: The color is a little boring

Review: If you want something that is easy to take around, easy to handle, and easy to operate, this is your toy right here! I've had no problem whatsoever with this camera for the 5 moths that I have had it already. Battery life is great too, and the picture ...

Pros: easy to use, good quality picture

Cons: software is worthless

Review: I have been using the camera for about 5 months now. I haven't used every feature but in general I am very happy. Except the software that came with it. It is the biggest group of worthless crap. You can't do much except make stupid music video ...

Pros: Stunning camera for the price, widescreen capability, megapixel CCD.

Cons: looks good at first but does not last. sony is no longer a good brand

The Bottom Line: junk

Review: this broke after just 2 years and 20 hours of recording. sony want 75% the cost of buying it new to replace. This is my last sony. I have only owned this camcorder for 1 week and this review is only based on the features I have used so far. I also ...

Pros: Works great at first

Cons: LCD display fails

Review: I have purchased 2 of these in the last 36 months and both are dead now. After 15 to 18 months, the LCD display has quit displaying and there is nothing Sony will do about it. We thought the first one was lemon, so we purchased another one and now the ...