SONY DCR-HC51E A good honest test.

[massey565man]

aye like trains

[JoshuaJKD]

How did you download the video on youtube? because the camera records to tape ...

[clarkgore]

@JoshuaJKD

The camera is connected to a pc via a firewire card and dv cable. Microsoft`s movie maker does the rest.

[JoshuaJKD]

@clarkgore ah ok thanks ;)

[sandokanSK]

MADE IN JAPAN?

[clarkgore]

@sandokanSK

Yes. Sony Corporation . Made in Japan.

[TitArtDesign1]

Hy ,how you transfer the videos from the camera,you use a usb cable?

[clarkgore]

There is no USB on this camera.

The video is sent to a PC via a cable know as Firewire, i.link or ieee 1394. The pc has a firewire card fitted to a spare isa slot. All the capture and editing is done with Microsoft Movie Maker.

[andystringer83]

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[FINgameGuy]

That bee was amazing! I'm getting that cam on chrishmas. (;

[clarkgore]

Thanks for your comment.

The cam works best when on a tripod as high zoom is almost impossible to keep still.

[FINgameGuy]

Okay. I buy that tripod too! ;)

Is quality better when editing? I mean that youtube maybe eats quality...

Sorry my bad english!

[clarkgore]

The quality is standard definition. The viewing resolution depends on how you watch it. Avoid large lcd t.v. Yes youtube res is low but that was done to upload quickly and watch it with out buffering pauses. All my videos are done on microsofts movie maker, using a firewire card.

[FINgameGuy]

Thank you very much for information!

I can't select, which one: Sony DCR HC-52 or Sony DCR SX20...

:P

[clarkgore]

@FINgameGuy

I picked the dcr hc-51 because

1. Price (Ebay used £65)

2. Mini dv tape (easy to down load to pc)

3. A viewfinder ( In bright sunlight an lcd screen is almost impossible to see).

The Sony DCR SX20 did you mean SX30.

The SX30 records to flash memory not tape, dont know much about it. Other than it has no viewfinder.

A feature i did pick up on with some flash memory camcorders was the pre record function check out the Panasonic s26.

[FINgameGuy]

Yeah, I mean SX30 ;P

Now I saw Canon FS200. Is that good camera?

[Talal0khalid]

nice cam! how much cost?

[clarkgore]

I got this Sony HC51 used off e-bay (private sale) for about £60.

[Talal0khalid]

ok, thanks

[nandip77]

very nice test. thank you

[Nathper]

Merci, cette vidéo permet de se faire une bonne idée avant un éventuel achat.