DCR-DVD610 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom
DCR-DVD610 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom
Camcorders Handycam Sony DCR-DVD610 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom
- Uniquely powerful 40x optical zoom/2000x digital zoom
- Professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
- 2.7-inch wide (16:9) touch panel LCD
- Hybrid recording with Memory Stick PRO Duo media slot
- Super SteadyShot image stabilization system
There is a brief learning curve for switching modes and such, and if
you're not going to read the manual you should expect that things do not
exactly turn out how you expect the first time you use it.
That
being said, the optics are excellent, the digital zoom is excellent
(though, as cautioned in the manual, at higher zoom levels you lose
picture quality), and the camera itself is very solid. About the only
complaint I have with it is that if the mini-DVD you're using is not
Sony-branded, it has a little nag screen that last for a second, but
disappears without any user interaction (you can probably get rid of
that somehow, but I haven't bothered to find out).
You will want
both a memory stick and DVDs for the camera. You will probably also
want to buy a longer-lasting battery. Video at night is very possible,
but if you're focusing on a distant object (such as the moon) you'll
want to zoom out and back in if you've just adjusted your tripod, etc. -
as the autofocus will sometimes judge the distance incorrectly, and
lose focus.
DCR-DVD610 DVD Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom