Sony HDR-XR200V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom
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Product Description
The HDR-XR200V records stunning, 1920 x 1080 high definition video and crystal clear still photos to a built-in 120 GB hard disk drive. In addition, the HDR-XR200V features a GPS receiver that can display your current location and remember where you shot your video, as well as Optical SteadyShotTM image stabilization with Active Mode for superior image smoothness. 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution lets you record your memories in exceptional Sony Full High Definition quality. 4-megapixel still image capture lets you take high resolution digital photos. A built-in 120 GB hard disk drive can record and store approximately 48 hours of high definition video footage (HD LP mode), or up to 84 hours of standard definition footage (SD LP mode). In addition, HDD Smart Protection gives you peace of mind by helping to prevent any recorded video and images from being lost if the camcorder is accidentally dropped. A built-in GPS receiver makes the HDR-XR200V an ideal choice for travelers. In addition to automatically adjusting your camcorder's clock to the proper time zone, the GPS receiver also gives you the ability to view your current location on the LCD map display, as well as "tag" your shooting locations. Tagged videos and still images can be reviewed and played back using the Map Index function on the camcorder or once downloaded to your PC using the supplied PMB (Picture Motion Browser) software Map Index function Map Index uses the geotagging capabilities of the built-in GPS receiver to tag your shot locations on a map in the camcorder, offering a new way to easily search and find a desired scene by location or view where a scene was captured.
Feature
- Power Adapter/In-Camera Charger (AC-L200), InfoLITHIUM Rechargeable Battery (NP-FH60), Remote Commander(R) (RMT-835), A/V Cable, USB Cable
- 2.7 Wide touch panel Clear Photo LCD Plus display
- 15x Optical zoom, 180x Digital zoom
- 35mm Equivalent - 40 - 600mm (16 - 9), 49 - 735mm (4 - 3)
- Aperture - F1.8-3.4
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CustomerReviews
Great Camera but indoor in even average light is crappy.
I love the camera and all of its features but you should upgrade all the lights in your family room to 120 watt bulbs if you wanna even get close to capturing a decent picture. But it should be known that most digital cameras lack in this area. It just seems that this camera is really partial to natural light.
Great camera for average non-professional use
I bought this HD camera after buying (and returning) a Sony DCR-SR47 SD camcorder. Differences are notorious (as well as the prices). DCR-SR47 camera simple didn't covered my expectations in terms of video quality. However, the HDR-XR200V did fully covered them. I used the camera in outdoors, where video quality is just awesome. No pixeling, full colors, full of light in videos. The "not that good performance" will be in indoors under low light condition, or just in outdoors, but at night. Wherever there is low light, the cam will not perform as well as where is full natural light. The reason is obvious right? It is a $700 camera, not a professional $1500 one. I won't say the quality in low light conditions is as bad as an SD camera, but it just decrease a little bit. You will see some kind of "points" appearing here and there, and the definition of the shapes won't be that clear as in fully sunlight, but it is still VERY respectful the quality. I would suggest buying this camera for home use, for going for vacations, enjoying in family and keeping VERY GOOD quality memories.
HD-XR200 HDMI output
I purchased this camera at Christmas and really like the picture quality and ease of use. It doesn't give top performance in normal room lighting so my next purchase will be a video light. Outdoors it is very good, and the steadyhot feature allows handheld operation without any shake. I was not happy that Sony sells a HD camera but doesn't provide an HDMI mini-cable in the box, since one is required to get the best output quality for TV viewing, and the A/V cables they provide won't provide HD quality.
Fantastic picture, great user interface, AVCHD, DVD...
I'm moving up from a Sony HD-PC100 that is a miniDV tape based camcorder. This camera has a touch screen with great interface and easy to use menus. You can increase the overall size of the buttons on the screen by hitting the 'easy' button. It is priceless for me to be able to record footage and then simply upload them to my PC. After the upload to my PC it is extremely easy using the Sony Picture and Motion Browser software to create either DVD or Blu-ray disks. The GPS geo-tagging option is fun for about the first 15 mins. It would be very fun during a multi-stop European vacation or something. You can sort your photos and video clips by location. You can also sort your video and photo clips by a face! The face recognition function is also pretty impressive. The optional 3 watt video light is a must for perfect indoor, low-light video. Overall, highly recommended.
Intermittent Video Slowdowns
I purchased this camera a few months ago to film some important family events. When I got back, I watched the videos both using the mini-hdmi cable and also by putting the full size videos on a PS3 for native playback of AVCHD. In both cases, every so often, I would see a slowdown in the framerate. It would quickly recover but it was clear that the hard disk could not keep up with the data it was getting. I had the quality and size maxed out but that shouldn't matter. Calling Sony, they were very nice and offered to check it out but advised me to return it if I could. It might be my specific unit, or maybe a general product issue. I'm not sure.
As far as quality, I don't think any of the cameras in this price range can provide good low light photography. What was nice was the NightShot which lets you take video in total darkness. It also has 5.1 Surround Sound it captures. Battery life was good. It feels like a good, solid, well built-camera. If it wasn't for my experience with the occasional slow frame rate, I would still own it.
I'm surprised that as of this writing there are so few reviews -- 3. Other canon HD cameras seem to have a ton more reviews.
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