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Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 DVD Camcorder

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(7 reviews)

Price Range: $548 to $899

cnet.com Professional Review.

Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405

by Online Shopper

Comments:

Review Verdict: The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 is a solid DVD camcorder, as long as you don't mind fiddling with a touch-screen interface on a too-small display.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Better-than-average video quality ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound recording ; decent still photos ;

Cons: No video light ; occasional compression artifacts still noticeable ; slightly grainy low-light video ; LCD too small for touch-screen operation ;

cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405: surround-sound recording

by Lori Grunin

Comments:

Review Verdict: The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 is a solid DVD camcorder, as long as you don't mind fiddling with a touch-screen interface on a too-small display

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QuickTake:

Pros: Better-than-average video quality ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound recording ; decent still photos ;

Cons: No video light ; occasional compression artefacts still noticeable ; slightly grainy low-light video ; LCD too small for touch-screen operation ;

zdnet.com Professional Review.

Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405

by Lori Grunin

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Varying sensors and LCD sizes make a world of difference between the Sony DCR-DVD405 and its uptown sibling, the DCR-DVD505, beyond just the $200 price gap. The top-of-the-line DVD505 uses Sony's new 2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS imager and provides a large 3

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newbie.org Professional Review.

Sony Handycam® DCR-DVD405 DVD Camcorder

by Frank Costanza

Comments:
The Sony Handycam® DCR-DVD405 DVD Camcorder has the best surround sound on the audio and the video quality is the best I've seen. You can record home movies to DVD-Rs and DVD+/-RWs. Capture amazing still images directly onto Memory Stick Duo? Media for em

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QuickTake:

Pros: Features, quality of photos and sound of videos

Cons: Nothing that I know of.

camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Sony DCR-DVD405 Camcorder Review

by James Murray

Comments:
The DCR-DVD405 is Sony's penultimate DVD camcorder this year, and the follow-up to the enormously popular DVD403. Very little has been added in the way of features since last year, but the price has dropped by a hundred bucks to $900 (MSRP). Sony does see

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Sony DCR-DVD405

by alaTest

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 200 reviews of Sony DCR-DVD405 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 68/100 and users 85/100. Comparing these reviews to 90336 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.

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easycamcorders.com Professional Review.

Quick Review Camcorders: Sony DCR-DVD405

by David Kender

Comments:
The DVD405 is Sony's direct follow-up to the popular DVD403. Sony did offer a new top model, the DVD505, this year, which uses a CMOS sensor. The DVD405 uses the same 1/3" CCD as last year, but the imaging system seems to have undergone some changes for t

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