Sony Handycam DCR-HC40E Mini DV Camcorder
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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.4 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC40

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Review Verdict: The DCR-HC40's touch screen can be inconvenient to use, but this affordable compact camcorder's footage in automatic mode isn't likely to need many adjustments.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Compact and lightweight; solid video quality and low-light performance; accessory shoe; on-camera editing mode.
Cons: Sometimes awkward touch-screen controls; prone to recording popping noise from zoom toggle; bottom-loading tape; no wind filter for microphone; short battery life from included cell.
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.8 star(s) Sony DCR-HC40E

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The DCR-HC40's touch screen can be inconvenient to use, but this affordable compact camcorder's footage in automatic mode isn't likely to need many adjustments.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Compact and lightweight; solid video quality and low-light performance; accessory shoe; on-camera editing mode.
Cons: Sometimes awkward touch-screen controls; prone to recording popping noise from zoom toggle; bottom-loading tape; no wind filter for microphone; short battery life from included cell.
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Samsung SC-D6040 DuoCam

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Review Verdict: The Sony DCR-HC40 produces good video quality for an entry-level camcorder.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Good quality audio and video; new controls on LCD panel
Cons: Some usability issues
t3.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony DCR-HC40

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Cutting edge? No. Solid and reliable? Yes

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QuickTake:

Pros: >PROS: Great MiniDV footage. Unbeatable 2.5-inch touchscreen. Useful night-vision and image-stabiliser., , ,
digitalhomemag.com Professional Review.

Sony DCR-HC40

QuickTake:

Pros: Great MiniDV footage. Unbeatable 2.5-inch touchscreen. Useful night-vision and image-stabiliser.
Cons: Plastic body. Average digital capture.
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.4 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC40

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Review Verdict: The DCR-HC40's touch screen can be inconvenient to use, but this affordable compact camcorder's footage in automatic mode isn't likely to need many adjustments.

Read full review at cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Compact and lightweight; solid video quality and low-light performance; accessory shoe; on-camera editing mode.
Cons: Sometimes awkward touch-screen controls; prone to recording popping noise from zoom toggle; bottom-loading tape; no wind filter for microphone; short battery life from included cell.
camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.35 star(s) Sony DCR-HC40 Camcorder Review

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Among the slew of new camcorders released by Sony at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show, was the top of the HC-line, the DCR-HC40. 2004 was the year of reductions in camcorders. A reduction in overall body size, the DCR-HC40 has cut its girth by 25 percen

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.15 star(s) Review summary of Sony DCR-HC40

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alaTest has collected and analysed 311 reviews of Sony DCR-HC40 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 74/100. Comparing these reviews to 82288 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 83/100 = Very Good.

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best-digital-camcorder-reviews.com Professional Review.

Sony DCR HC40

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Sony DCR HC40 is a MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder with a 10x Optical Zoom.

Review Verdict: The Sony DCR HC40 MiniDV Handycam gives you all the features you'd expect from a Sony camcorder in an ultra-compact design that's as beautiful as the images it captures. It features a 1.0 Megapixel Advanced HAD imaging chip and a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar l

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Sony DCR-HC40

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The DCR-HC40 MiniDV Handycam gives you all the features you'd expect from a Sony camcorder in an ultra-compact design that's as beautiful as the images it captures.

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personal computer world Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC40E

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A DV camcorder with touchscreen LCD technology.

Review Verdict: Lively colours and sharp edges, but the good lens is marred by the bottom-loading mechanism.

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easycamcorders.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.35 star(s) Quick Review Camcorders : Sony DCR-HC40

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Although the DCR-HC40, as the top of this year's HC line by Sony, includes an improvement in CCD size and still capabilities from its fellow camcorders, its performance is remarkably similar to the DCR-HC30, which nearly serves to render invalid any advan

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