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Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 MiniDV Camcorder
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Simply Amazing ...

, Feb. 20, 2007
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This handycam is the best of its kind. It has excellent picture quality, amazing nightshot, lots of modes to get into depth of your recording. Its simply an amazing product from Sony.

QuickTake:

Pros: Gr8 picture quality,handling,nightshot...
Cons: Not that long battery life
Has Owned Product: 4 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) I Like the DCR HC96 A Lot!

, Mar. 1, 2006
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I tried the DCR-HC96 for a week-long beach vacation under a variety of conditions using mostly the "Easy Handycam" (auto) function. I tinkered with some of the many manual functions, gadgets and effects but found that the "Easy Handycam" worked fine for

QuickTake:

Pros: Great colors, sharp images, excellent depth to field
Cons: Controls are clustered and can be confusing
Has Owned Product: 2 weeks
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC96: great little shooter

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Review Verdict: Excellent video quality, a broad feature set and decent photos make the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 an excellent choice for those seeking a compact MiniDV camcorder. Navigating the small touch screen may encourage you to stick with its automatic features, howe

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QuickTake:

Pros: Sharp, colourful video; compact size; decent photo quality
Cons: Poor battery life; cumbersome menus poorly matched with the small touch-screen LCD
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 Review - Camcorders

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Excellent video quality, a broad feature set, and decent photos make the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 an excellent choice for those seeking a compact MiniDV camcorder. Navigating the small touch screen may encourage you to stick with its automatic features, how

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QuickTake:

Pros: Sharp, colourful video, Compact size, Decent photo quality
Cons: Poor battery life, Cumbersome menus poorly matched with the small touch-screen LCD
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96E

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Excellent video quality, a broad feature set, and decent photos make the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 an excellent choice for those seeking a compact MiniDV camcorder. Navigating the small touch screen may encourage you to stick with its automatic features, how

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QuickTake:

Pros: Sharp, colorful video; compact size; decent photo quality.
Cons: Poor battery life; cumbersome menus poorly matched with the small touch-screen LCD.
newbie.org Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony Handycam® DCR-HC96 Mini DV Digital Camcorder

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The Sony Handycam® DCR-HC96 Mini DV Digital Camcorder works great and it also enables you to capture natural looking video in low light conditions. This camcorder deliver up to 530 lines of resolution so you can get outstanding pictures with incredibl...

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QuickTake:

Pros: Quality and easy to use and great features.
Cons: None
zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96E

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Excellent video quality, a broad feature set, and decent photos make the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 an excellent choice for those seeking a compact MiniDV
pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96 MiniDV Handycam

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Review Verdict: This MiniDV unit takes 3-megapixel still shots.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Wide-screen LCD touch screen, Very good standard-light video quality
Cons: Mediocre low-light performance, Dock required for file transfers
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96 Review

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The quality of the clips was good without the digital noise found on many DVD camcorders.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Solid; easy-to-use camcorder that takes decent stills
Cons: Tape-based; LCD should be improved
macworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96 MiniDV Handycam (3.5 mice)

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The Sony DCR-HC96 Handycam is a MiniDV camcorder that performs well and provides impressive still-image quality. Nice features like a touch-screen LCD and an accessory shoe make it more attractive.

Review Verdict: A mix of plastic and metal, the DCR-HC96 fits well in the palm. It features a 2.7-inch wide-screen LCD with touch-screen controls. Play, record, and stop buttons are also conveniently located just below the screen, allowing you to keep your eye on the act

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QuickTake:

Pros: Wide-screen LCD with touch-screen controls; accessory shoe; impressive still-camera quality; very good standard-light video quality.
Cons: Mediocre low-light performance; dock required for video and image transfers.
camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Sony DCR-HC96 Camcorder Review

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The DCR-HC96 is Sony's flagship consumer MiniDV camcorder-this year, and by the looks of it, Sony has all but given up innovation in this medium. The HC96 is the same camcorder as last year's HC90, with most ports relocated from the body to a Handycam sta

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simplydv.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) SimplyDV Review: Sony DCR-HC96 DV Camcorder

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Review Verdict: Despite what we've said about external mic and headphone output (which many users might not be bothered with anyhow) the DCR-HC96 is undoubtedly a great starter cam that's ideal for newbies and, of course, attractively priced.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Good sturdy build and handling with tape top-loading, ergonomic design, LCD on-frame controls, full DV and AV input connectivity (incl. S-Video). Large CCD produces nice images, decent 16:9 widescreen
Cons: It's a pity there's no microphone input or headphone output. The omission of both takes the edge off what could be a great starter DV camcorder.
alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Review summary of Sony DCR-HC96

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alaTest has collected and analysed 221 reviews of Sony DCR-HC96 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 82288 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 Reviews

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Review Verdict: Inc.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Sharp, colorful video; compact size; decent photo quality.
Cons: Poor battery life; cumbersome menus poorly matched with the small touch-screen LCD.
easycamcorders.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.05 star(s) Quick Camcorder Review : Sony DCR-HC96

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The DCR-HC96 represents the best of what Sony has to offer this year on its consumer MiniDV camcorders (aside from the high definition HDR-HC3). Replacing the HC90, once again Sony has made great video quality in an easy to use package. At $800 (MSRP), it

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zdnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.55 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-HC96

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At the top of Sony's consumer MiniDV camcorder line, the compact Handycam DCR-HC96 earns its place with excellent video quality, a full suite of manual and automatic functions, and above-average photo quality. However, its normally merely awkward touch-sc

Review Verdict: Excellent video quality, a broad feature set, and decent photos make the Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 an excellent choice for those seeking a compact MiniDV camcorder. Navigating the small touch screen may encourage you to stick with its automatic features, how

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