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Sony Handycam DCR-SR37: Sony camcorder
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Most helpful reviewsManas, Scunthorpe Just point and shoot
- Good points:
- Ease of use and good picture quality
- Bad points:
- Battery life is poor only max 90 minutes.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Review date: 27 Jul 2010
Confirmed purchaser Just point and shoot
- Good points:
- Very quick and simple to use.
- Bad points:
- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 23 May 2010
Confirmed purchaser Keen amateur
- Good points:
- easy to use mostly
- Bad points:
- no viewfinder means image difficult to follow in bright light- useless at seaside or skiing
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Confirmed purchase: 20 Feb 2011
josie, Just point and shoot
- Good points:
- It's very light too use..
- Bad points:
- when used at night time it's very dark! There is no light and the picture are blured?.doesn't come with remote control..
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Confirmed purchase: 20 Dec 2011
Walter, Oswaldtwistle Just point and shoot
- Good points:
- Reviewer left no comment
- Bad points:
- Can't put movies on apple mac computer . even after been told i could, so it's almost useless.
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Confirmed purchase: 13 Jan 2011
Norman, Airdrie Keen amateur
- Good points:
- Light, Compact, Good Image Quality, Easy to upload Video, Excellent Battery Life, Excellent Zoom
- Bad points:
- Still Camera Pictures Not Great, Fader a bit Fiddely to use (via touch screen)
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Confirmed purchase: 02 Apr 2010
Product Features
| Resolution quality | SD |
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| 3D | No |
| Optical zoom ratio | 60 |
| Media format | Hard disk drive |
| Connections | USB |
| Type of memory card | Memory Stick Duo |
| Shape of camcorder | Horizontally held |
| Digital zoom ratio | 2000 |
| Type of image stabiliser | Electronic |
| Widescreen recording | Yes |
| Resolution (Megapixels) | 0.8 |
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 60 |
| Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second) | 1/3500 |
| Weight (g) | 300 |
| Screen size (Inches) | 2.7 |
| Maximum aperture telephoto | 6 |
| Maximum aperture wide | 1.8 |
| Lowest focal length (Millimetres) | 44 |
| Highest focal length (Millimetres) | 2640 |
| Type of chip | CCD |
| Release date | 2009-02-16 |
Also known as: Sony DCR-SR37E
Camcorders Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
Light and compact with long record time and ultra-powerful zoom
- Records up to 45 hours of high quality Standard Definition video on 60GB hard drive plus HYBRID recording on optional Memory Stick™
- 800k pixel CCD sensor
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 60x optical zoom / 2000x digital zoom
- SteadyShot image stabilization for clearer video and stills when shooting handheld
- Face Index and Film Roll Index for quick, easy searches
- 2.7” Wide LCD with easy to use touchscreen
- Power on by LCD: quick start-up from standby with ultra-low power consumption in sleep mode
- Stereo sound recording with zoom mic for clearer dialogue and sound of foreground subjects
- Up to 11.5 hours STAMINA continuous shooting time (with optional battery)
- One Touch Disc Burn and Easy PC back up via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connection (Output only)
- DVDirect™ Express compatible: allows high-speed burning to disc with VRD-P1 DVD writer
- Fun, easy to use Picture Motion Browser PC software for managing and uploading video and photos in calendar view
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not 400 retailers nor anyone on eBay,
but please don't worry even if it hurts,
you can look for alternatives or
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screen ok inside but useless outdoors fills with own face or background can this problem be overcome?
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i have found it difficult to see outside when its sunny
but havent found a way round this, sorry -
Haven't found solution - just the design I think - make sure you have the brightness of the screen turned right up - it does help a little !
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İs the menu available in English or other languages can be selected? I'm wondering if Russian language exists in the list.
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Well it's in 15 languages plus 2 English, one normal one easy,and as all the languages are in their own languages, i don't speak Russian So im not sure.
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i have lost my disk for my sony dcr-sr37e as i need it to put pictures unto computer where can i get a disk and how much would it cost
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you might be best to ask a sony supplier like john lewis...hope this helps !
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Why is it that when I import a movie from my camcorder to my computer (easy pc back-up) I do not get sound when I play it on the computer?
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Sorry can't help - have never had that problem with the Sony - could be a PC problem perhaps ?
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I am currently making a pilot television show with my camera. Is there anyway I can attach a microphone to concentrate on picking up certain audio areas?
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not sure as i havent tried this myself
sorry !
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can dcr sr37 handy cam be converted in to a web cam
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yes
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Hi, first of all the model I have is DCR-SR37E. Presuming it is the same model do you have any idea where I can get a spare usb connection for this I have looked everywhere. On Amazon the list is quite long but the '7' model is missing and the '6' is a different fit. Thanks.
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Ca'nt help
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HI Steve.
Sorry my camera is model no dcr-sr47, I did not know that there was a different type usb lead
roy
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I have just changed to an apple mac and I am having real difficulty downloading to the mac. Has anyone managed to do this?
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Sorry Fiona dont have apple mac
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I can only suggest you go to movie maker and try from there?
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Tried everything cant seem to get it to work on mac. Walt
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Score 8.0/10Review date: 28 Sep 2010