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2-Pack Canon NB-2LH Brand New Equivalent 7.2V 1100mAh Lithium-Ion Camera/Camcorder Battery, Long Lasting cell. It meets or exceeds OEM specifications!
2-Pack Canon NB-2LH Brand New Equivalent 7.2V 1100mAh Lithium-Ion Camera/Camcorder Battery, Long Lasting cell. It meets or exceeds OEM specifications!

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The NB-2LH Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Pack from Canon provides continuous, reliable power to your digital camera or camcorder. It is compatible with Digital Rebel XT / PowerShot S30/ S40/S45/S50/S60 Digital Cameras and Elura / Optura 30/40/50/60/400/500 / Camcorders.

Features

  • Provides continuous, reliable power to your digital camera or camcorder
  • It is compatible with Digital Rebel XT / PowerShot S30/ S40/S45/S50/S60 Digital Cameras and Elura / Optura 30/40/50/60/400/500 / Camcorders.

Reviews

So far its holding up as well as my Canon brand battery

by MiBow from SF Bay Area on 2010-08-27
Its seems to hold a charge as well as my original Canon battery but only time will tell if it last as long as far as holding a charge.


Perfect replacement battery.

by Shashank Parulekar from on 2010-08-06
It took me a long time to decide before purchasing this battery pair. But so far I have had no regrets. Though the battery pack cover says the battery to be 1100mA the battery itself has a sticker with value 750mA printed, that is fine with me as long as it does its job and lasts long.
The batteries came with some charge in them so I decided to drain them of their charge completely by using them in the camera before re-charging them.
Inserting one of the batteries in the camera, the battery was shown to be half-empty. On restarting the camera again the battery status was shown to be FULL !!!. I wonder who is lying. Anyways I was able to get over 400 shots before the battery drained out (about 25 of those had flash ON).
The next battery has been inserted and the camera showed FULL status but some times says half-FULL. Anyways I did take about 100+ shots and the battery status is still shown to be half-FULL. If it lasts close to 400 I would be happy since I have no idea how much charge the battery had to begin with.
The next test for me is to insert a fully-charged battery and find out how many pictures I will be able to take before it drains out completely.
So far so good.

With these in my arsenal I do not have a reason to not capture the moment.


Functions as expectecd

by Master Mike from on 2010-06-13
Not much to say – it’s a couple of batteries, and they both work like new. Shipping was fast, and all aspects of the transaction went smoothly.


They seem to work for me!

by Michael Adam from Starkville, MS USA on 2010-06-11
I just received these two batteries today. These two state that they are 1400mAh…and they have both been working beautifully in my Canon Rebel 400D. Of course, they come arrived half charged. Anybody familiar with Li-ion batteries should know that you have to drain the batteries before charging them.

No complaints…cheap product that seems to outperform my OEM batteries!

Thanks!


You get what you pay for JUNK!!

by wizefox from Rockland, Ma. USA on 2010-06-10
After charging the 1st battery, I took 2 pictures and the battery was dead. I notified the company and they said I have to charge it a few times before the life will increase. I charged the battery about 10 times and it now can’t take a single picture. The camera won’t even turn on. So, you get what you pay for. These are junk.


Brand New Sony Np-fh50, Fh30, Fh70, Fh100 Camera & Camcorder Battery Home Travel Rapid Charger with Car Adapter for Dcr-hc20, Dcr-hc21, Dcr-hc26
Brand New Sony Np-fh50, Fh30, Fh70, Fh100 Camera & Camcorder Battery Home Travel Rapid Charger with Car Adapter for Dcr-hc20, Dcr-hc21, Dcr-hc26

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Description

Guaranteed to work with the following Cameras:DCR-DVD708/DVD708E/DVD755/DVD755E/DVD803/DVD803E/DVD805/DVD805E/DVD808E/DVD905/DVD905E/DVD908E/DVD92/DVD92E;DCR-HC46/HC46E/HC47/HC47E/HC48/HC48E/HC65/HC85/HC85E/HC94E

Features

  • Brand New COMPATIBLE Wall & Car Charger (FREE European Adaptor)
  • Universal Power Adaptor with Voltage of 110v/240v
  • Smart LED indicator
  • Output shortage protection
  • Quick charge with automatic constant current control

Reviews

Brand New Sony Np-fh50…Travel Rapid Charger with Car Adapter

by Virginia L. Armstrong from on 2010-09-07
This is a good purchase it works quite well charging your battery both ac and dc. would recommend this item and it was a very good price.


Piece of junk

by rdoren from on 2010-08-31
This item was nonfunctional right out of the box. It was cheaply made, never worked, and was a real piece of garbage. Please, DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME purchasing this charger!


Sony HDR-CX100

by John from on 2010-06-29
Does not fit the battery for a Sony HDR-CX100 Camcorder right. It will still charge it but does not fit perfectly. Great price though and it is better then having to charge with the camera.


Very Good Inexpensive Charger

by Bob from Grand Prairie, TX United States on 2010-06-25
This is an inexpensive alternate to the Sony brand charger. It seems to be a decent quality, despite being made in China. The plug folds to make it very compact and easy to store in a camcorder bag. It also includes a cord to plug it into a car, which could come in handy. I didn’t have any issue with the battery falling out of the charger that another reviewer complained about. It clips in snugly and stays in place when I plug the charger into the wall. I highly recommend this if your looking for a charger for you Sony NPHF50, 70 or 100 series batteries.


Fantastic

by D. Kincaid from Wis on 2010-05-04
I looked all over for a charger for my Sony and came across this. I gave it a try and wow. Charge times are fast, you can charge in your vehicle and its so portable. Why pay 50 bucks for a charger that doesn’t do what this one does I highly recommend it.


Brand New Digital Camera and Camcorder Home Travel Charger with Car Adapter For Fuji NP-60
Brand New Digital Camera and Camcorder Home Travel Charger with Car Adapter For Fuji NP-60
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Compatible Battery:Fuji NP-60, Casio NP-30. Compatible Model: Fuji FinePix 50i / 601 / F401 / F401 Zoom / F410 / F410 Zoom / F601 / M603 / Casio QV-R3 / QV-R4 / HP Photosmart R07 / R507 / R607 / R607 BMW / R607 Gwen / R607xi / R707 / R707v / R707xi / R717 / R725 / R727 / R817 / R818 / R927 / Kodak EasyShare LS420 / LS433 / LS633 / LS743 / LS753 / DX6490 / DX7440 / DX7590 / DX7630 / P850 / P880 / Z730 / Z7590 / Z760 / Olympus AZ-1 / AZ-2 / AZ-2 Zoom / Ferrari Digital Model 2004 / Panasonic SV-AS30 / SV-AS3A / SV-PT1 / SV-AV10 / SV-AV10-A / SV-AV10-R / SV-AV10-S / SV-AV10U / SV-AV20 / SV-AV25 / SV-AV25EG-S / SV-AV30 / SV-AV35 / SV-AV100 / SV-AV100EG-S / Pentax Optio 330 / Optio 330RS / Optio 430 / Optio 430RS / Ricoh Caplio 300G / 400G wide / G3 / G4 / G4 wide / RR10 / RR30 / RR300 / Samsung DigiMax U-CA 3 / U-CA 4 / U-CA 5 / U-CA 401 / U-CA 501 / U-CA 505 / DigiMax V700 / DigiMax V800 / Toshiba Allegretto 5300 / PDR-T20 / PDR-T30 / PDR-5300 / Yaesu VX-2 / Yaesu VX-2E / Yaesu VX-2R

Features

  • Slim and portable design. Smart LED charging status indicator. Voltage: 100V – 240V. UL & CE listed
  • AC/DC output for both home and travel use. Collapsible plug on the back of wall charger.
  • Built in battery protection and fault detection. Car charger adapter included.
  • High performance fully automatic charger designed to quickly and safely charge digital camera
  • The charger is for charging battery only. It does not work as AC adapter for digital camera or camco

Reviews

Cheap like the budget

by Leslie from on 2010-07-27
If you want a battery that only works if you plug it in holding your mouth the right way while standing on one leg, then this is the product for you. Otherwise, don’t waste your $10 on this and try another brand. You pay for what you get.


Great charger with bonus features!

by D. Tracy Lane from North of Everett, WA on 2010-03-30
Took the usual 5 to 7 days to arrive. Was happy to discover it is very solid and well-made, unlike some other China-made products. When you have a charged battery installed it doubles as a flashlight and a counterfeit money checker (two different LEDs)! Very happy with the quality and the functionality. Comes with a car charger cord and a 220V adapter to boot!


Works for me

by piscesinfeb77 from Monroeville, PA on 2010-01-11
I needed this for a camera that stopped charging, and had to charge the batteries manually (with this product). It comes with a car charger, or the back has a plug for the wall. It works well for me, though I see the other reviews are negative. I haven’t had any problems with mine.


Poor contact design

by David B. Gilmore from Portland, OR on 2009-10-04
I received this product promptly but the good news ended there. I charged one battery and then inserted a second battery and one of the metal contacts broke and that was the end of its usefulness.
You get what you pay for so buyer beware. Amazon, pull this product from you inventory list. It diminishes your product line.


Too good to be true

by anonymous from pgh, pa on 2009-09-21
This item is too good to be true! It worked for a day. The home charger doesn’t work anymore after only one day. Bought this for an upcoming trip. Extremely disappointed with this product. The car charger portion of it is not great either. It charges extremely slowly.


Sony HDR-XR150 120GB HD Handycam Camcorder + Brand New USA w/ Full Manufacturer's Accessories + PREMIUM STARTER PACKAGE INCLUDING 4GB SDHC MEMORY CARD + MEMORY CARD READER + HDMI CABLE + UV FILTER + EXTENDED LIFE BATTERY + SOFT CARRYING CASE + TRIPOD + Sunset Electronics Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth & MUCH MORE !!
Sony HDR-XR150 120GB HD Handycam Camcorder + Brand New USA w/ Full Manufacturer’s Accessories + PREMIUM STARTER PACKAGE INCLUDING 4GB SDHC MEMORY CARD + MEMORY CARD READER + HDMI CABLE + UV FILTER + EXTENDED LIFE BATTERY + SOFT CARRYING CASE + TRIPOD + Sunset Electronics Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth & MUCH MORE !!

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Description

This Kit Includes:
1- Sony HDR-XR150 120GB HD Handycam Camcorder + Brand New USA w/ Full Manufacturer’s Accessories
1- 4GB SDHC Memory Card
1- USB SD/HC Memory Card Reader
2- Rechargeable Lithium Ion Replacement Extended Life Batteries
1- Multicoated UV Filter
1- HDMI Cable
1- Soft carrying case
1- Full Size Tripod w/Carry Bag
1- Pack of LCD Screen Protectors
1- Lens/LCD Cleaning Kit
1- Mini Table Top Tripod
1- Sunset Electronics Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth

More about this camera:
Sony HDR-XR150 120GB HD Handycam Camcorder offers up 1920 x 1080i high def recording to a 120GB hard disk drive. The XR150 also allows for recording to Memory Stick Media and SD/SDHC memory cards. In addition to capturing high quality HD footage, the camera is also capable of taking 3MP stills and features 1080/60p playback via HDMI to HDTV.

Supplied Manufacturer Accessories in addition to mentioned above:
USB Cable, Component A/V Cable, A/V Connecting Cable, AC Adapter , Lithium Battery, Remote Commander, NP-FV50 Rechargeable Battery Pack, Application Software, 1-Years Limited Warranty

Features

  • Sony HDR-XR150 120GB HD Handycam Camcorder + Brand New USA w/ Full Manufacturer’s Accessories
  • 4GB SDHC Memory Card + Memory Card Reader
  • Soft Carrying case + UV Filter
  • UV Filter + HDMI Cable + Aluminum Tripod + Sunset Electronics Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth
  • Cleaning Kit + Screen Protector + Table Top Tripod
50 Inch Tripod for Canon, Sony, Panasonic, JVC & Any Other Brand Cameras and Camcorders
50 Inch Tripod for Canon, Sony, Panasonic, JVC & Any Other Brand Cameras and Camcorders

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Description

Don’t just take snapshots! Take control over your composition with increased camera performance and sharper images that will exceed your expectations!

With the use of a tripod you can achieve greater performance and maintain image quality for cropping and larger picture sizes. Also, it will allow you to hold steady enough to deliver all the performance the equipment you invested in can provide. You might even get into some pictures yourself, with your camera’s self-timer feature and your camera held secure on a sturdy tripod.

# Extends to 50 Inches Tall, Folds to 16.5 Inches, Weighs Just Over One Pound!
For incredible portability and versatility
# 2.5-Pound Load Capacity
Supports SLR cameras and zoom lenses with ease
# 4-Section Aluminum Legs
For maximum versatility and light weight
# Quick-Release Photo/Video Platform
Makes changing equipment easy
# 3-Way, 360-Degree Swivel Panhead
For shooting at any angle
# Adjustable Tilt and Pan Controls
For vertical format photography
# Gearless Center Column
For fast, precise column adjustment
# Bubble Level Indicator
Helps you keep your tripod perfectly level
# Quick-Release Leg Locks
For quick, easy maneuverability
# Non-Slip Feet
Keeps your tripod steady on virtually any surface
# Includes Nylon Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap
Convenient, lightweight protection and mobility

Features

  • Extends to 50 Inches Tall, Folds to 16.5 Inches, Weighs Just Over One Pound!
  • 2.5-Pound Load Capacity
  • Quick-Release Photo/Video Platform
  • 3-Way, 360-Degree Swivel Panhead
  • Includes Nylon Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap

Reviews

Don’t even bother

by trackmang from on 2010-08-10
Don’t waste your money; put it towards buying a more expensive and better quality tripod.
Cheap plastic parts all over this thing. It feels and sounds like sand is inside the legs as they get extended because it’s so gritty. I don’t trust the head to stay put when my camcorder is on it.
Overall, a poor choice of purchase for me.


Brand New Sony Np-fh50, Fh30, Fh70, Fh100 Camera & Camcorder Battery Home Travel Rapid Charger with Car Adapter for Sony DCR-DVD650
Brand New Sony Np-fh50, Fh30, Fh70, Fh100 Camera & Camcorder Battery Home Travel Rapid Charger with Car Adapter for Sony DCR-DVD650

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Description

NOTE: For a successful and safe charge of your battery, make sure to correctly align polarity ( positive / negative) before placing battery into charger

Features

  • Brand New non-OEM Charger. Slim and portable design. Smart LED charging status indicator.
  • Voltage: 100V – 240V. UL & CE listed. AC/DC output for both home and travel use.
  • Collapsible plug on the back of wall charger. Built in battery protection and fault detection.
  • High performance fully automatic charger designed to quickly and safely charge digital camera and ca
  • The charger is for charging your battery only. It does not work as AC adapter for your digital camer

Reviews

Battery Charger

by squeezer58 from on 2010-08-23
This one of the easiest chargers I have had to work with…it works in the car or in your home to charge different size Camcorder batteries


Brand New Kodak Digital Camera & Camcorder Home Travel Charger with Car Adapter
Brand New Kodak Digital Camera & Camcorder Home Travel Charger with Car Adapter
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Description

COMPATIBLE TO: DX6490 DX7440 DX7590 DX7630 EASYSHARE-ONE / 4 MP EASYSHARE-ONE / 6 MP LS420 LS443 LS633 LS743 LS753 P712 P850 P880 Z730

Features

  • Slim and portable design. Smart LED charging status indicator. Voltage: 100V – 240V. UL & CE listed
  • AC/DC output for both home and travel use. Collapsible plug on the back of wall charger.
  • Built in battery protection and fault detection. Car charger adapter included.
  • High performance fully automatic charger designed to quickly and safely charge digital camera
  • The charger is for charging battery only. It does not work as AC adapter for digital camera or camco

Reviews

extra travel charger

by Hermione Caplan from Maryland, U.S.A on 2010-07-20
once i figured out which way to put in my battery it works great as an extra charger.


Mighty Charger

by M. Eaglin from Opelousas,, LA. United States on 2010-04-08
I wasn’t sure about this charger at first, but I am very pleased with the results. It works well with my camera. I plan to purchase another one for myself and also one for my daughter who has a similar Kodak Digital Camera.


Bargain

by CC from MA on 2010-03-18
Product is great. Simple to use and compact enough to fit in the camera case. One comment is that the battery is sometimes hard to remove from the charger.


Worthless piece of …

by Gary Timmons from on 2010-02-11
Batteries fit but it doesn’t charge. I found my original charger anyway. It’s cheap enough not to get too ticked about.

I also bought the additional battery and SD-2G chip both are working.

For the price it’s a crap shoot, good luck.


ticked

by just me from on 2009-10-30
The advertising for this item is totally misleading. It advertises that it is compatible with the P850 camera, which in fact takes a different battery that won’t fit in the charger! The contacts don’t match up, so it is totally worthless and junk. I’m totally disappointed.


Sony VCLE07A Wide Conversion Lens for Sony MiniDV & Hi8 Camcorders
Sony VCLE07A Wide Conversion Lens for Sony MiniDV & Hi8 Camcorders
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Description

WIDE ANGLE CONVERSION LENS ACCS

Features

  • WIDE CNVRSN LENS 0.7 25/30/37MM ADPT CASE

Reviews

Not more than O.K.

by FrontPage from Baltimore, MD United States on 2008-07-29
I’ve had this gear for almost a year or more, using it quite often with daily use over weeks straight, and it’s getting a 3 rating because the lens quality isn’t up to snuff. I’d love to give it 4’s since it’s terrific… I mean, terrific… to quick-snap the lens on or off, instead of having to unscrew it, like most of the lens adapters out here. In a snap (pun-intended) you can switch from the wide lens to a telephoto adapter (if you have it) or just use the camera’s lens naked. But there’s a bit too much purple fringing, and the edge softness is too much to warrant anything more. I’d be almost willing for knocking another star off because, after all – it’s about image quality – but these Sony cameras need wide angle vision, more than the manufacturers provided.

One other thing to warn you wonderful reviewers and end-users is that this lens does *not* allow for complete zoom-through recording. In other words, after zooming to about 4X, the camera loses focus and can’t focus on far distances. It drops off a cliff by the time you reach 6X, and you’re shooting the middle of a cloud any point beyond that. So if you want that option, look for a zoom-through wide angle lens. There are some out here that deliver good quality. Raynox and others, for instance, have a bunch of lenses (and even ultra wide and true fish-eye). Some are better and yet there ore others that just don’t cut the roast like other lenses.

Buyer, beware. Any time that any manufacturer – even the original camera manufacturer – designs any optics for mounting in front or behind a wide-range zoom lens, there is a good chance that image quality will have been deteriorated significantly from the original lens. All those zoom optics moving in the camera means there’s a good chance that you’ll have vignetting, chromatic aberrations, color fringing, edge softness or worse.

It’s hard to find a pattern of reviews for all the lens manufacturers out there, so quite often, you may take a gamble by purchasing without trying, since generic lenses are sold for all cameras they’ll fit (and, imagine the tons of cameras out here!), so they usually aren’t made for any camera at all, but more for making a profit. Look here in Amazon, and in camcorder and digital camera forum sites, to help you with your search, and please, post as much information in reviews here and elsewhere, to help all of us.

Again, this is from a shooter who’s worked in one company for 25 years plus. I’m being as fair and forthright as possible.


More fisheye than wide angle

by E. Aquino from on 2008-06-27
Purchased this converter as I wanted something more compact than other wide angle converters. If you want the fisheye look, then get this lens, otherwise it’s unusable for regular shots as it distorts perspective too much.

I have always put a wide angle converter on my miniDV and HD cams. I have a couple of Sony and Canon wide angles that cost anywhere from $100-$180. Those have little to no fisheye distortion and most of the time you can just leave them permanently on your camera for close range shooting.

I wanted to like this lens solely because it’s compact and can easily be removed, but the image is just unacceptable.


Nice lens, easy to find on sale

by D. Adams from Lexington, NC on 2008-04-28
Browsing around Walmart, I found this lens for $20 so I snagged one for my older Sony TRV-240 (Digital8 camcorder) All in all, it’s a nice lens. I was hoping to maybe go a tiny bit wider, but anything much more than .7x would cause very noticeable barrel distortions. The mechanism to swap out the filters is nice too. It makes it easy to remove the lens quickly (leaving the converter on the camera) if you need to capture something without the distortion. Now I can’t tell that this lens is coated, so it may get some flaring and such around lights or the sun.

Someone complained about it’s size. Honestly, it’s about perfect for my camera. I do wish it were a bit smaller, then it would fit on a 52mm adapter. Using a 52mm filter would give you a good template if you’d like to see about how large the lens is.


Not what I expected

by M. ramirez from on 2008-04-21
I bought this lense for a DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder, it does bring the adaptor for the camcorder, but the lense is so wide that it covers the focus sensor so it is impossible to use it this way.
It is a shame because the seller wouldn’t take it back since the package has to be “broken” to take the lense out, so I’m stock with it for good. Even Sony Style has it advertised as compatible to my camcorder, WHAT’S UP WITH THAT!


Almost perfect

by H. Lee from Atlanta, GA USA on 2008-03-31
I already own the VCL-0637H lens which is about twice as deep and is also about twice as heavy. I found this lens on clearance at a Walmart for $21 so I thought I would give it a shot. It was SO much lighter and looked much nicer because it didn’t protrude from the camcorder as much. The carrying case for it is really cute too. I was so happy until I tried to zoom.

For some reason my camera can’t zoom at all with it on, but I had no problems zooming in with the other wide angle lens. I only get about 1/3 of the way into the zoom and everything goes blurry. Maybe it was because the other lens was a 2-lens system and this is only 1? I tried slowly going into the zoom but it still didn’t help. I get to that magic point in the zoom and everything went blurry. I know most folks probably won’t be zooming in with the wide angle lens on. So, this lens may work just fine for them. But this meant that I would have to take it on/off more often. So, I’m giving it 4/5 because it was almost perfect.


Sony DCR-TRV120 Camcorder 60 Minutes Hi-8 Video Cassette Tape - Replacement by General Brand
Sony DCR-TRV120 Camcorder 60 Minutes Hi-8 Video Cassette Tape – Replacement by General Brand

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60 Minutes Hi-8 Video Cassette Tape

Features

  • 60 Minutes Hi-8 Video Cassette Tape
  • Replacement by General Brand
Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom
Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

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Description

The Sony DCR-HC28 MiniDV HandyCam Camcorder delivers the right mix of versatility and quality. Its compact and stylish design makes filming movies easy and convenient. The a/6-inch CCD Imager provides stunning detail and clarity, and the 20x optical and 800x digital zoom brings the action up close, with less distortion. Super SteadyShot(R) compensates for camera-shake, while teh NightShot(R) system captures natural video in the lowest light. The large 2.5-inch LCD screen lets you review your pictures and video to make sure it’s the best. 20x optical, 800x digital zoom USB Streaming SteadyShot Image Stabilization NightShot Plus for low-light filming – minimum of 0 lux Auto Exposure Modes – Beach & Ski, Landscape, Portrait, Sports Lesson, Spotlight, Sunset & Moon Picture Effect Modes – Monotone, Negative Art, Sepia, Polarize Fader Effects – Black, Mosaic, Monotone, White White Balance Modes – Auto, Indoor, One-push, Outdoor Aperture – f1.8-3.1 Focal Distance – 2.3-46mm Full Range Auto and Manual Focus Built-in microphone USB and i.LINK(R) ports S-Video connection Shutter Speeds – Auto, 1/60-1/4000 sec. (1/4000 in AE mode) Supplied Software – Picture Package 1.5 Operating Systems – Windows Me, 2000 Pro, XP Home and Pro Battery Type – InfoLithium(R) with AccuPower(TM) Meter system (NP-NF30) Battery Life – Up to 9 hours (viewfinder) or up to 8 hours (LCD) Dimensions – 2-5/8 x 3-1/8 x 4-1/2 inch (65 x 79 x 113 mm) Weight – 14 ounces (420 grams) with tape & battery

Features

  • Carl Zeiss Vario- Tessar lens; 20x optical/800x digital zoom
  • 1/6-inch Advanced HAD CCD imager
  • 2.5-inch touch-panel SwivelScreen LCD monitor
  • Super SteadyShot image stabilization and NightShot Plus technology
  • Easy Handycam button for ease of use

Reviews

Bad buying decision

by J. Fraser from San Diego, CA on 2010-07-13
My video cam died and I needed something to shoot my son’s football games. This was a rushed purchase and a bad idea. It’s a Sony…so it’s not that it’s a bad product, it’s just the the picture quality (resolution) is really bad. My fault for going cheap??? Probably. But, be warned.
On different note, I bought a separate, non-Sony, battery as the battery supplied had miserable life…but that seems sadly typical for the batteries provided with camcorders from everyone, not just Sony.


Common tape mechanism failure

by Jeffrey Leighton Owens from Scottsdale, AZ on 2009-12-29
The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is that I hear Sony may have fixed the problem in ones made after mid 2009. The tape door won’t close and, upon researching it on some support forum, I found what seemed like hundreds of people having this same problem. Some were able to solve it using various methods (some by-the-book, some completely illegitimate), but it seemed like most people were stuck with a broken camera that Sony wants to charge to fix it more than what you will pay to buy it.


EXCELLENT FOR A USED PRODUCT

by Paranormal Longhair from Oakdale, CT USA on 2009-11-26
I bought the DCR-HC28 used, through Amazon. I already own the exact same camcorder, purchased several years ago for nearly $400.00. This one was priced at $125.00. I needed a second one for my Paranormal Investigations and was looking for a bargain. And WHAT A BARGAIN I got!! The seller’s product description stated that it was “like new”. I thought “yeah, I’ve heard that claim before”. I was thouroughly impressed and delighted when I opened the package. The camcorder was not only “like new”, it looked as though it came right out of the box. It works like a charm and includes the iLink cable (which I didn’t own), a charger, battery, and carrying case. I immediately contacted the owner to let him know how pleased I was and that there ARE some honest people left in the world. Thank you, Amazon, for bringing me this most excellent camcorder at an incredible price.


Good so far!

by Tanitra C. Flenaugh from Los Angeles, CA on 2009-01-06
I haven’t used it much yet. I’m having a baby any day now so that will be the true test.


Im getting me this!

by J. Bonavita from Boston,Ma on 2008-08-21
I have a hc21 camera that my son dropped and broke. I cant find that one any more, I assume this is the upgrade or the replacement in the line for that one. My hc21 was excellent for the video quality I took. Mostly vacation vids and kids videos. I am not that much of a snob that I need to have the DVD type. I actually like this idea better because I admit I have not researched the dvd type recorders, but I know that DVD’s always seem to get scratched around my house and if my only video was on the dvd and its scratched then your stuck right? You don’t have that problem with a tape. I was not thrilled with the mike in windy weather, but if I covered it a bit it was better. Anyway this is only 99 bucks at circuit city and the batteries for my ‘old’ one fit it so I don’t need to buy anything new. If this is as good as the other camera I had its way worth 99 bucks. Go get yourself one today like I will!