Sony DCR-PC9 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Compact, lightweight, excellent picture and sound, features, price
Cons: Too small to hold conveniently

The sleek and compact Sony DCR-PC9 digital camcorder combines digital video shooting capability with the ability ti take still digital pictures at 640x480 resolution.

LCD

With the PC9 you can use either a 2.5” LCD or...

Pros: Very light and small camera, widescreen mode, two sound modes
Cons: Fairly short battery life, zoom not very impressive for the price

I have always been a fan of Sony products, so I was not concerned when I chose the Sony DCR-PC9 as my next digital camcorder. My main reason for buying this camcorder was its low weight and small size. After using it for a couple of months now, I am...

Pros: Compact, light, MiniDV.
Cons: Expensive.

Built around the fairly recent MiniDV tapes, which are about the same size as mini-cassette audio tapes, the Sony DCR-PC9 is extremely compact and lightweight, taking up somewhat more room than a package of cigarettes and weighing slightly...

Pros: Small, lightweight, picture clarity
Cons: bad zoom, too small, short battery life, fairly pricy, no still camera or auto focus

The big picture
Sony has created yet another asumingly beautiful looking piece of electronics. The digital camcorder is small, lightweight and attractive, but the accesories, quality, tinyness don't add up to...the price.

Tiny,...

Pros: Nice video, 640 x 480 stills, and MPEG. And ohhh ... so small.
Cons: Almost too small for big hands. A little over priced.

I bought the US version of the camera at the Ultimate Electronics. I wanted a local dealer that I could take it back to instead of having to ship it to some no name place across the country. I have also heard rumors that the International (Grey market)...

Pros: Size, firewire, touch screen
Cons: Filming in low level lighting is not too great

This is my first video camera and I have to say it's a great camera and I'm very pleased with it.

Size:
I was looking for a camera that we could take away on vacation with us that would not take up most of the suitcase space! This tiny...

Pros: outstanding video quality, size, portability, features, touch screen lcd
Cons: poor quality of still pictures, awkward placement of key buttons

The Sony DCR-PC9 is Sony's latest and smallest MiniDV camcorder to date and they've done a pretty good job of it.

Most people buy camcorders for one thing, recording videos. And boy does this camera excel at it, the quality of video is...

Pros: solid and compact, tough metal body. Feature reach, manual controls. Selective shutter speeds. Quality mic.
Cons: Can't selectively turn off LCD icons. No assignable physical dials/buttons.

I'll get straight to the point. There's enough manual controls and settings to get original, white-balanced, well exposed, filmic smooth footage from this very compact camera. I use the custom shutter speed of 25fps to get that film look while retaining ...

Pros: Great picture. Touch screen controls. VERY COMPACT!!
Cons: Pricey, about $1400. No intelligent shoe.

This is the mid-model year replacement for the DCR-PC5. I was suprised to see it come into our store. I studied the camera, and learned that it pretty much the same as the DCR-PC5. Except that it has a blue tone to it, and has better battery life....

Pros: light and easy to carry, great video pictures, nice design
Cons: could have better battery life, Sony Memory Stick

The Sony camcorder is a nice little camera that shoots video as well as digital still pictures.

This is a camera that I do not personally own. I was asked to shoot video at a christening I recently attended, and Dad owned the DCR-PC9.
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Pros: Quality Video/Sound, Great Features/Functions, better than Average Battery, NightShot
Cons: Construction feels a lttle cheap, poor ergonomics, poor stills,

I originally did extensive research on the “vertical palm size” mini-DV camcorders and narrowed my decision down to the Sony DCR-PC9, the Canon Elura 20MC and the JVC GR-DVM75. Let me tell you that this was an extremely difficult evaluation because all...

Pros: Compact size, light weighted, good picture quality, easy to operate
Cons: Poor sound quality, complex menu

I bought this camcorder in July 2001. I took it to my vacation and many special occasions.

After 10 months of using the PC9, the following is what I think is good and bad about this camcorder:


PROS

Compact size and...

Pros: Good picture quality and color saturation, very easy to carry!
Cons: Picture quality in low light shooting condition is not so good

I decided on this unit mainly because of great reviews it got from experts and many many other users. Plus the fact that my wife just like the look of it, and the small size. It represents fancy or modern to ladies, I guess. Anyway, I was very...

Pros: Little, 1.1 lbs., Touch screen menu and optical zoom
Cons: Little over priced.

PC9 was released couple of months back as an alternate to PC5; the main difference is the touch screen Menu. Also, Battery life is good when compared to PC5.
In PC9, I like the touch screen menu, which is really cool, and you don't really need to...

Pros: Compact, very very portable, compatible w/ memory stick and sony "i link," touch screen
Cons: hard to use without the LCD screen on

First of all, let me say that this is by far the best camcorder i have ever come into contact with. All the features that sony has packed into such a small camera is nothing short of amazing. The camera comes with all of the features found on bigger...