Sony Handycam DCR-HC42 Mini DV Camcorder

Sony Handycam DCR-HC42 Mini DV Camcorder

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  • Great Job Sony!!!

    May 21 '05
    Pros: Lightweight, Very small & compact, long battery life, Included dock, Touch-Screen LCD, High Quality Video
    Cons: Must use dock for DV cable, Can't change settings from viewfinder, Tape comes out bottom.

    Summary: -INTRO- I have had the DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam by Sony for only a few months now, but so far I am very impressed. Sony jam packs ease of use and functionality into a tiny package! Coming over from a Cannon ELURA40, that I had many problems with, ...

  • Great Camera for Family Use!!!!

    Jul 16 '05
    Pros: Size and portability, ease of use, bang for buck, reliability.
    Cons: Can't burn DVD's directly, need the light attachment for low light.

    Summary: When my wife and I were expecting our second son, we made the decision to purchase a video camera based on the fact the wish had always wished that we had one during our first sons few years. Being that neither she nor I are tech-junkies we were a ...

  • My Sony DCR HC42 is junk after just 2 years

    Feb 20 '05
    Pros: Stunning camera for the price, widescreen capability, megapixel CCD.
    Cons: looks good at first but does not last. sony is no longer a good brand

    Summary: this broke after just 2 years and 20 hours of recording. sony want 75% the cost of buying it new to replace. This is my last sony. I have only owned this camcorder for 1 week and this review is only based on the features I have used so far. I also ...

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  • Look out.... Sony is misleading.

    Mar 29 '10
    Pros: Night-shot.
    Cons: Made by Sony and Pixella.

    Summary: Nice camcorder, but for get burning DVD's unless you have a Sony PC... Also the Picture Package software is not compatible with most cd\rw and dvd\rw drives. WinXP SP2 also prevents the software from creating VCD's. If you need to transfer your mini-dv

  • Beware

    Jul 09 '07
    Pros: Works great at first
    Cons: LCD display fails

    Summary: I have purchased 2 of these in the last 36 months and both are dead now. After 15 to 18 months, the LCD display has quit displaying and there is nothing Sony will do about it. We thought the first one was lemon, so we purchased another one and now the

  • Good Camera worthless software bundle

    Feb 12 '06
    Pros: easy to use, good quality picture
    Cons: software is worthless

    Summary: I have been using the camera for about 5 months now. I haven't used every feature but in general I am very happy. Except the software that came with it. It is the biggest group of worthless crap. You can't do much except make stupid music video

  • Good Sony Product!

    Oct 29 '05
    Pros: Lightweight, Very small & compact, long battery life, Included dock, Touch-Screen LCD, High Quality Video
    Cons: Must use dock for DV cable, Can't change settings from viewfinder, Tape comes out bottom.

    Summary: I have had the DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam by Sony for only a few months now, but so far I am very impressed. Sony jam packs ease of use and functionality into a tiny package! Coming over from a Cannon ELURA40, that I had many problems with, I'm glad I made

  • Great camera

    Oct 26 '05
    Pros: Small size, but big in picture quality
    Cons: The color is a little boring

    Summary: If you want something that is easy to take around, easy to handle, and easy to operate, this is your toy right here! I've had no problem whatsoever with this camera for the 5 moths that I have had it already. Battery life is great too, and the picture

  • Great little camcorder and is far and above my expectations!

    Jul 31 '05
    Pros: Every feature is well thought out and ease of use is beyond my wildest dreams!
    Cons: Have not found any with the camera, but the instruction manual could use some work.

    Summary: Wonderful features and ease of use. Great videos and sound. Love the size and weight. Love the versatility of the mini-DV's and being able to have special events tapes. Mini-DVD's have to be closed out to remove disk...thus no special events type

  • Really Excellent!!

    May 12 '05
    Pros: camcorder
    Cons: camcorder

    Summary: It's really EXCELLENT CAMCORDER It has a optimal system for everyone.Nice Menu,Ideal Digital Effects and Picture Effects.Nice Recording.I bought this.but before buy this camcorder really thought hard. I love everything on it but 1 what i

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