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Great video and stills performance, very easy to use, widescreen recording mode
Few manual controls, package does not include Memory Stick media
The DCR-DVD405 is an updated version of last years impressive DCR-DVD403, and it sits one rung below the top in Sonys 2006 line of DVD camcorders. The image suite features a large 1/3-inch Advanced HAD CCD with 3.3-megapixel resolution, along with a...
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Published: 2006-05-16, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Better-than-average video quality; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound recording; decent still photos.
No video light; occasional compression artifacts still noticeable; slightly grainy low-light video; LCD too small for touch-screen operation.
The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 is a solid DVD camcorder, as long as you dont mind fiddling with a touch-screen interface on a too-small display.
Well placed incamcorder flash
Easy mode
Zoom toggle
Thumbnail playback menu structure
High compression levels with DVD format
Minimal manual control capabilities
Mic input can only be engaged through the proprietary hot shoe and thus only with Sony brand products
Poorly structured menus are controlled through touch screen interface (...
The DVD405 is Sony’s direct follow-up to the popular DVD403. Sony did offer a new top model, the DVD505, this year, which uses a CMOS sensor. The DVD405 uses the same 1/3” CCD as last year, but the imaging system seems to have undergone some c...
Abstract: For the point-and-shoot user looking content with auto controls and a totally illogical menu structure, the Sony DCR-DVD405 will provide a responsive set of auto features.
berdurchschnittliche Videoqualität, Aufnahmen in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, annehmbare Fotos
kein Videolicht, gelegentlich sichtbare Kompressionsartefakte, Videoaufnahmen bei wenig Licht wirken grobkörnig, LCD für Touchscreen-Bedienung zu klein
Der Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 ist zwar kein Musterbeispiel für modernste DVD-Camcorder-Technik, liefert aber dennoch gute Videos und Fotos und bietet eine kompakte und praktische Form....
