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Sony HDR-HC9 6MP MiniDV High Definition Handycam Camcorder 10x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
Buy New: $727.19
New (10) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $739.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 302
Color: BLACK/SILVER
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 10
Digital Zoom: 2
Connectivity: IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 54
Minimum Focal Length: 5.4
Maximum Resolution: 2280000
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
nv:Size: 1/2.9 - inch
Movie Resolution: 1440 x 1080
Storage Media: Memory Stick PRO Duo
Storage Media: HDV
Storage Media: MiniDV Cassette
Compressed Format: JPEG
Optical Zoom: 10x
Digital Zoom: 20x
Focal Length: 37mm
Focus Mode: Auto
Focus Mode: Manual
Optical Viewfinder: Wide (16:9)
LCD Monitor: 2.7-inches
LCD Pixels: 123,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: f 1.8 - 2.9
Shutter Speed: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/2 - 1/500 sec.
White Balance Control: Auto
White Balance Control: Indoor
MPN: HDR-HC9
Model: HDR-HC9
UPC: 027242727717
EAN: 0027242727717
ASIN: B00123Q936
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Capture high-definition video to MiniDV | | • | 3.2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor | | • | 10x optical zoom, 20x digital zoom; Digital Zoom Interpolation | | • | Capture still images up to 6.1 megapixels | | • | HDMI connection; USB 2.0 terminal |
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Product Description
records and plays back both high-definition (1080i resolution) and standard-definition video on Mini DV tape * 3.2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS image sensor (2.28 effective) * variable-speed 10X Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* optical zoom lens with glare-reducing coating (digital zoom to 20X) * digital photo mode * top JPEG resolution for still images: 2848 x 2136 * dual record mode captures detailed stills while shooting high-definition video *
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| Customer Reviews:
Very nice camcorder for non-professional use December 16, 2008
Nathan Andersen (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best reason to buy this camcorder is if you don't want to fuss too much with it but want to get the best picture you can. This camera takes great video, and really lives up to the name of "Handycam." It's easy to use, and even if you set it on automatic (or "Easy") you are going to get good picture.
I picked this up as a backup camera on a small documentary shoot, and it worked very well for me. My only complaint was that the battery that comes with this only lasts a couple of hours. I had a shoot where I needed to be fairly unobtrusive, and so I used this camera which is much smaller and more inconspicuous than the bulkier professional camera I had. Unfortunately, the situation went on for about 3 hours, and I was disappointed that I couldn't capture it all, since I ran out of juice. Next time I'll know to have an extra, or a longer lasting, battery on hand.
One thing to note is that I decided to bring this along (on loan from my school) at the last minute, and it turned out to be very easy to figure out how to do things. I plugged in an external mike, I set it to shoot HDV, I adjusted the white balance -- and none of these features took me more than a few moments to figure out. I am not a professional videographer -- I'm very much an amateur -- and it was refreshing to have this camera be a no-brainer. (That was not the case with the other camera I brought along.)
With the HDV video I shot, the images were startlingly clear and the colors were very rich, very obviously better than the performance of my older Canon miniDV camera and pretty comparable to the look of the images I got from the much more expensive JVC GYHD110U that I'd brought with me. What is very nice is that it all shoots on miniDV tape -- even though I know that there are hard drive camcorders available, I still like the security that comes from being able to have a tape backup even after I've uploaded my footage to a harddrive. As harddrive costs go down and it becomes cost effective to keep multiple copies of all video footage in memory, that may change. For now I like to be able to hold the tape in my hand.
I'd definitely recommend this camera to someone who is willing to pay a little more for quality, but doesn't want to sacrifice the ease of more low end consumer miniDV cameras. (If you do pick this one up, be sure to get an external microphone - since the quality of the built-in sound definitely does not match the quality of the picture.)
 I own an HDR HC7 . . . December 2, 2008
N. Olson (San Diego, CA USA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sony HDR-HC7 6.1MP MiniDV High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
See my review of the HDR HC7 that I own. Since the HDR HC9 is a next generation model using mini-dvs it is quite likely to have the same design flaw that I encountered. At the same time, miserable Sony service support along with astronomical repair charges after the 90 day labor warranty expires which are not disclosed at purchase sets buyers up for ultimate costs that are much higher than the initial purchase price.
Sony HDR-HC9 6MP MiniDV High Definition Camcorder November 14, 2008
Christopher Brown (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Had a heck of a time getting the film into my Mac, and I do this for a living, so it shouldn't have been this hard, but once I got that figured out (put the tapes into a stand-alone deck) everything else came up roses. Great picture quality. Not bad audio. I can attach a wireless lavaliere microphone, which works pretty good. Would be nice to be able to control the audio in levels of the mic. I've only dinked around with the camera so far, but I'm about to take it to India on a shoot, where it will be my backup camera, and kick around town camera. Will post again if anything significant emerges from that shoot. So far, I'd say it's a great little rig.
 First HD camcorder for me October 3, 2008
M. Adams (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like this a lot. Maybe it's just because it's my first HD camcorder, but I do a lot of video editing and dvd burning of youth sports videos (for my kids teams) and this is the first camcorder (including borrowed from other parents) that I've been able to actually get really good quality DVDs burned. Old VHS-C, Hi-8 and other DV camcorders (including hard drive and mini-dv) always look fine on my tv when plugged in directly from camcorder to tv, but once all the compression and burning and whatever is done and it's on DVD it never plays nearly as good. I know I'm converting the HD tapes into DV to burn but the end-result has been a much better quality DVD than the mini-DV tapes on DVD.
I like pretty much everything about this camcorder, especially all of the outputs and the placements and ease of the the battery, but the zoom is the one thing that I wish would feel a little better. It's hard for me with my big hands and fingers to do a nice, slow zoom in and out during a shot. I touch it a little and it doesn't really move, than I add a little too much pressure and it zooms in too far, too quickly. I think I'm getting a little better at it though, it just takes a bit more caution for me. Also, though it's not a big deal, I wish the eye-piece rotated up like my old hi-8 handicam does. I haven't tried taking pictures yet but I'm not that picky and I'm sure it's going to be just fine for me. As for battery time, it seems pretty typical to me, as far as the batteries that always come with the camcorders go. I always like to have two batteries so I'm covered anyway. I also prefer to shoot thru the eyepiece not looking at the LCD so that saves a ton of battery power.
Great Camera, Great Video, just one small note. July 15, 2008
M. Randow (Lost Almost, NM)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I picked up this camera back in March 2008 for a one day Amazon sale of only $[...]. Amazing price! The detailed reviews are spot on. Video is stunning to say the least. I firmly believe that HDV is THE way to go still for many reasons. Highest bit rate of all HD Camcorders, The tapes are CHEAP these days and you can use regular tapes just fine, no need for any expensive HD tapes. An 8 pack of DV tapes can be had for less than $[...] at Costco or Sams club. Tapes are easy to archive as well. They will last forever if you take care of them. If you have a hard drive based camcorder or flash based and you run out of room on your vacation in the middle of nowhere, your out of luck. The flash chips are expensive and editing software still hasn't caught up or on to either hard drive or flash based cameras. This camera worked perfectly with iMovie HD for editing. You can now burn a Blu-Ray Video disc on a regular DVD using Toast 9 and playback on your PS3. This means you can get up to 9GB of 1080i video data on regular DL DVD. Of course you can also downrez to 480P if you wish and burn to regular DVD to send to the grandparents. I wish it had a 25X optical as the 10X seems a little weak.
Here is my one major complaint about this camera. No analog passthrough! The only connections to this camera for input are digital. That means if you wanted to use this camera to passthrough any old VHS tapes so you could edit and burn to dvd on your computer your out of luck. I wish I had known this before I sold my old regular Sony DV camcorder. Other than that one problem this is a great camera. The build quality is solid, it doesn't feel cheap in your hands and the controls (at least for me as I have had 3 Sony camcorders now) are easy to learn and simple to use. Very highly recommended.
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