Sony announces three new Mini DV Handycams
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 11th 2007 4:47AM
posted Jan 11th 2007 4:47AM
Along with all those new DVD-based Handycams announced this week, Sony's also seen fit to give its line of Mini DV camcorders a bit of a boost, introducing three new models for those who prefer to keep things tape-based. The top-end of the three is the DCR-HC48, packing a 1 megapixel CCD, 25x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch widescreen LCD, and a Memory Stick slot, although you can't record video directly to a card, just still pics. Moving down the lineup, there's not a whole lot separating Sony's DCR-HC38 and DCR-HC28 from each other, each boasting 680k CCDs, 40x optical zooms, and 2.5-inch LCDs, with the HC38 adding a still image mode and USB streaming capability, among other minor upgrades. Look for all three to hit sometime next month, coming in at $400, $330, and $280 for the HC48, 38, and 28, respectively.
So the most expensive one actually has less optical zoom (25x) than the two cheaper ones(40x)? Seems kind of odd...
What no HD????
This is it's mid-to-low-end line of camcorders, not the high end or prosumer line.
Thats true..(i gotta watch for those prices better) I am really anxious to see some other hd capable consumer cams hit the market. I love sony, however they usually are not the cheapest...