Sony DCR-HC90 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder
Sony Corporation of America
Weight: 1.3 pounds
LCD Size: 2.7 inches
CCD Resolution: 3 megapixels
CCDType: Single CCD
Video Recording Format: DV Tape
Still Image Recording Format: Secure Digital type / MB
Battery Life: 125 minutes
Optical Zoom: 10 times (X)
Image Stabilization: Digital
Focal Length (Wide): 5.1 mm
Focal Length (Telephoto): 51 mm
Liens Commerciaux
With both still-image and widescreen shooting capability, this great-looking camera is a good buy, but video-quality issues keep it from being our top pick.
Able to shoot standard-definition widescreen (16:9) video. 3MP stills. Built-in flash. Excellent product design.
Video quality displayed dull colors. Stills were somewhat noisy and revealed aberrations in the details. Menu structure could be better.
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By Terry Sullivan
If you've made the switch to a widescreen display, you've probably already noticed one of the unintended consequences: Your home videos don't look so good on the wider screen, especially when you compare them with widescreen-formatted movies. For all you budding David Leans who yearn to shoot your own Lawrence of Arabia, Sony's DCR-HC90 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder is a good way to capture all your exploits for widescreen viewing, even if your choice of adventure is traveling to your in-laws' instead of to Aqaba. The DCR-H90 gives you the option of shooting in 16:9 aspect ratio, which is wider than the normal 4:3 and will play nicely on widescreen TVs.