Sony Handycam DCR SR57E

Sony Handycam DCR SR57E
alaScore 84

46 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 46 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the image quality and battery. The portability and value for money are also mentioned favorably.

usability, value for money, portability, battery, image quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sony Handycam DCR SR57E is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Review analysis

(Based on 46 reviews)

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Sony DCR-SR57E Camcorder

 

The Sony DCR-SR57E does come with a huge hard drive, this has the ability to store up to 61 hours of video, being 80GB in size really does mean that it will be very difficult to completely fill this camcorder full of video. If you do, you will always...

About the software notice, this is not so. It is not possible to use this camera on a mac computer. Sony does have software for the mac but this camera is not supported in this software.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony Handycam DCR SR57E

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 30 user reviews of the Sony Handycam DCR SR57E from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk.

usability, value for money, portability, battery, image quality

67% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Sony Handycam camcorder with harddrive

 

Purchased just over 3 years ago, and although not heavily used, it has packed up! Hard disk gone, and would cost £220 to fix! I might as well buy another one, but not inclined to go with Sony. Also, did not find it easy to stitch together the bits of...

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Durable and well built digital handycam.

 

I bought this over a year ago and held off reviewing it until I have experienced and tested it adequately. I am really glad I choose this camera. At the time of purchase there was a lot of similar cameras from Sony with subtle differences like surround...

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sony software

 

I HAVE JUST GOT A SR57E CAMCORDER NOT BAD, IT IS A BACK UP FOR MY HI-8 THAT IT VERY GOOD.'THE 57E HAS NO VIEWFINDER THAT IS A DOWN POINT.AS FOR THE SONY SOFTWARE THAT CAME WITH IT I FIND TO BE ABSOLUTE USELESS.FOR EDITING I FIND THE BEST WAY IS TO USE...

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If you dont intresting very goog picture quality

 

Good product for family filming, but not so good for best quality. Other case is chip, small and good. No HD.

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Nice BUT broken : (

 

I bought this as my first camcorder last month. The first thing that strikes you when you take it out of the box is it's size - it's literally tiny! But due to it's harddrive it has a good weight to it, so not bad to hold at all. Unfortunately we...

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Nice BUT broken : (

 

I bought this as my first camcorder last month. The first thing that strikes you when you take it out of the box is it's size - it's literally tiny! But due to it's harddrive it has a good weight to it, so not bad to hold at all.

I bought this as my first camcorder last month. The first thing that strikes you when you take it out of the box is it's size - it's literally tiny! But due to it's harddrive it has a good weight to it, so not bad to hold at all. Unfortunately we...

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Sony Handycam

 

We are so please with this Handycam. We have two small children so it is perfect with it's quick start up and it is wasy to use. The battery that was supplied with it is not very good so we bought a larger one (that is nearly as long as the camera) but...

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Sony Handycam

 

We are so please with this Handycam. We have two small children so it is perfect with it's quick start up and it is wasy to use. The battery that was supplied with it is not very good so we bought a larger one (that is nearly as long as the camera) but...

We are so please with this Handycam. We have two small children so it is perfect with it's quick start up and it is wasy to use. The battery that was supplied with it is not very good so we bought a larger one (that is nearly as long as the camera) but...

Product Specifications

Configuration

3 Chip Technic: No
Chip Type:CCD
Image Stabiliser:Electronical Image Stabiliser
Sensor Size:1/8''

Connectivity

Digital Input: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: No
HDMI PORT: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface :MS Duo / Pro Duo
Type of SD Card Interface : No
USB: Yes
USB Interface: Yes
WiFi Connectivity: No
Wireless Interface: No

General Features

3D: No
Format:HDD
Handheld Position:Horizontal
Product Type:TRAD. CAMCORDER
Resolution:Standard Definition
Type:Camcorder

Lens

Longest Shutter Speed in s:1/3
Shortest Shutter Speed in s:1/3500

Recording

HD Video Format:Not Applicable
Recording Format:16:9 / 4:3
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