Sony DCR-DVD 203

117 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (103)
image quality (26)
portability (17)
size (14)
price (9)

Negative
battery (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 117 reviews of Sony DCR-DVD 203. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the price and size. The portability and image quality also get good views. There are some mixed opinions about the design. Many are less positive about the battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sony DCR-DVD 203 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony DCR-DVD 203

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of Sony DCR-DVD 203 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and design. The image quality and price are also appreciated.

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony DCR-DVD 203

alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 user reviews of Sony DCR-DVD 203 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Views about the zoom and size are overall positive. The image quality and portability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the design.

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91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Easy Camcorder (easycamcorders.com)

Expert Review

The Sony DCR-DVD203 is this year's mid-level DVD camcorder offering from Sony. While we loved almost everything about its more advanced sibling, the DCR-DVD403, the wunderkind genes were not passed down the line. With disappointing video performance in...

LCD, -Ease of Use, -Automatic Control, -Zoom Toggle

Video Performance, -Low Light, -Manual Control

Jun, 2005

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Expert review by : Nick Hyacinthe (camcorderinfo.com)

Sony DCR-DVD203 First Impressions Camcorder Review - Sony DVD Camcorders

Sony has introduced the DCR-DVD203 to the world, at CES this year. The camcorder is outfitted with a Carl Zeiss 12x optical zoom and a 1.07 mega pixel still capability, both advancements from last year's model, the DCR-DVD201. For this model, Sony has...

Mar, 2005

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Expert review by : Newbie (newbie.org)

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The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD203 DVD Camcorder features a built-in 4-channel microphone / 12x Zoom Carl Zeiss Lens / 480x Digital Zoom / Full Range Auto/Manual Focus System / Auto Manual Exposure and more. The 2.7 LCD screen swivels and adjusts to optimize...

Good build quality, picture and night vision

Software problems

Dec, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony DCR-DVD203 Report

Good build quality. Picture quality good in good light. AV in/out useful

Included software is near useless. Low light gives grainy video.

Nov, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Is really, really nice...except...

Easy to use, small, touch-screen, wide-screen

mpeg2 format not compatible with alot of software.

Oct, 2005

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony DCR-DVD203E

A light and easy to use camcorder. Taking stills is great. Overall the product delivers in terms of video recording.

The editing software is not as easy as it looks. Subsequently I use my Mac for editing but sony is not compatible with Mac. The only way around this is to use Prism Convertor on a PC, copy to disc and re import into Mac to get video files for editing....

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony DCR-DVD203E

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Software support is very limited, and not easy to configure. I have great difficulty in getting my .mpg files recognised and edited into a final-cut movie

May, 2010

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