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Sony DCR-PC1000

Sony DCR-PC1000
alaScore 83

259 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 259 reviews of Sony DCR-PC1000. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the price and size. The image quality and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are some less positive views about the connectivity and battery. There are mixed opinions on the color and reliability.

usability, portability, image quality, size, price

battery, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sony DCR-PC1000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony DCR-PC1000

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 20 user reviews of Sony DCR-PC1000 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the size and image quality. The price and portability also get good feedback, whereas there are some less positive opinions about the battery. There are some mixed views about the reliability.

usability, portability, price, image quality, size

battery

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony DCR-PC1000

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 131 user reviews of Sony DCR-PC1000 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Views about the price and size are overall positive. The image quality and portability also get good comments. There are some critical comments about the color and connectivity, and the memory and reliability get mixed comments.

usability, portability, image quality, size, price

battery, connectivity, color

93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Ben Wolf (cnet.com)

Image quality

 

Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000

Compact design; three-chip capture; broad feature set; strong photo capabilities; smooth automatic operation.

Clumsy user interface for more advanced functions; pricey; mediocre battery life; works only with proprietary cables and accessories.

Attractive and compact, the Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000 MiniDV camera offers excellent image quality for its class and brings CMOS technology to the world of camcorders. But its overly clever user interface doesn't do its feature set justice.

Aug, 2005

Expert review by : Easy Camcorder (easycamcorders.com)

Expert Review

 

This camcorder is at the helm of the entire Sony 2005 line of MiniDV camcorders.  The PC1000 has 3 CMOS chips with 790K gross pixels.  CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) chips are an alternative to CCD chips. As head of the Sony MiniDV...

Automatic Control, -Video Performance, -Respectable Low Light Performance, -Still Performance, -Ease Of Use, -LCD, -Portability

Manual Control, -Handling, -Closed Battery Port, -Audio

Sep, 2005

Expert review by : Robin Liss (camcorderinfo.com)

Sony DCR-PC1000 Camcorder Review - Sony MiniDV Camcorders

 

Sony's DCR-PC1000 has great potential. It uses three new CMOS sensors, never before seen in a consumer grade camcorder, and they've managed to squeeze some pretty impressive performance out of the first CMOS camcorder. The DCR-PC1000 was theoretically...

Apr, 2005

Expert review by : Mark Montgomery (videomaker.com)

Sony DCR-PC1000 Mini DV Camcorder

 

The menu system is accessible through the 2.7" color LCD that acts as a touch panel. On the LCD is an additional record start/stop button, zoom controls and a wide select control that swaps the aspect ratio between 16:9 and 4:3. The wider 16:9 mode...

Sharp Image Sharp Design Camera Control Dial

FireWire on Dock Only Mic Input ul&g

The details in our test footage were also very pleasing to the eye. The CMOS sensors certainly add a more polished look to the overall contrast of the images. We played back the footage a second time without the color from the image to see just how...

Sep, 2006

Expert review by : StuffTV (stuff.tv)

Sony DCR-PC1000 review

 

Uses MiniDV, has a three CMOS sensor and an electronic image stabilisation system. But is the vertical form a winner?

Sep, 2006

Expert review by : Ben Wolf (cnet.com.au)

Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000

 

A compact three-chip MiniDV camera that combines advanced features with point-and-shoot design.

Compact design ; Three-chip capture ; Broad feature set ; Strong photo capabilities ; Smooth automatic operation

Clumsy user interface for more advanced functions ; Pricey ; Mediocre battery life; works only with proprietary cables and accessories

Although the DCR-PC1000 provides electronic image stabilization instead of an optical system, it effectively eliminated shake without noticeably degrading the image.

Aug, 2005

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Camcorder review

 

To be honest, this camera is pretty cool. It is very small and over all convenient. The docking station makes it nice and easy to charge and also connect to your computer, hassle free. My only complaint is that it lacks Sony's trademark feature on...

Small, compact. Shoots 16x9 and also has a widescreen LCD screen

Lacks Sony's trademark feature- NIGHTSHOT

Nov, 2005

Consumer review (newegg.com)

awesome camcorder!

 

quick shipping from newegg...got it the next day! just a great camcorder...love how small the camcorder is but the picture quality is up there. thanks newegg!

Nov, 2005

Consumer review (ciao.com)

$$$Sony Handycam DCR PC1000 use experience

 

1.The semblance, PC1000 first has broken high-end DV is the horizontal-type modelling tradition, has used the vertical design, the complete machine material quality for the high quality plastic and the metal mix, the metal and plastic mix calling seeks...

High quality ten time of optics zoom lens

The overall picture is a little soft

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

DCR-PC1000 FROM SONY

 

The Sony D C R-PC1000 is the apparent prototype to the design of the S D R-S100. The bodies are almost identical, from the snub-nose look to the built-in lens cap to the wide screen LCD as the sole viewing device. Panasonic has definitely improved on...

good for buying

none

Apr, 2009

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