Sony Handycam DCR SR300

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May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 219 reviews of Sony Handycam DCR SR300. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People really like the size and price. The image quality and portability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the viewfinder. There are some mixed opinions about the memory.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sony Handycam DCR SR300 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 Handycam DCR SR300

alaTest has collected and analyzed 77 user reviews of Sony Handycam DCR SR300 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the design and size are generally positive. The image quality and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some mixed views about the reliability. Some have doubts about the viewfinder and durability.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony Handycam DCR SR300

alaTest has collected and analyzed 112 user reviews of Sony Handycam DCR SR300 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. Comments about the size and price are generally positive. The image quality and portability also get good comments.

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85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Phil Ryan (cnet.com)

Sony Handycam DCR-SR300

The Sony DCR-SR300 digital camcorder has a nice 10x optical zoom lens; effective hybrid image stabilization; a hot shoe for optional accessories.

Compression artifacts mar otherwise nice video; no viewfinder; awkward touch screen interface; somewhat pricey given its image quality; no minijack mic input.

The Sony DCR-SR300 digital camcorder should appeal to casual, snapshooter-type videographers, but it's somewhat pricey, since its video quality still can't match better MiniDV camcorders.

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Michael Perlman (camcorderinfo.com)

Sony DCR-SR300 Camcorder Review

Sony's DCR-SR100 was one of the best camcorders of 2006, and it was an auspicious sign of things to come at Sony. Until that camcorder, JVC's Everio line monopolized the consumer HDD space. The SR100 changed all that, combining image quality and...

The Sony DCR-SR300 is a great standard definition camcorder to be sure, and at the beginning of 2006, when its predecessor was released, it would have made us swoon. The 1/2.9" ClearVID CMOS sensor produces an image very similar in quality to the SR100...

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Matt Culler (camcorderinfo.com)

Sony DCR-SR300 First Impressions Review

The Sony DCR-SR300 is the top hard disk drive (HDD) standard definition camcorder from Sony this year and close kin to its step-down sibling, the DCR-SR200. These camcorders replace one of our favorites from 2006, the DCR-SR100. The SR300 is equipped...

In the end, the DCR-SR300 takes the top rank of standard definition HDD camcorders for Sony this year. It includes a better imager than any of them whose video performance might be worth the price increase over the DCR-SR200. The only drawback the...

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by : David Kender (washingtonpost.com)

Sony DCR-SR300

The DCR-SR300 is Sony's top-of-the-line standard definition hard disk drive (HDD) camcorder this year. Its predecessor, the DCR-SR100, was a big favorite with its crisp video and supreme ease of use. This year, Sony tried to up the ante with an...

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : Michael Perlman (reviewed.com)

Sony DCR-SR300

The DCR-SR300 comes equipped with the best imaging feature set that Sony offers this year: a 1/2.9 ClearVID CMOS sensor, which has a gross pixel count of 3,200,000 (effective pixel count 2,280,000 in 16:9; and 1,710,000 pixels in 4:3). The ClearVID...

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Phil Ryan (cnet.com.au)

Sony Handycam DCR-SR300

The Sony DCR-SR300 digital camcorder has a nice 10x optical zoom lens; effective hybrid image stabilization; a hot shoe for optional accessories.

Compression artifacts mar otherwise nice video; no viewfinder; awkward touch screen interface; somewhat pricey given its image quality; no minijack mic input.

The Sony DCR-SR300 digital camcorder should appeal to casual, snapshooter-type videographers, but it's somewhat pricey, since its video quality still can't match better MiniDV camcorders.

May, 2007

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent HDD Camcorder

I purchased this camcorder to replace our Sony TRV308 (analog HI8 camcorder). We use our camcorder mainly for shooting home movies of the kids. We wanted an HDD camera for easy of editting and for convenience of storage and backup of the movie files....

This camcorder lacks the eye-stalk view finder that was present on our TRV308, and many earlier Sony camcorders. The eye-stalk is nice for shooting in bright daylight, for conserving battery power, and most especially, for using the camcorder as a...

Jul, 2009

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Consumer review (viewpoints.com)

Sony Sound quality is superb!! Still pictures are great.

Sony Handycam dcr sr 300 hdd camcorder: SR300 is easy to use and that is what I wanted. My wife can easily use it to shoot videos / stills of our little one. Video from this camera is in mpg format, so your DVD software does not have to convert the...

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Soney handycam DCR SR 300 (What r u looking for?)

HI This is one of the more advanced handy cams made by Sony. Even thought the price is quite high (I paid around 30,000 NT for this, which is the equivalent of 1000 USD) I still think it's worth it. You can practically do pro video taping with this...

so smart , activated

nothing has been found to me

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Sony HandyCam

This is one of the more advanced handycams made by Sony. Even thought the price is quite high (I paid around 30,000 NT for this, which is the equivalent of 1000 USD) I still think it's worth it. You can practically do pro vedio taping with this...

pro qualities

very expensive

Dec, 2008

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