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Sony HDR-CX160

Sony HDR-CX160
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alaScore 84

104 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 104 reviews of Sony HDR-CX160. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the price and zoom. The portability and image quality are also appreciated, but reviews are divided on the design. Many are critical about the viewfinder and reliability.

usability, image quality, portability, zoom, price

color, reliability, viewfinder

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sony HDR-CX160 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony HDR-CX160

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 user reviews of Sony HDR-CX160 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the size and portability. The image quality and price are also appreciated, but opinions about the zoom and durability are mixed. Many are negative about the reliability.

usability, price, image quality, portability, size

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87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Jeremy Stamas (camcorderinfo.com)

Sony Handycam HDR-CX160Camcorder Review

 

The Handycam HDR-CX160 is a small, entry-level HD camcorder from Sony that retails for $499. The camcorder is an update of last year's HDR-CX150, and we were impressed by the additions and enhancements Sony made to the new model, which include a...

Oct, 2011
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Expert review by : Jeremy Stamas (reviewed.com)

Sony HDR-CX160

 

Follows up last year's model nicely, but doesn't really make any big steps forward

Shoots both SD and HD; Great battery life

Not the best low light performance; Mediocre color and noise

The Sony Handycam HDR-CX160 is a worthy successor to last year’s HDR-CX150, but Sony left us a bit disappointed in the end. We would have been supremely impressed with the CX160 if only Sony had been able to improve the performance on the little...

Oct, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Didnt last long

 

great hd video

think twice about refurbished electronics

Feb, 2013
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Consumer review (sony.com)

It does what I expected.

 

I was looking for a value driven high definition camcorder to replace my old trusty Sony digital tape model with a firewire interface. This one with the USB interface was very easy to operate and I was shooting high quality video's soon after the...

Great price, lightweight and easy to use

Instruction manual leaves you with questions

May, 2012
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Consumer review (sony.com)

great camcorder

 

Nice small unit that is easy to use. Picture quality is awesome. I bought a 32 gb card so I will have more than 12 hours use plus if needed there is the internal 16 gb memory that will give me 6 more hours.

great picture quality, easy to use

stops at 2 gb

Feb, 2012
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Consumer review (sony.com)

Great entry-level HD camcorder

 

For an entry level HD camcorder, the HDR-CX160 is awesome. My old camera is a Sony digital 8mm I bought in 2004, so for me this is a huge technological leap forward. My old camcorder took very good standard definition (SD) shots, but it's nothing...

Price, video quality, sound quality, connectivity

No viewfinder (very minor inconvenience)

Dec, 2011
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Consumer review (sony.com)

Back ground noise ... dessipointed

 

While playing video on handycam and my computer sound quality is very poor and huge back ground noise ... I tried all the options specified by the representative ... I got shocked why Sony is maintaing these kind of low quality products ...

good quality video

sound recording is poor

Dec, 2011
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Consumer review (sony.com)

great quality but mts is awful

 

This camera shows high quality pictures and video indeed! But I can't share my videos with anyone. I download to a dvd, cd or flash drive and no one I give my films to are able to open the mts files. So the camera does what I need it to do, but if I...

hd pics amazing!, easy to use

mts format

Dec, 2011
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Consumer review (sony.com)

I feel Mixed about this camera

 

I like the camera it was my first one but its lack of features was annoying so i had to do color correction to make the shot accurate to real life. the reason i got this camera is because i didn't see the drawbacks. with the money that i spent i could...

60p , full hd, not to heavy not too light, good for beginer film makers/parents, great zoom

60i, bad battery time, need to get software to use it it on a mac, touch screen

Oct, 2011
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Consumer review (sony.com)

Good Cam 1 disappointment

 

Spec. Info Interface, say HDMI Terminal (yes mini) when I unpack my HDR-CX160 NO HDMI Terminal only A/V R terminal. Sony should correct spec info.

Aug, 2011
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