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Sony Handycam DCM-M1 MD Digital CamcorderThis is the cutting edge of video recording technology. Meet the world's first MiniDisc camcorder! Record up to 4, 500 still images on...
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This is the cutting edge of video recording technology. Meet the world's first MiniDisc camcorder! Record up to 4, 500 still images on a single disc. Or in motion video mode, record 20 minutes of digital quality video on a single MiniDisc. Direct disk access eliminates fast forward and rewind. For those needing the highest available digital imaging technology, the Sony's DCMM1 in untouchable. ? ?The DCM-M1 records digital video with MPEG2 (real time) encoding like DVD, and ATRAC audio together! Combined as the Video MD format. 1/2" Multilaminate Dome Tweeter plays louder and cleaner, due to increased efficiency and lower distortion. Up to 20 minutes of digital recording in the Video MD format provide digital video quality, 3x color band width (vs. VHS) and significantly higher S/N ratio, for stunning video performance. The DCM-M1 stores up to 4500 still images record up to 4500 still images on a removable MD Data Disc 2. This storage far exceeds any other digital camera. Images transferred to the PC end up...
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4 Reviews from Shopping.com
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Overpriced!!!
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Pros: Size, touch screen
Cons: PRICE, hard to find discs
My experience with this camera comes from my job working for an electronics retailer. When this camera came out, we all went "Wow how cool." but after a few months and the new line of cameras came out, this one lost its appeal. There are some MAJOR drawbacks to this camera. The biggest is the fact that it uses minidisc as a recording medium, special video minidiscs that only last twenty minutes. And since this it the only camera to use minidisc, they are virtually impossible to find (my store doesn't carry them). Number two, the zoom on this camera is pathetic compared to the newer (lower priced) cameras, like the DCRTRV20. Number three, the photo mode is low resolution, only 640X480, compared to the 1152x864 of the DCRTRV20. Number three, you cannot get a longer battery. The one included with the camera is rated at 2 hours. Keep in mind that this is two hours if you are not using the LCD nor the zoom.
This camera does have some redeeming qualities. For one, you can rearrange all the scenes in any order right inside the camera. The touch screen LCD is also very cool. As far as the photo editting capabilities, its fun to play around with, but I doubt that I would every really use it.
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