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Color: Silver
- 80GB Hard disk drive (up to 61hrs in LP mode)
- 60X Optical / 2000X Digital Zoom
- Professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
- 2.7” Clear Photo™ LCD (230 K) display
- Direct Copy to external HDD w/o PC
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Product Description
Color: Silver
The DCR-SR68 features a built-in 80GB hard disk drive for extended recording, as well as a professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens, which delivers sharp, high-resolution images, an LED video light, and a powerful 60x optical zoom that lets you capture extremely tight shots, even from far away.
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Color: Silver
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75 of 80 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Blue
I bought this at a store, not Amazon. I read good reviews about earlier models, and was a bit hesitant to buy this camera because a few people said the video quality was bad. I took the risk, but they were right. The video (and digital picture) quality are unacceptable. Even in decent lighting, the pictures are very dark and grainy, as if they were taken by an old webcam. Even at high quality, there was no improvement. Also, the autofocus was very poor and did not adjust to fast-moving subjects. Don't be fooled if you try it in a store; the LCD screen has great resolution (better than an iPod) but when you see the video on a computer screen (even when not blown to full size) or on a projection screen, the video quality is so bad. It looks average on a traditional TV. And the zoom mic also does not capture sound effectively. I was going to use this for business videography, but it would have been embarrassing to use this camcorder. I suspect similar camcorders (i.e. 1/6 CCD) may have similar inferior quality. The size, zoom quality, and touch screen might be nice features, but my Canon A570 digital camera from four years ago took better video.
86 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Red|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this with 3 basic needs, 1.I wanted something compact, 2. I wanted the capability to take pictures. 3. I wanted it to have a night vision light. You would think these 3 things would be easy to find in many cameras at a decent price range, but they were not! So how did this fair up? This camera is one of the most compact, even smaller than I expected. 2. It's picture taking ability I was least impressed with. It was pretty grainy. 3. The night vision light was pretty weak, but hey I expected that for such a small camera. The battery life with the standard battery was about avg. 4 hrs. As far as working the camera, it was VERY simple, figured it out in 5 minutes w/o reading instructions, needless to say, there are VERY few menu screens, touch screen is kinda nice, but would also liked to have the capability to tape w/the viewfinder closed. All in all, i'm pretty happy w/the purchase, just don't buy it if you want it to take good pictures, i've had phones that took clearer pictures.
50 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Blue
I purchased this camera at a store, believing the SONY brand name and previous good reviews about similar Sony camcorders. There are several flaws to this product.
Cons
1. Picture quality is very poor, Indoor and outdoor pictures in good light appear with a bluish tint all over. If you wear a white /gray cloth it appears bluish on video. Like wise the sunlight coming inside your house through window /blinds all appears light blue!! Even with good lighting the quality of images are very bad, lacks sharpness, This in comparison to my old Panasonic PV GS120 is not even close to true color. If you view the pictures on a TV screen it will definitely appear lacking the sharpness. If you are transferring the video to computer using the supplied software it appears very blurry and grainy.
2. There is no way you can charge the battery when camcorder is in use even if there is a spare battery because the battery charging is done hooking up the AC adapter to the camcorder! This seems really stupid. Sony could have made a battery slot on the AC adapter to do this.
3. There is no separate viewfinder. So if the LCD is broken- everything is gone.
4. Audio quality does not seem to be that good but average.
5. I can not find the resolution of the camera for still shots, nothing is mentioned in the manual either. You can not shoot a still picture while recording the video, you have to capture it from the video shots already made. Yea the resolution does not matter in that case.
6. Battery life approximately less than an hour
7. The LED for lighting seems silly
Pros
1. Small size, you can carry in Pants pocket
2. Provision to use SDHC card instead of the "Sony's own" memory stick duo only. I have not used one yet though.
3. LCD is very clear and sharp (good resolution), and it responds well to the touch.
4. Video transfer is quick and easy once the basic Sony software is installed. I would use some other software to edit it though.
5. 80 GB storage space is great
6. The Sony software has a calendar to see events on a chronological order, that looks great if you are time conscious about the video
Overall I am not satisfied with this camcorder. I will return it soon.
Cons
1. Picture quality is very poor, Indoor and outdoor pictures in good light appear with a bluish tint all over. If you wear a white /gray cloth it appears bluish on video. Like wise the sunlight coming inside your house through window /blinds all appears light blue!! Even with good lighting the quality of images are very bad, lacks sharpness, This in comparison to my old Panasonic PV GS120 is not even close to true color. If you view the pictures on a TV screen it will definitely appear lacking the sharpness. If you are transferring the video to computer using the supplied software it appears very blurry and grainy.
2. There is no way you can charge the battery when camcorder is in use even if there is a spare battery because the battery charging is done hooking up the AC adapter to the camcorder! This seems really stupid. Sony could have made a battery slot on the AC adapter to do this.
3. There is no separate viewfinder. So if the LCD is broken- everything is gone.
4. Audio quality does not seem to be that good but average.
5. I can not find the resolution of the camera for still shots, nothing is mentioned in the manual either. You can not shoot a still picture while recording the video, you have to capture it from the video shots already made. Yea the resolution does not matter in that case.
6. Battery life approximately less than an hour
7. The LED for lighting seems silly
Pros
1. Small size, you can carry in Pants pocket
2. Provision to use SDHC card instead of the "Sony's own" memory stick duo only. I have not used one yet though.
3. LCD is very clear and sharp (good resolution), and it responds well to the touch.
4. Video transfer is quick and easy once the basic Sony software is installed. I would use some other software to edit it though.
5. 80 GB storage space is great
6. The Sony software has a calendar to see events on a chronological order, that looks great if you are time conscious about the video
Overall I am not satisfied with this camcorder. I will return it soon.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Limited
The camera takes ptures well, but the controls are very difficult to understand and even more difficult to use. Read more
Published 12 days ago by DavidNYC
Poor quality videos
The video is of poor quality, IMAGES ARE BLURRY AND GRAINY. Don't buy this camera.Sony DCR-SR68 80GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder
Published 20 days ago by Panalizard
Awful resolution
I purchased this camera for a Christmas present and was thinking I was doing well as the people at a local retail store talked it up tremendously. I bought it through Amazon. Read more
Published 2 months ago by lls
Camara
producto Excelente tema totalmente nuevo llego en perfecto estado y en el tiempo acordado, proveedor serio muy atento para resolver cualquier inconveniente con el equipo gracias a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by EDUARDO ALFONZO
Worst video and picture quality I've ever seen
This is my first time ever reviewing anything online. This product is so bad, I want to share my review for anyone thinking about making this purchase. Read more
Published 3 months ago by FirstEverReview
hdd software error
My writing to you is a question.
I bought this sony dcr-sr68 80gb hard disk lsat year, to be exactly feb 2011.
I used it in the month Feb 2011. Read more
I bought this sony dcr-sr68 80gb hard disk lsat year, to be exactly feb 2011.
I used it in the month Feb 2011. Read more
Published 4 months ago by erno
RECOMENDADO
Sony DCR-SR68 80GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder, producto que a pesar de ser usado esta en muy buenas condiciones el precio fue justo y el envio fue rapido QUEDA RECOMENDADO.
Published 7 months ago by muy bueno
Not what I was looking for
I bought this at a store. the salesperson hard-sold it to me when I was under a deadline and needed something quick. "this is what you need right here!" I was told. Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. Wright
NICE PAPERWEIGHT!
If you want your face to look grainy in pictures, well, then, you might as well just buy this camera. The resolution is very bad (TERRIBLE!), even on high quality. Read more
Published 10 months ago by VIP Review
Don't buy
I've had Sony video cameras before, and I'm truly disappointed with this model. The picture and video quality are very poor and I am returning this for a refund today. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sodgod
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