Sales Rank: 142


Features:

2.5-inch SwivelScreen touch-panel LCD

Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

1/6-inch CCD imager with 460K (gross) resolution

Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes

20x optical zoom with SteadyShot picture-stabilization system

Average Rating:
Rating: - Sony keeps improving it...
This is my third Sony digital 8 camcorder (yeah, I know...dropped one and the other fell into the river while filming kayaking).

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Rating: - Sony Camcorders fail in 2 years
There is currently a known issue with many of the Sony Camcorders. This is being called the "black screen of death".

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Rating: - NICE DEAL FOR THE MONEY
When my 12-year-old Hi8 Sony went out on me recently I started shopping around. I had narrowed my search to the miniDV HC90 or the DVD403 model. I was leaning towards the HC90 simply because I liked the longer recording option that tape offers and the fact that both offer a 16:9 aspect ratio. I have a 70-inch HDTV and wanted something to fill the screen. However, the $900 price of those cameras was causing me to consider the new HD Sony camcorder with its $1900 price. I really wasn't ready financially to make such a big leap and wasn't too thrilled with the idea of spending $900 while knowing eventually I'd still want the HD when I was able to drop the bucks.