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Several digital camcorders are available on the market today that allow avid and aspiring video enthusiasts to shoot their own movies. Sony is one of the leading camcorder manufacturers with its wide range of Handycams. Patented by Sony, the Handycam name has come to be used almost synonymously with all types of camcorders available today. Equipped with high-performance mega pixel capabilities, Sony has set the benchmark for quality and innovation in the consumer camcorder market. The ease of capturing live motion on a portable storage medium has caught the imagination of millions of people around the world. The digital camcorder market has been rapidly gaining momentum with the already popular and rapidly expanding digital camera market. What makes Sony handycams different from other camcorders on the market is its compact size, superior control, high quality, easy storage chips and its hard drive that replaced the earlier big clunky tapes.

Some of the popular Handycams available today include the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD108 DVD Camcorder, the Sony HDR-CX7 Camcorder, the Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Mini DV Digital Camcorder, and the Sony HandyCam HDR-SR7E HDD Camcorder. The latest Handycams to hit the market are the miniDVD and DVD camcorders that use miniDVD and DVD media to store high resolution audio and video data. These mini DVD video cameras are available with their own set of features. The DCR-HC21, for instance, is equipped with a 20x optical and 800x digital zoom while the DCR-HC32 is equipped with a Memory Stick DUO media slot that lets you store video for hours depending on the capacity of the flash memory. The DCR-PC1000, on the other hand, comes with a three-chip CMOS sensor. The three-chip CMOS sensor allows this, and other mini-camcorders like the DCR-OC900 and the DCR-OC1000, to capture pictures in true colour and fine detail. All these Handycams feature large swivel LCD screens that let you capture motion even at difficult to shoot angles.

Another popular Handycam popular with avid and amateur video enthusiasts is the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD508 which can capture sharp images and brilliant video. These Handycams can also give you still pictures thereby eliminating the need to use a still camera as well. The Handycam that dominates the rest of the market, with HD and superior SD capabilities, is the Sony HDR-SR1. It features a 30GB hard disk drive, which can hold up to four hours of high definition video. With great picture quality and easy to operate, these Handycams make shooting home videos easy and affordable. Catering primarily for the consumer market, the Sony Handycams and camcorders are lightweight and easy to operate making shooting your own movies child’s play.