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Sony DCR-DVD203 Review

8.5/10

Convenience with a touch of 21st Century home entertainment technology is the message here.

Buy it Now:

Highs: Compact camcorder that records multiple DVD formats; Dolby Digital surround-ready

Lows: Expensive; poor still quality

The DCR-DVD203 camcorder has a 1.07 Megapixel Advanced HAD CCD for shooting clear, crisp video and one megapixel still images.

Summary

Sony came a little late to the DVD camcorder party. In its inimitable fashion when it did arrive the company decided to take over the business from early leaders Hitachi and Panasonic. Surprise! They did just that thanks to marketing muscle and now have five models ranging from $599 to $999 along with the lion’s share of sales. Rather than demand the world follow its own format like Hitachi/Panasonic with DVD-RAM, Sony decided to be a bit more agnostic so more DVD players

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