Sony’s line of DVD camcorders is a good choice for camcorder users who want to be able to watch their camcorder video on DVD immediatly after they shoot it.
When you are looking at Sony’s DVD camcorder line all of the models tend to look the same, but all have very different price points. So what makes these Sony DVD camcorders different from each other?
1. Sony DCR-DVD105 Camcorder
The DVD 105 has a 680k-pixel Advanced HAD CCD for great colors and image quality, a professional quality Carl Zeiss lens, and a 2.5-inch touch panel LCD. The camcorder records directly onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW media.
2. Sony DCR-DVD205 Camcorder
The DVD 205 has a one mega pixel Advanced HAD CCD for great colors and image quality, a professional quality Carl Zeiss lens, and a 2.7 inch (16:9) touch panel LCD. The camcorder records directly onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW media. In addition to recording video the camcorder will also capture one-megapixel digital stills in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.3. Sony DCR-DVD305 Camcorder
The DVD305 has a one mega pixel Advanced HAD CCD, a professional quality Carl Zeiss lens, and a 2.7 inch (16:9) touch panel LCD. The camcorder records directly onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW media.The camcorder will also capture one-megapixel digital stills in 4:3 and 16:9 ratios.The DVD 305 adds Dolby Digital 5.1 capabilities to the camcorder as well as a Dolby microphone. Digital stills are saved onto a Memory Stick Duo memory card,seperate from the DVD.
4. Sony DCR-DVD405 Camcorder
The DVD 405 has a three mega pixel Advanced HAD CCD for great colors and image quality, a professional quality Carl Zeiss lens, and a 2.7 inch (16:9) touch panel LCD. The camcorder records directly onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW media. In addition to recording video the camcorder will also capture three-megapixel digital stills in 4:3 and 16:9 ratios onto a memory stick.The DVD405 has Dolby Digital capabilities and will support a Bluetooth microphone for wireless audio recording.
5. Sony DCR-DVD505 Camcorder
The DVD 405 has a two megapixel ClearVID CMOS sensor for great colors and image quality, a professional quality Carl Zeiss lens, and a 3.5-inch (16:9) touch panel LCD. The camcorder records directly onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW media. In addition to recording video the camcorder will also capture four-megapixel digital stills in 4:3 and 16:9 ratios onto a memory stick.With the DVD505 you can record video and take three megapixel photographs simultaneously.