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Sony Handycam DCR-SR45

The Sony Handycam DCR-SR45 has a good design and reasonable feature set for its price, but the video quality doesn't measure up to the rest of the package.

Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.

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Reviews

  • Archos 605

    The Archos 605 Wi-Fi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy.

  • Toshiba Qosmio G40

    Like its predecessor, the Qosmio G30, Toshiba's flagship multimedia desktop replacement offers a complete suite of entertainment features. The G40 is slightly slimmer and has a couple of tricks up its sleeve.

  • Sony Handycam HDR-SR7

    If you've got the prerequisite high-def hardware in your lounge room and are in the market for a camcorder, this is the one to get.

  • Sony Handycam HDR-SR8

    Sony breaks through the 100GB barrier with this range-topping high-def camcorder. Like its SR7 twin, it is highly recommended.

  • Sony Handycam DCR-SR42

    Given its mediocre video quality, the Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 seems overpriced for what it delivers.

  • Panasonic SDR-H250

    The H250 has a lot to offer today — notably a great lens, flexible storage and usable manual features — but it'll soon look as quaint and outmoded as VHS.

  • Sony Handycam HDR-SR1

    A very attractive high-end consumer camcorder, this is easy to use out-of-the-box, offering great features even if video quality could be better.

  • Gear4 BluEye

    This compact gadget uses Bluetooth link your iPod to your mobile phone to make and receive calls, plus it throws an FM radio receiver into the bundle.

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Features

  • New Sony camcorder deluge ahead

    Thirteen new camcorders have joined Sony's Handycam range, headlined by two HDV and two DVD high-def models.

  • Sing a rainbow: colourful MP3 players

    Sure, great sound and ease of use are important considerations when selecting an MP3 player, but so is sporting a device that reflects your personality.

  • Glam gadgets for Mardi Gras

    Mardi Gras 2006 is on our doorstep, so here at CNET.com.au we've been getting into the spirit of things by celebrating gadgets of all shapes, sizes and colours.

  • Apple iPod killers 2005

    We know what you're thinking: Why mention the iPod in the same breath as digital audio players from Archos, and Creative when the iPod doesn't even play the WMA format?

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  • Sony's 2008 Handycams are flash

    Sony's rejigged 2008 camcorder line-up has more cameras than are in attendance for a Paris "oops I've slipped over, how silly of me" Hilton event. We give you a run down of each new model to help you sort the wheat from the chaff.

  • Microsoft unveils new generation of Zune

    New Zunes are due in November in the U.S. but there's no word, yet, on whether they're heading to Australia.

  • The iPod is growing up

    If Apple really is putting a version of Mac OS X in a new iPod, presumably it has more in mind than showing high-quality highlights of Australian Idol.

  • Hitachi's high-def Blu-ray camcorders here in November

    Hitachi's long talked about Blu-ray camcorders have moved from rumour to reality with its announcement of two high-def cameras.

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