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Capture and transfer video images quickly and easily with Sonys DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam® Camcorder. Its professional quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens captures brilliant images with life-like color and tones while the Advanced HAD CCD imager provides stunning detail and clarity. The Progressive Shutter System supplies digital still images with excellent definition and sharpness.
 
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Great Job Sony!!!

Date of Review:  May 21, 2005
The Bottom Line: It's a great camcorder for someone who just wants to film their baby's first words or a feature film. I highly recommend this product.
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I have had the DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam by Sony for only a few months now, but so far I am very impressed. Sony jam packs ease of use and functionality into a tiny package! Coming over from a Cannon ELURA40, that I had many problems...
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  5.0

by: bballerdean
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Lightweight, Very small & compact, long...
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Must use dock for DV cable, Can't...
 

My Sony DCR HC42 is junk after just 2 years

Date of Review:  Feb 20, 2005
The Bottom Line: junk
Review: this broke after just 2 years and 20 hours of recording. sony want 75% the cost of buying it new to replace. This is my last sony.


I have only owned this camcorder for 1 week and this review is only based on the features I have used...
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  1.0

by: robbie_e
Recommended to buy: No

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Stunning camera for the price,...
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looks good at first but does not last...
 

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Date of Review:  Jul 9, 2007
Review: I have purchased 2 of these in the last 36 months and both are dead now. After 15 to 18 months, the LCD display has quit displaying and there is nothing Sony will do about it. We thought the first one was lemon, so we purchased another one and now...
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  1.0

by: dlpowers1
Recommended to buy: No

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Works great at first
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LCD display fails
 
 
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