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Digital video camera winner
Sony Handycam HDR-TG7VE
Verdict
A fantastic consumer camcorder capable of great quality and stuffed with innovative, useful features.
Review Date: 3 Jul 2009
Price when reviewed: £578
Overall Rating
Alternative products
Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000
Unwieldy and with a fiddly menu system, but a wide range of manual controls and high quality video and stills more than compensate.
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Comparison
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Sony Handycam HDR-TG7VE
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Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000
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| Part Code | HDR-TG7VE | Xacti VPC-HD2000 |
| Review Date | 3 Jul 2009 | 30 Jan 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £578 | £417 |
| Price inc VAT | £665 | £480 |
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| Specifications | ||
| Camcorder HD standard | 1080i | 1080p |
| Camcorder maximum video resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Camera megapixel rating | 4.0mp | |
| Camcorder recording format | AVCHD | MPEG-4, H.264 |
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| Camera optical zoom range | 10x | 16.0x |
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| Electronic image stabilisation? |
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| Screen size | 2.7in | 2.7in |
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| Viewfinder? |
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| Built-in flash? |
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| Light? |
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| Number of sensors | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | ||
| Internal mic type | Stereo | |
| External mic socket? |
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| Dimensions | ||
| Dimensions width | 30 | 70 |
| Dimensions depth | 62 | 41 |
| Dimensions height | 117 | 111 |
| Dimensions | 30 x 62 x 117mm (WDH) | 70 x 41 x 111mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 230g | 311g |
| Storage | ||
| Integrated memory | 16.0GB | |
| Camcorder internal storage type | Flash memory | |
| Memory card support | Memory Stick Pro | |
| Outputs | ||
| Data connection | USB | |
| Composite video output? |
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| Component video output? |
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| Remote control? |
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| Dock? |
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