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which Sony camcorder is better?

Jul 19, 2006 2:19PM PDT

I am planning to buy a camcorder for home use. I want 20X optical zoom and it should have PC compatibility. i found Sony HC series camcorder quite good. Can somone suggest which one of the HC series camcorder is better?

Thanks for your help.

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Some to look at:
Jul 19, 2006 3:33PM PDT

Look at the Sony DCR series...

I've got a DCR-SR100 that I love so far....

Good luck

Greg

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take a canon
Jul 19, 2006 6:15PM PDT

Hi
20X zoom is only available on the lower-priced Sony HC models but they usually have a bad video perfromance.
I would recommend the Canon Elura 100 instead.
It has a very high rating at camcorderinfo.com
Regards
Sektionschef