Sony HDR-HC1 HDV Camcorder Review by Robin Liss Published on Jun 29, 2005 1:30 PM
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David Kender, Matthew Culler, and Kerr Cook contributed to this article.

CAMCORDERINFO.COM EXCLUSIVE
Although the camcorder won't ship for another two weeks, we have an exclusive first hands on review of Sony's new, under $2,000 High Definition (HDV) camcorder, the HDR-HC1. If you were waiting for  quality consumer affordable HD in a well-built camcorder, the time has come. At a price of under two grand, the HDR-HC1 is poised to be a big seller, and not only because it is the most affordable HDV personal video device yet to hit the market. Behind its HDV logo is a camcorder with an amazingly crisp image and performance in many conditions that lives up to this new technology's name.