Sony DCR-HC19E Digital MiniDV Handycam camcorder, with accessories

The Sony DCR-HC19E camcorder features a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, with a 20X optical zoom capability and a filter diameter of 25mm. This ensures that your footage will be of pin-sharp quality, even when you are zooming in from a significant distance, while the sizable lens guarantees a bright picture. The quality of your image will remain high as you zoom into your subject from a distance.

Carl Zeiss Lens for superior image quality

800,000 pixels Advanced HAD CCD

Super SteadyShot

20x Optical Zoom / 800x Digital Zoom

2.5 inch LCD Touch screen display

Spot Metering, Spot Focus

NightShot Plus

6 Picture Effects

6 Programme AE

Easy Handycam

2nd Start / Stop REC button on LCD display frame

2nd zoom button on LCD display frame

iLink (DV Firewire connection for digital transfer)

Direct access to "Click to DVD"

Advanced USB Streaming (video CD burning)

Cold accessory shoe (for attaching video light or external microphone)

Uses the MiniDV digital cassette tape format

Battery Info

Accessories included are ….

Sony AC-L25A mains adapter / charger

Sony RMT-830 remote control

Sony NP-FP50 Lithium-Iron battery

Sony NP-FP30 Lithium-Iron battery

Sony 37mm circular polarising filter (to cut down reflections off glass or water)

Sony DVM60 MiniDV cassette

A/V output cable to 3x RCA phono plugs

USB output cable

Neckstrap

Operating guide

blue Town and Country protective carry case

plus its original packing box

Whilst testing the camcorder today, I found the following faults:

1) Neither the Sony NP-FP30 or Sony NP-FP50 seem to be taking or holding a full charge, so they may need to be replaced. I will continue trying to charge them up and test further.

2) The LCD touchscreen doesn’t remain folded against the body, it always pops open a little (see photos). This doesn’t affect the operation of the camcorder or quality of the images in any way, and it does push all the way in to put the camcorder away in the supplied carrying case.

Bought new (by my father) on 5th February 2005

Collection in person from Colden Common (SO21 1SB) is welcomed, alternatively the items can be posted for £10 extra.