Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505
Editors' rating
Very good
7.5
out of 10
- The good: Better-than-average video quality; excellent, large LCD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound recording; innovative wireless microphone accessory; decent still photos.
- The bad: No video light; occasional compression artifacts still noticeable; poor battery life; slightly grainy low-light video.
- The bottom line: Full-featured but somewhat bulky, the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505 DVD camcorder matches its MiniDV competitors in most areas, while offering the convenience of direct-to-disc recording.
- Reviewed by:
- Denny Atkin
- Edited by:
- Lori Grunin
- Review date: 3/31/06

Intro of Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505
Thanks to a large LCD screen and responsive performance, shooting with the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505 is a pleasure; throw in its superior video quality, and the camcorder makes an excellent alternative to MiniDV models if you're looking for straight-to-player convenience. And paired with the optional Bluetooth center-channel microphone, its 5.1-channel sound capture is bound to impress. At the top of Sony's DVD camcorder line, the DCR-DVD505 shares much with its next sibling down, the DCR-DVD405--everything, in fact, except for the 3.5-inch LCD and the new 2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS imager; the DCR-DVD405 uses the same 2.7-inch LCD and 3.3-megapixel CCD as last year's DCR-DVD403.Buying choices
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- $1,499.00
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