Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1402 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DCRSR35E.CEH
• Released on: 2008-02-14
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, .77 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

DCR-SR35 You're always making memories, why stop capturing them? The DCR-SR35 Handycam® camcorder is ready when you are, with a built-in 30GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for storage and up to 15 hours of recording time (LP). A generous 2.7" Touch Panel LCD Monitor keeps all the controls at your fingertips, while a 40x Optical/2000x Digital Zoom keeps all the action up close and personal. And when it comes time to share your memories, it couldn't be easier than with the One Touch Disc Burn capability and the Memory Stick Duo media slot. The DCR-SR35 brings simplicity back to video sharing.

Recording Time Up to 15 hours Standard Definition recording on 30GB hard drive.

Hybrid Recording to Hard Disk Drive or Memory Stick Media Hybrid recording technology delivers a new level of flexibility for transferring your video footage and digital photos from the camcorder to compatible viewing devices. Record to the camcorder's internal hard disk drive, or choose instead to record to removable Memory Stick Duo media or Memory Stick PRO Duo media. You can even select from various dubbing functions to easily copy video or still images from the hard disk drive to Memory Stick media -- without using a PC. Images recorded or transferred to Memory Stick media can then be played directly on a PS3 or PC to share your memories with friends and family.

Professional Quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lenses are designed specifically for compact camcorders, and utilize precision ground optics to maintain the sharpness and contrast found with larger lenses.

40X Optical / 2000X Digital Zoom The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms.

2.7" Wide (16:9) Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD Plus Display (211K Pixels) The 2.7" Wide LCD screen provides exceptional viewing clarity with improved resolution (211K pixels). The display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, as well as provides sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier.

Super SteadyShot A Sony-unique picture stabilisation technology in Handycam® camcorders, Cyber-shot digital cameras and the Digital SLR camera range. The method of detecting shaking (gyroscopic sensors) and the benefit (less blur) is the same all these products, but the technology works slightly differently in each.

Quick On Missing an important scene can be frustrating, especially if the reason is because your camcorder is turned off. With the Quick On feature, the touch of a single button places that camcorder in Sleep mode. Another push instantly wakes the camcorder, so you'll always be ready to capture special moments.

Face Index Face Index makes it easier than ever to find and play back the right video scene. Using Face Detection technology, Face Index indexes your video footage according to the faces detected in each scene. When it's time to play back video, simply search for what you want by selecting from among the detected faces displayed in the index.

Film Roll Index Like chapters in a book, Film Roll Index helps you easily find desired scenes in video footage. When using this feature, the camcorder previews the beginning of scenes and can create scene indexes set at specified display intervals (3, 6, or 12 seconds and 1 or 5 minutes).

One Touch Disc Burn Easily burn a DVD copy of your footage using the supplied software. Simply connect the camcorder to your PC via a USB cable and press the One Touch Disc Burn Button.

Easy Handycam® Button Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people. With a press of the Easy Handycam® Button, most of the advanced features of the camcorder are "locked out," letting you focus only the buttons essential for recording.

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Customer Reviews

GREAT - Sony DCR-SR35 CAMCORDER
I bought this at the beginning of Sept 2008. I was loooking for a camcorder for my wedding and to take on my hols. I went for the sony brand as after looking in shops and handling different models (e.g JVC, PANOSONIC) this was the most comfortable. It's very light weight and easy to use. The touch screen is excellent and allows for easier zooming in with less camera shake - although a tripod will help reduce shake even more. I couldn't believe how small and compact it is and the software was very quick and easy to upload using wndows XP. I was unsure if the quality would be any good once i conected the camera to a 42inch TV to watch video - however I was not dissappointed. Quality is good and great if what you want is to take holiday clips and view them back at home either on a laptop or TV. The large hard drive means its got more than enough space to record on and you can add extra memory by using a memory stick. I agree with all the comments on battery life and i have bought the NP-FH70 SONY original battery off amazon - this will give you a spare battery with about 3hrs use on(the one it comes with lasts about 1 hr).The cheaper models of battery are available but these plug into the camcorder via a wire - i didn't want to fath with wires etc so paid the extra for the sony battery that just slots in like the original does. This is an excellent littler camcorder and is reasonably priced compared with others for the large optical zoom and hard drive capacity. I would certainly recommned this , but leave enough in the budget to get a spare battery too!don't rely on it as camera though - get a seperate compact with higher number of megapixels and this will give better quality pics.

SONY SR35e
Sony DCR-SR35E Hard Disc Drive Handycam Camcorder with X40 ZoomI bought this camera as i was looking to upgrade my old analogue sony to HDD for easy of use and above all...no tapes!.
First off, as some who have got this model, i use it for paranormal work, you need a camera that records for a long time, and is easy and above all quick to use, and this one certainly is.
Its very straight forward, point and shoot, and in one touch of a button your reviewing scene by scene footage, which is a godsend as you dont have to spend time rewinding to the correct minute. The widescreen touchscreen is fantastic, and much better than the older SR32 model which this superseeds (and for some reason is almost twice the price!?).
Yes, you will need to buy another H series battery as a spare, but this is not a problem, and are on amazon for a good price.
Just one drawback folks!..the nightshot. On the old Hi8 and Digital8 models there were 2 ir sensor lights which was great, but on all the HDD models past and present, there is only 1. The nightshot is clearer than the SR32, but i would recomend the sony HVL-IRM IR light whith cold shoe, and once this is attached makes nightshot a joy!.
All in all a fantastic little camcorder for a great price, highly recomended if your a ghosthunter or just want a decent lower price camera.Sony HVL-IRM Infra-Red Night Shot Light For Cold Shoe.

Very handy camera
I bought this camera in August 2008. I had read the reviews below which were helpful.

The camera has been fantastic - easy to use, easy to transfer to and watch on computer, easy to connect to and watch on TV; picture quality is superb, has all the relevant features.

The only issue I have is that raised by one reviewee - that being the battery life. It does not last long and therefore a spare is required which I will purchase (again thanks to the advice in the reviews) here on Amazon.

Otherwise, I would highly recommend this camera to anyone looking for a basic, easy-to-use quality handycam.