Canon MD101 vs Sony DCR-HC27 (Mini DV)

14-11-2007, 4:16 PM

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum, so please bear with me

I'm looking to enter the camcorder world and have narrowed my choice down to the 2 above-mentioned models for basic day-to-day recordings (family, pets etc.).

From what I can gather, the only major difference between the two is the fact that the Canon offers 16:9 recording, and the Sony doesn't. Is this a handy feature? (I have a fairly standard Toshiba CRT TV with 16:9 picture compression & black bars).

I'm erring towards the Sony as it has a separate charger, Carl Zeiss lens and is apparently better indoors. They're around the same price.

Thanks for any input.

redsox_mark · 14-11-2007, 5:30 PM

Yes the Canon is true widescreen... which means better quality if shooting widescreen. If in future you get a widescreen TV and want to shoot widescreen this makes a difference.

Also the Canon has an external microphone input.

I would get the Canon.

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