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Sony DCR-DVD203E: DVD camcorder for the masses

By Guy Cocker on 30 August 2005, 11:19am

Camcorders

Look at me! I'm just like one of those camcorders you bought ten years ago to catch some hilarious gardening accident for You've Been Framed. But I've ditched those unwieldy tapes of old in favour of tiny little 80mm DVDs. You can pop open my shell, slam the disc into any DVD player and enjoy your Pulitzer-winning short film fresh from the camcorder.

So the DCR-DVD203E should be the best thing ever then? Well, not quite -- the mini-DVDs can only hold between 23-30 minutes of material at the highest quality. And before you can even think about watching a DVD you have to let the Sony finalise the disc, which takes around 6 minutes. But in terms of price, which is RRP £650 or available online at £480, this particular piece of Sony tech is reasonably cheap. Especially as it has an ultra-cool touchscreen display that's sure to impress friends.

The DCR-DVD203E will be ignored by the fashion cognoscenti in favour of the funky DCR-DVD7E, but luckily we've got both of them in for review. Will this safe traditionalist triumph over freaky concept design? Check our camcorder channel soon to find out. -GC

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