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Sony DCR-VX2100
Created: 05/31/2006
Video description: This three-chip camera offers excellent video quality to amateurs, but it's not ready for professional prime time.

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Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 Review

Editors' rating

The good: Great interlaced video quality; outstanding low-light performance; impressive battery life; smart lens cap.

The bad: No 24P or HD video; no professional audio connections or controls; no focus marks.

The bottom line: This three-chip camera offers excellent video quality to amateurs, but it's not ready for professional prime time.

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Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 Specs

Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: DCR-VX2100

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