Sony TG3 High Definition Digital Camcorder
from Sony
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Customer Rating: 
Model No: HDRTG3E.CEH
Release Date: 06/04/2008
Availability: dispatched within 24 hours
Index: Digital & Electronics
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Digital Box Price: £426.11
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"Pack up your troubles in your old camera kit bag, because Sony have produced the HD TG3E Handycam - the world's smallest, lightest, slimmest camcorder. Visually Sony's new toy is stunning too." The News of the World - 13th April 2008 "Sony's latest camcorder is the smallest and lightest on the market to capture video at the highest of HD resolutions." The Sunday Times - 13th April 2008 "In a few day's from now, you can buy the smallest, lightest high definition camcorder in the world, the Sony HDR-TG3E." The Daily Telegraph - 12th April 2008
Superb!  Sent: 05 January 2009
My first delve into non-tape recording. Always stuck by DV before as the quality is so good, but now editing software can cope well with non-tape data I decided to take the plunge. Even recording with standard definition I am delighted with the results. I get 60 mins worth of recording time on the supplied 4GB card which is generally ample (not for long trips, but then I usually take my laptop with me anyway) and transfer and viewing on the PC is so simple.
The camera itself is stunning and turns more than a few heads, and although small, it feels very solid. My one worry was that it would be too small and therefore make recording very shaky, but this isn't an issue at all (maybe something to do with the great Image Stabilisation that Sony use). Also, the 4.0 megapixel still camera produces decent enough images in good light - fine for snapshots if you have left your point and shoot at home.
One thing to correct from a previous review - you DON'T need to take the dock with you to charge battery/transfer data. Both relevant cables can be plugged directly into the camera.
All in all a great bit of kit, and at under £400, a great deal too!
Fantastic quality and compact genius Sent: 04 January 2009
What a great piece of engineering from Sony. This HD camcorder is so small yet feels very sturdy and has is built to a high standard. The basic manual is pretty concise, yet covers nearly all you need to know to operate it (the full manual is supplied on a CD). It took me about 5 mins to get up to speed and it's very simple and intuitive to use.
The 4Gb memory card supplied with it holds over an hour of standard HD video or 30 minutes of full HD. To be honest, the quality between standard (1440x1080) and full HD (1920x1080) is hardly noticable - so if you don't have much spare memory space or don't want to buy large memory sticks, standard HD should be good enough.
I have a PS3 and it makes viewing recorded video so easy. Simply take the memory stick out of the camcorder, stick it in the PS3 and watch it on your TV.
I also have a memory stick slot on my PC which makes accessing my recorded videos just as easy as the PS3. If you don't have a memory stick slot on your PC, you can still access the contents of the memory stick without relying on the Sony software by connecting the camcorder to the PC via the supplied USB cable (it appears as a new drive on your PC). Even though some reviews moan about proprietary software, if you don't want to install the Sony software just download Videolan VLC player to watch your videos. It's free, works on PC and Mac and plays AVCHD files.
The video quality is very impressive. The only criticism is that it's a bit grainy in low light, but still not bad. In normal light it cannot be faulted. The still images (in photo mode) are also impressive. Only 4MP but the Carl Zeiss lens makes a difference.
This is a definite 5-star product. Brilliant quality and so easy to carry around to capture some great video.
Sony TG3 - So easy to use Sent: 04 January 2009
I read the reviews and looked at the product spec before buying and I am delighted to say that the Sony TG3 handycam does exactly what I want. I have never owned a camcorder before but am comfortable with gadgets. It took me about 5 minutes to become comfortable with all the main features and take some pretty good footage. I read about the fact that some DVD players don't like HD vidoes but soon found how to record in either SD or HD format.
The video editing software provided doesn't work with Vista and clashes with some disc burning software so I followed the advice on another review and have bought Power Director Ultra 7. This isn't a great loss becuase I have a feeling most people would want more than the software provided with the camera.
The product itself is compact, light, easy to use, intuitive and ideal if you have always wanted to have a camcorder without the hassle, weight and tonnes of tapes or discs.
Sony's best to date Sent: 26 December 2008
Always been a Sony videocam addict but this beats all of the others I've owned by a long way. Picture and sound quality are excellent and it is so easy to use it's unbelievable! Bundled software is a doddle to use and transferred my first recordings to Blu Ray Disc effortlessly albeit at more cost than to standard DVD - but I was testing it's capability - and no really noticable difference to the DVD record when viewed on my PC - maybe quality difference will be seen more on HDTV/BluRay set up. If you're in the market for a quality HD digicam, don't pass this one by
joe doncaster Sent: 21 December 2008
This is just a great bit of kit ordered it on the 19th got it on the 20th i think the sony software is fine, and the picture is brilliant looks amazing on my 1080p samsung tv. The avchd can take a fair bit of time to burn but looks great on the blu-ray player. The extras will cost you as there is no case and only a 4gig memory card included, But all in all if you want the best this is it.
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