Sony Handycam DCR VX2000

Pros-The lowlight is amazing, easy to use, bayonet mounting system (For lens's), zoom and focus ring are perfectly responsive, still pictures are AMAZING for whats supposed to be .8mp (roughly),the battery compartment is recessed so you can fit larger batteries without having them extrude too much. Overall perfect placement of all controls (except one listed below). 3ccd's produce a very detailed picture, deffinetly above and beyond the standard for filming weddings and can easily be used for broadcast use. Also this camera is much easier to handle than an XL1. Also the big eyecup for the viewfinder is really nice.

Neutral-Some say the 2.5 inch LCD screen isn't enough but I honestly never even use it. Stick with the viewfinder so you can avoid looking like a soccer dad. A common problem with this camera (and the vx2100 and pd150/170) is that the scroll wheel (to change menu settings) gets dirt clogged in it so sometimes it gets "jittery" but i've found out that this can be fixed by blowing into it for just a second or two. The finger grips below the handle are nice too but not neccesary, which Sony realized in makeing the vx2100.

Cons-There isn't too much and deffinetly nothing major. Some people think that the vx2000 doesn't pick up sound as well as the vx1000 but I honestly don't think that's true. It just depends on how you set your audio and if you even know how to (its very simple, theres a super obvious "AUDIO LEVEL" button). Something I don't like is that when you take off the viewfinder magnifier (for whatever reason) you are pretty much guaranteed to get dust in there which is annoying when your filming and you keep thinking theres dust on the lens. Oh also I hate how one of the loop hole areas for the shoulder strap is located on the accessory shoe which too me it feels like it'd tear the accessory shoe right off if you put the strap on it and hang it from your shoulder. But I don't use the shoulder strap so I'm fine with it, just bad engineering that I'm pointing out.


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What can you say about Sony, I purchased the DCR-VX2100 previous, which have have filmed many high school games with. The camera guy from an LA station said the dcr-vx2000 was as good. Now that I have it, I agree

Great Transaction. Nice packaging. Quick delivery. Product as promised ! Good communication from start to finish.

It is hard to get accurate colours during the day but extremely easy to get perfect during the night.

when you need high quality video(broadcast quality), this dcr vx2000 is very low on the price.Since the unit came out a few years ago, we have chance now to do some repair .We did some physical damaged, water damaged unit, we also see some defect parts such as ccd,lcd.The mechanic is not as strong as vx1000, audio drops are more often happy than vx1000.there are some upgrade parts now and hope the unit can last longer than it is original.The vx2000 video at low light is better than the old vx1000,it is a good thing to have a flip out LCD screen.The tape in/out position is on the right handside together with the hand strap, make it not easy to get the tape out or in unless you release the hand strap first. there are some extra functions that you may never need for your professional shoot.It is great idea to use some other unit to do playback, do not use this vx2000 to do any playback because you do not want to cut the vx2000 lift in half.