I want to buy a handycam,?
sunmag asked:
sony hdd sr300e is the best model i believe in hard disk version. how about other models, i am looking for clarity, recording time, sound and seperate slot for the still image recording and battery backup.. how musch cost difference is there if u buy in US and in INDIA. This particular version is not available in bangalore..
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sony hdd sr300e is the best model i believe in hard disk version. how about other models, i am looking for clarity, recording time, sound and seperate slot for the still image recording and battery backup.. how musch cost difference is there if u buy in US and in INDIA. This particular version is not available in bangalore..
January 16th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Sony launches three new Sony Digital8 Handycams (DCR-TRV270E, DCR-TRV285E and DCR-TRV480E)
These new Sony Digital8 camcorders provide all the advantages of digital movie making. The DCR-TRV270E and DCR-TRV285E are well suited to first time camcorder owners. The DCR-TRV480E is backwards compatible with earlier 8mm and Hi8 analogue video formats making it ideal for experienced camcorder users looking to step up to digital.
Sony DCR-TRV270E and Sony DCR-TRV285E
Suitable fora first Digital Handycam user, the Sony DCR-TRV270E (DCRTRV270E) camcorder and the Sony DCR-TRV285E (DCRTRV285E) camcorder allow you to enjoy all the advantages of digital recording. There’s an i.LINK connection for digital video editing on a PC or to copy footage to a DVD recorder, as well as USB for Web streaming purposes.
Fitted with 20X optical zoom lenses with 37mm filter diameter, they provide a bright, high quality image.
Sony DCR-TRV480E
The Sony DCR-TRV480E (DCRTRV480E) camcorder is fully equipped with the latest Sony technology. Fully backwards compatible with the earlier 8mm and Hi8 analogue formats, not only you can use these tapes in your new camcorder, you can transfer your old movies to your PC.
STAMINA for worry-free recording
Sony’s STAMINA technology makes sure you have a worry free long recording time on the camcorders. They are powered by an “infoLITHIUM” battery that can provide long continuous recording times, and is rechargeable via a supplied AC adaptor. A Battery Info button displays available recording times and remaining charge level on the LCD display when activated. This function is accessible anytime even when the camcorder is turned off.
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If Indian retail prices continue to be artifically high, domestic consumers will continue to rely on their friends, relatives returning from overseas to get the latest gadgets (Mobile phones, digital cameras, handycams, DVD players, PDAs, MP3 players) at reasonable prices. By the time some of the models reach Indian market, they might already be outdated in the international market. In recent times the mobile phone prices have started crashing in India and hence the price differential between an imported model and a local product is not that much. I understand that a differential exists in the higher end models. Why should we endorse such brands, which don’t give much importance to the Indian market? If the price anomalies vanish the Burma Bazaars might go out of business and the kuruvis (hand-carriers) will lose their jobs.
During my trips to India I have noticed each flight from South East Asia has atleast 20 big Yamaha keyboards and all these are brought in by the so called hand-carriers. Back in the 90’s I have bought two Yamaha keyboards from the Burma Bazaar and there is always the risk that the keyboard that you buy from Burma Bazaar might just be a refurbished one. I was too reluctant to buy a keyboard worth INR 22K from the Burma Bazaar as the guy selling it might turn out to be a fly by night operator. Why don’t the likes of Yamaha / Casio / Korg and Triton realize that there is a huge domestic demand for musical instruments in India. The consumers won’t mind paying a slight premium to get genuine products from the manufacturer / distributor. This logic can be extended to other products / brands as well. With increasing incomes and affluent lifestyles Indian consumers should be the darling of all the marketers. When I did a comparison of prices of Microwave Ovens I realized that the price in India was often 2 or 3 times than that of the price in S’pore. A 10 – 20% price difference is still digestible, but anything more than that is atrocious.
I was just reading an article in BusinessWorld that said that US brands are taking innocent Chinese customers by overpricing their products. Closeout brands in the US are commanding a premium in the US as the consumers are not aware that the brands might be past their prime. One argument in support for the price differential could be that the products might sell in large volumes in the developed countries and hence the need to price them lower, whereas the same product in India might sell in lesser quantity. I seriously urge them to do a survey of Yamaha keyboard users in India and they will realize more than 95% of them have bought from the Burma Bazaars and the hand-carriers.
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