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Sony HDR-TG3
8.0 out of 10

Sony HDR-TG3

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Overall 8
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Sony HDR-TG3E review

expertreviews.co.uk
18 May 2009
  • Excerpt: The HDR-TG3E's sleek titanium body is bound to catch admiring looks, and the brown paintwork gives it a quirky 1970s appearance. It feels solid and the pistol grip is...
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Overall 9
9.0

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REVIEW STREAM
7 May 2009
  • Excerpt: The biggest downside is the fact that a new model, the HDR-TG5V is coming out in the beginning of June /July, which offers much better performance values (including a GPS...
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Overall 10
10

Expert Review

PC Advisor
6 April 2009
  • Excerpt: The stylish, petite Sony HDR-TG3 is an HD camcorder that ships with a generous 4GB memory card, enough for about half an hour of footage recorded at full high-definition...
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Overall 10
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Value for money 8
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Looks 10
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Sony HDR-TG3 review

PriceRunner
2 April 2009
  • Excerpt: Making camcorders out of titanium makes about as much sense as making fire guards out of wax, but this slimline Full HD shooter luxuriates in its classy metallic shell....
  • Pros: The Sony HDR-TG3′s build quality is exceptional, from the machined metal zoom rocker and to the pristine 10x Carl Zeiss optics. It’s also unbelievably easy to use, mor...
  • Cons: The flip-out screen doesn’t exactly enamour left-handers, plus there’s no HDMI cable in the box and battery life is poor. And where’s the progressive and cinema (24fps...
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Overall 10
10

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fwd.channel5.com
24 March 2009
  • Summary: Many HD camcorders are well made, easy to use and produce good footage, but none rival the TG3 as a pure object of desire. It ain’t perfect, but then neither is the...
  • Pros: Carved from a block of ultra-light, ultra-tough titanium, the TG3 nestles confidently in your hand like a piece of dangerous military hardware. Build quality is except...
  • Cons: Left-handers might not enjoy the flip-out screen, there’s no HDMI cable in the box and battery life is as skinny as the TG3’s waistline. Video purists might also sniff...
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Sony HDR-TG3

TrustedReviews
27 February 2009
  • Summary: The Sony HDR-TG3 is another bold step from Sony, the company which broke HD into the UK market and dominated for the first year or so. The poor low light performance will...
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Overall 8
8.0

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TechRadar UK
19 February 2009
  • Conclusion: The real surprise is that you can buy the Sony for less than £500 and we consider it good value indeed.
  • Pros: Competitive price, Impressive quality video, Small but solid build, Great touchscreen
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Overall 6
6.0

Sony HDR-TG3

DigitalVersus
27 November 2008
  • Conclusion: Sony's TG3 brings together a lot of good ideas: it's small, easy to use and well-made--and then there's 5.1 surround sound and a touchscreen, too. Nevertheless, it...
  • Pros: Solid manufacturing, small case, Touchscreen interface, Plenty of manual settings and powerful automatic modes, Choice of SD or HD, 5.1 Sound
  • Cons: Autofocus can be slow in low light, No real wide angle, HD videos are reasonable, but we've seen better, Software incompatible with Mac OS X
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Sony Handycam HDR-TG3E

GadgetSpeak
15 October 2008
  • Excerpt: The HDR-TG3 is 11.5x6x3cm and weights less than 300grams. This is another of a range of products recently received without instructions. Let me clarify my French is poor...
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BIOS
24 July 2008
  • Summary: Top-quality HD camcorder that's impossibly small & light - perfect for travelling
  • Pros: Gorgeous HD quality; great sound quality; ultra-compact size; chic looks; tough finish
  • Cons: No carrying case or HDMI cable supplied
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