January 12th, 2009 by 
aquadog
Sony announced two new DVD Handycam camcorders, the DCR-DVD850 & DCR-DVD650. The models include 60X optical zoom, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses, and 1/8-inch 680K-pixel CCD imagers. The camcorders feature flexible recording to different media. The DCR-DVD650 camcorder has hybrid recording on three-inch DVD discs and Memory Stick PRO Duo media cards. The DCR-DVD850 camcorder features Hybrid Plus recording with an additional 16GB of embedded memory for up to 11 additional hours of LP mode recording time.
The DCR-DVD850 will be available for $430 and DCR-DVD650 for $300. The camcorders will be in stores in February.
Sony DCR-DVD850 & DCR-DVD650 Camcorders Press Release
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December 1st, 2009 at 8:40 am
I have recently pruchased a Sony DVD850, I appreciate the Video the camera produces, but would like the ability to have an external mike input. Is there anything in that would offer similar video capability but also offer the seperate mike input that I am seeking