Sony PC cameras

[adamjenner 0]

i was wondering if anyone knew where you can still buy sony PC cameras? (PC-100, etc)
went on the sony site and they don't seem to make them anymore and i've been looking for one, or camera of similar size, for a while now but have had no luck.

and ideas? and don't say e-bay because i've already looked and came up with nothing

[AndyMan 7]

PC-100 is long discountinued. I'm curious why you want one, there's a lot of cameras out there that are a lot better, and come with a manufacturer waranty.

I doubt that you'll find one new. Ebay would be my only suggestion if you absolutely must have a PC100.

The Sony PC1000 is of comprable size, but a lot better quality.

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[adamjenner 0]

pretty much looking for something small but cheap really. don't really need anything fancy just something that can record hahaha but i don't want a huge honking camera.
i just remembered the PC's being slimmer.

[mr2mk1g 10]

Common cameras the same size as your pc100 are the pc110, pc120, pc330 and pc350. Slightly smaller are the pc9, pc101, pc105 etc. Slightly smaller again are the new PC109 type cameras which require a docking station.

There are many other models which represent variants of those listed above. Most variants simply lack a memory stick or firewire but are otherwise the same.

All of these are also discontinued but a search for them on places like e-bay will turn up second hand ones or even brand new old stock.

I think the pc1000 is the only current sony pc style camera. It's a very high spec model though with a CMOS sensor (like in Canon digital cameras) instead of a CCD sensor but it is roughly the same size as your pc100 I think.

I'd personally go for one of the just discontinued models I list above. They're cheaper and have all the features you need... in fact they generally have more features than Sony's current selection.

Other than that Sony appear to be pusching their HC style cameras at the mo. These are half way in between a PC style camera and a TRV style camera. They're a jumpable size but are different dimentions to your pc100 so you might need to look at helmet mods.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

Right. I don't see why anyone would have a problem buying a camera just because the model is "discontinued." It's my opinion that is you bang a camera up, it's gone anyway and will need total replacement. I don't know many people who have sent cameras back to service stations. Also, even if a camera IS discontinued, that's not saying a service center won't be able to work on it.

I am perfectly happy with my "discontinued" PC 109.

Chuck