The VX2100 is the third of Sony's big three-chip MiniDV cameras, after the 1995 VX1000 and the 2000 VX2000, and it arrived in mid 2003. Sony kept the layout people liked, with three 1/3-inch CCDs, a 12x zoom, a manual zoom ring, a focus ring and an exposure dial, then reworked the sensors. Its Advanced HAD CCDs are rated down to 1 lux, a big step from the VX1000's 4 lux, and Sony claimed up to 530 lines of resolution. It also gained a 2.5-inch flip-out screen, Memory Stick stills and analog-to-digital pass-through. There's no XLR input and no USB. Sony shipped it with a hood, a wireless remote and the small NP-F330 battery.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Sony's manual lists C:21 for condensation (leave it an hour), C:22 for dirty heads (use a DVM12CL cleaning cassette), C:31 or C:32 for other faults and E:61 or E:62 for service. A camera that only powers on hasn't proved its transport.
New to old camcorders? How to check a used camcorder covers the tape transport, heads, screens and power, and getting footage off a camcorder explains FireWire and analog capture.
Buying guide
We'd buy the US-located VX2100 titled tested and working at $920 delivered, at the $918 median, because the photo shows a battery, the adapter, an A/V cable, the remote and the hood. Supply is thin, with at least 11 for sale. Most ask $883 to $1,020 delivered, around the $875 to $1,025 band, and the two cheap ones are a $430 US unit with no battery and a $557 Japanese one with free shipping. Ask for a short video of a MiniDV tape playing on the LCD and whether it has shown a C:31, C:32, E:61 or E:62 code, and look for an NP-F pack and the AC-L15 adapter in the photos. Skip the stock-photo listing titled with LCD and finder damage, and the Video Transfer title that two accounts share, one asking $1,450 delivered from the UK.
$430.00est. delivered
The lowest-priced VX2100 at $430 delivered from a 99.6% US seller, titled NTSC with no battery. It makes no test claim and the photo shows the camera alone, so budget for an NP-F pack and the AC-L15 adapter, and ask for a video of a tape playing back.
Sony Handycam Digital Video Camcorder DCR-VX2100 NTSC No Battery
$920.00est. delivered
Titled tested and working from a 100% US seller, with a battery, the adapter, an A/V cable, the remote and the hood in the photo. It's right at the median, and it's the only listing here with a test claim, the power and the cables together.
*Tested & Working* Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 NTSC Digital Video Camera 3CCD Extra
$920.00est. delivered
Everything you need to plug it in and play a tape is in the photo, and shipping is $20 from the US. Ask for a clip of a MiniDV tape playing on the LCD before you pay.
*Tested & Working* Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 NTSC Digital Video Camera 3CCD Extra
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Used$430.00est. delivered
$390.00 + $40.00 shipping
Buy It Now$390.00
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Good buy
Titled NTSC, no battery. Camera alone in the photo, no test claim.
Seller: reusable_assets
99.6% positive
Used$920.00est. delivered
$900.00 + $20.00 shipping
Buy It Now$900.00
Good buy
Titled tested and working. Battery, adapter, A/V cable, remote and hood in the photo.
Seller: rarerust
100% positive
Used$557.00delivered
$557.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$557.00
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Our take
Titled Japanese. No test claim. Free shipping from Japan.
Seller: japan_fun_select
99.3% positive
Used$902.49delivered
$902.49 · free shipping
Buy It Now$902.49
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Our take
Camera with hood in the photo. No test claim, free shipping.
Seller: raqauze
100% positive
Used$918.17est. delivered
$900.00 + $18.17 shipping
Buy It Now$900.00
Our take
Camera alone in the photo. No test claim.
Seller: vinly440rt
99% positive
Used$1,018.33est. delivered
$1,000.00 + $18.33 shipping
Buy It Now$1,000.00
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Titled working and NTSC. Photo shows a furry windscreen on the mic.
Seller: ukkozed_9
100% positive
Used$882.98est. delivered
$750.53 + $132.45 shipping
Buy It Now$750.53
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Titled tested record and play, but also LCD and finder damage, and the photo is a stock image.
Seller: rikolife
99% positive
Used$999.99delivered
$999.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$999.99
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Titled for video transfer. Another account lists the same title and photo from the UK.
Seller: pcmonde
99.9% positive
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