 "good camera if u always got good lighting" | 2007-11-29 |
| - Reviewed By dull pics |
| I have had my camera for 1 year now. I have been very disappointed with this camera because I have lost some nice memories because I have been in places where the lighting was dull that my videos and still images were very poor. So now I have to take my other camera that has a flash to take at least good still images when I can'.t do anything about the lightening. Other than that I would be very pleased with this camera |
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| "I have this camera for over a year using it moderately" | 2008-07-26 |
| - Reviewed By neal376 |
| This camera has proven to be very convenient in size and features for the period of time it has worked. Feb 2007 - July 2008 with very little problems. I purchased it with no extended warranty, an extra battery and a good case for it. I have always taken care good of it , keeping the cover on and in the case when not in use. I also made sure to disconnect from computer through software before USB removal. I have used an average of maybe 90 minutes every two months since the purchase date. Im presuming most people would expect to use the same. All the features on the camera and convenience of size, HDD, extra zoom, 'okay' night mode, wide screen, etc. etc. is what may justify the price. Considering the extreme care and maintenance I provided, this camera is obviously not a quality made product from an electrical point of view. The power no longer turns on. Not with AC.. not with either battery... not even with the 30minutes of technical support tips. Sony says the warranty is expired and repair will cost $211.00. For an $800 camera at the time- brand new from a respectable seller, you would expect a better warranty. I should have asked, oh well. It seems I am not the only one having this problem. I guess I'll send it in for repair. The only problem is I needed the camera for the next two weeks more than the last year that Ive had it. The camera is great if you put convenience over picture quality. MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY-- consider yourself warned. |
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 "Don't waste your $$$" | 2007-06-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A6ITGMZO8OHO3 |
| This was a gift from my husband to record and photograph our trip to Disney. I am horrified at the video and especially the picture quality. I cannot believe this thing is on the market. Shame on Sony. |
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 "Fun, lighweight and reliable." | 2007-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A16LNQKDNV78N5 |
I bought this product shortly after my daughter's birth to capture her precious moments. It is lightweight, and easy to use. The handycam has some cool features and the online user guide is certainly user-friendly. I was able to easily burn a dvd and even create a dvd menu.
The camera feature is useless. The photos come out terrible, and also very blurry, especially if the object is moving.
The quality of the picture is very good during the day, but at night the backlight feature does look a bit artificial.
Overall, a good camera for the price. |
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 "I just love it!" | 2007-05-07 |
| - Reviewed By miab75 |
We had one of those big bulky ugly Sony camcorders, but for Xmas, I told my husband I wanted a camcorder small enough to fit into my pocket book since I have two kids and I wanted to record all the cutesy things they do and say (one is 3 and the other is 8 months).
I was happy with the size of it, the weight, the quality and the ease of use. I too think that the docking station is a bit of a hassle, but overall, I love the convenience of throwing it into my pocket book without it weighing it down and causing too much strain on my shoulder. It's easy and handy whenever I need it and I can pretty much leave it anywhere around the house for quick use instead of lugging the other big one around the house or wherever I go. |
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| "Excellent video quality with a good price." | 2007-03-13 |
| - Reviewed By bipolarresearch |
I've had no problems editing content transferred from the camcorder to my PC. I don't use the software that comes with the camcorder, I use professional editing software and I have heard it is best to buy seperate editing software when purchasing any hard drive camcorder.
The video image quality is terrific. I've edited my scenes and put together splendid DVDs, the transitions between scenes were smooth and impressive. MPEG2 isn't as compressed as MPEG4 (Divx), however it's still a good standard. Anyone who doesn't get good results needs to upgrade their PC - there is nothing less than perfect about this camcorder.
The optical zoom is good, although I wish it was 30x or 40x optical zoom. The digital zoom feature is limiting, but that is to be expected and is the case with any camcorder.
The controls are easy to use, you can perform the basic functions, zoom, record start/stop without using the touchscreen. Advanced functions are configuration options are in the touchscreen which is easy to navigate.
The camera is light and petite, and transports nicely. It fits in one hand well - when recording you can use your other hand to stabilize the shot. |
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| "Decent camera" | 2007-02-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BE1OKY80FUBH |
As much as intriging a hard disk may be, you should be awre that this are pretty much first generation cameras and thus they do have some problems. Should you overcome these, you should be happy with this camcorder.
More specific:
-if you are an exclusive mac user then you should not buy this as it is not really compatible with apple.
-it is pc compatible but you may need specific software (or settings) in some instances
-if you have a new sony pc life is easier for you
-you do not have to deal with tapes anymore and thus downlowding is much much faster
-easy to use and good lens.
-small and handy
All in all a decent camera but I expected more from Sony as they have proven that they can do better. |
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 "Do not purchase if you are a Mac user" | 2007-02-24 |
| - Reviewed By brokentribe |
I owned this Sony for a single day before I returned it to Amazon. First off, it records in MPEG2 format which is fairly compressed, and looks it once you upload to your computer. It is also not natively supported on the Mac without a 20$ additional Quicktime MPEG2 plugin. Which has to be converted before editing. Which makes it a slow, tedious affair. Also, the included software is, surprise, PC only.
Other problems, not computer related - the Chroma shift in "night mode" is intense, making the healthiest of complexions appear sickly. I'm not expectant of miracles in night modes, but it seems like a simple solution on the production side(Sony). The auto white balance could also use the same attention.
Like the previous reviewer pointed out, not a bad camera for the money if you're not serious about editing and you're using a PC. The LCD touch screen is a nice addition and easy to use. All in all, I would go for a Canon. |
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| "Beware of scene transitions with this camera" | 2007-01-26 |
| - Reviewed By leromerom |
There is one imporant detail with this camera, every time that there is a scene transition the image freezes for about half a second, as when your are watching a satellite image and the broadcasat gets momentarily interrupted.
This will not be shown if you replay on the camera, but it will after you transfer your video to your PC or burn a DVD.
This is mentioned in the manual as normal, I even contacted Sony customer support, and they told me the same thing.
I believe you will not like it.
I returned mine, as I was dissapointed. |
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| "Good" | 2007-01-22 |
| - Reviewed By scottwm |
| The camera is good. Had it 1 week now. Low light it works and produces fair results. Bright light is much better. Small and light weight. You must use the supplied docking station to transfer as ther is no USB port on camera . There is the DC in and TV out on camera (as well as the docking station...just no usb...why? ) 30GB hard drive is plenty...maybe too much. If you fill this up you are looking at 8 DVD's and hours of transfer. The software is weak and conflicts with Roxio 7.5. Roxio became unusable. Roxio stinks anyway. Found a simple program to burn after this...ASHAMPOO. Plan on getting Adobe Premier Elements, too. Amazon had the best deal...89 less 30 mail in rebate from Adobe. Much better then the software in box. My first cam as we now have a cute baby. Easy to keep it rolling and have gigs to save. |
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