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Summary: Great Camcorder!
Review: This is my first camcorder ever. After a lot of researching and reading reviews of about every single camcorder on the Market I picked Sony. I have and own Sony products and they have never given me any problems whatsoever.This camcorder is the best. Easy to use, I was filming about 10 minutes after I got it out of the box. The still photo capability is terrible, do not even use it. This is a camcorder, not a camera. I made a one hour film on LP, after finalizing it I stuck it right on the DVD player (3 years old, mind you) and it played. The picture quality is great, even on LP mode. The only one complaint I have is that my computer will not recognize the camera, I have tried everything. The only way for me to view or edit, you HAVE to use the "Image Mixer" software that comes with it, and by the way it is terrible. But once you get your images through the "POOR" software you can save them and edit them with a software of your choice. I have not done that yet, a later review will follow after I have owned the camera for a while. Buy another battery. The battery that comes with it only lasts for 60 minutes"most",. First thing I did is bought another Lithium battery, you can get one that will run for three hours at $59.00 at the Sony Site. Media, DVD-RW is almost impossible to find. If you happen to come across it, buy it right away or you may never have that chance again. DVD-R's is very easy to find, but you can only record on them once and "in-camera" editing is not possible. DVD-RW's can be recorded and edited up to 1000 times. Much more worth your money. This is a great camcorder and I would recommend it to anyone. Plus, it's a SONY, and you can't go wrong with Sony.
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Summary: Great little camcorder. Disc's are overpriced.
Review: This is the 1st camcorder that I have ever owned. I like the ease of use and all the neat features. I purchased a flash, it really helps the still photos. The only complant is, the mini discs are overpriced and hard to find. Sony should and could have been better prepared before selling a ton of camcorders and no discs. Even with the high cost and irritation of finding discs, I still give a big thumbs up and recommend to all.
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Summary: The biggest advantage is administrative time reduction!
Review: This is the camera of my dreams, since I have lost a lot of time administering the data captured from camcorders and cameras. Now, this camera offered to me a way to record directly into an unviversally accepted media! I loved it! Secondly, the image quality is indeed very good. The things I don't like are the media price. DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs are still quite expensive and not easy to be obtained. Sony should provide more media for free considering the price of this camera, not to talk about some other accesories such as filtering lenses, etc...
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Summary: Bought to record new born, but no recording media avaliable!
Review: Watch out before you buy this or any of the other Handycams. At the time I am writing this, no stores have the 1.4GB dvds that they use to record. Even Sony doesn't have them. Make sure you can find a supply of thier recording media before you buy any of these products. I bought the Sony DVD-100 and I am stuck. The Handycam comes with 1 DVD-R so when that is used up your done. Think about this before you purchase a $1,000.00 camcorder that you will be only able to use for 30 mins until more disks are available. A fact I wish I was aware of while I was making my decision to purchase it.
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