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Summary: Best ofer for price
Review: I'm amazed by quality of video it gives. For $[money] ( actually I got back $[money] in mail in rebate), it's worth price Ihave paid. Digital photos are not very great but they are ofcourse accessory only.
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Summary: Great value ...
Review: I purchased this camera 6 months ago (early December '01). I have used it quite often. It's light weight and small size don't make it a chore to take it with me wherever I go with my family. Video quality is more than acceptable. Stills are so-so but good enough to e-mail pictures to friends and family. Better still photo definition would be great, but we still enjoy it a lot. PRACTICAL is the key word here.
... I imagine that many folks have found it to be a good value and have spread the word.
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Summary: Can't beat it for the price
Review: I bought the camera back in December and took it to Costa Rica. It took beautiful shots of the landscape and the video has excellent capabilities.It appears to have one consistant negative, and that is the tape recording. When I transferred onto VHS the resolution turned way ugly and the sound became very distorted. I recall at one point in our trip that the "Dew" light came on b/c I went from a cool airconditioned van to the humid outdoor several times. It screwed it up, and wouldn't let me record for an hour or so. However, in SLC I have had no such problems and the conversion to VHS hasn't been a problem. In short the camera is not too resilient in HUMID locations.
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Review: I've had the camcorder for 2 months, quality is OK (far from great) except the stills, which are useless. Have playback problems in LP mode. Using the zoom mic as it is pics up a lot of noise from the drive. Zoom speed is difficult to control. Still no rebate check from Sharp. Will very likely evade Sharp products in the future.
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Summary: bad support
Review: Sharp's product support is terrible. The web site is nearly useless. I will not buy from them again.
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Summary: Don't do it--Buyers Beware!!!!
Review: I am very disappointed in the performance of this camera. Buyers BEWARE!! After recording only two dv tapes in six months documenting my newborn son's first months at home, I decided to transfer the footage to VHS. Upon rewinding the tapes, an error message of Eject the tape flashed upon the screen. I ejected this tape and tried the other one. Again this message flashed across the screen. Upon further inspection, I found that the camcorder had mangled both of these tapes--mind you Panasonic tapes--. Now, I am stuck with a piece of junk and ruined tapes of my child's first months of life. I can honestly say that I will not be buying any other Sharp products...
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Summary: BE SMART---Avoid this camera!
Review: My husband purchased this camera in spite of reading some negative reviews. After 1 hour of recording the camera now eats the cassettes. We have not been able to get their service department on the phone to see where to send it. From what we have read, that will just be the beginning of our problems .We also were supposed to get a [money] rebate. It is now 12 weeks later and still no check.
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Summary: So Far, So Good
Review: ... After 1.5 months we are still delighted . . . great deal on a super little camera. I took the time to clean the heads before first use and bought "more expensive" tapes (can't remember at the moment the brand) to head off the problems. For us we have had no difficulties with playback at all. Time will tell, but for our fairly casual use, we are thrilled.
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: I am very disappointed with this purchase. We have had this camera less than 4 months, it has probably been used a total of ten times and it is already broken. I didn't expect it to last forever, but I hoped for more than a 4 month life-span! I do not recommend this product or any other product made by sharp. Buyers beware!
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Summary: Get 3x what you pay for + it'a great camera at any price
Review: I read all the reviews before getting this camera. And here is my review. I got it to start a collection of our new Baby Boy and it's perfect for that. Fits well in hand, easy to control. Great picture. The still shots are as good as any camera for that resolution. The zoom and the lense is clean and good. The built in mike picks up well. Night recording is great. Low light recording is ok, but with gamma adj. it's not bad. The remote works well. And the on board menu is NOT hard to use. Just need to spen a minute to understand how it works - like most things in life:) I only use the best panasonic tapes ( master tapes) no dirty head problems - use good tapes no problems - use bad tapes expect trouble. Over all it's a great little camera - the stills are good off teh smart media and the video is as good as any DV. The Digital zoom is good for about 50X. Autofocus is very quick and works well. What's bad? battery life. It could be better - but with the money you save get a couple of extra batteries:) I just ordered 2 3 hr batteries ...- so no problem. ... Oh one more thing all the control buttons are easy to reach and feels good. out/in terminals are well hidden and works well.
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