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07-03-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: Terrific HD and SD video
Weaknesses:Software is complicated; manuals not intuitive.
Overall Evaluation: I have finally become my father. I'm geezing. This is just a fabulous camcorder, but I'm way over my head trying to get my videos onto my PC and then burning the correct format DVDs to share with friends/family. Reading the "quick start" guide plus the PDF-format owner's manual on the included CD... almost made my head explode. And I've had a camcorder of various media and every type of film and digital cam in my hands since they were so big you needed a friend to help carry the components. I feel like I've traded my soul to the devil to get the latest/greatest technology. Of course, now I'm getting the, "I told you so!!" from my wife. I guess I should've accepted the simplicity (although less perfect video compression) of the last-most-current media recording directly to mini-DVDs in the camcorder. Yikes!
05-29-08
Duration of ownership: 3 Months
Strengths: HD, 10mp Camera, large drive, large screen
Weaknesses:price
Overall Evaluation: If you want a camcorder that can just about do it all, this is it. It does 3 levels of standard definition and 2 of HD (AVCHD format). I use the highest standard definition which is like the lower HD. The reason is sharing of home movies on dvd - not many have AVCHD-compatible players.The camcorder has lots of features - steadyshot, night shot, good zoom, etc. The camera replaced my 10 megapixel one - now I truly have a quality all-in-one. Just be careful what memory stick you use - it has to be HD compatible (new) or else you will constantly get a warning when trying to take photos.Movies are in MPEG 2 files for transfer to other media. You need a pc or Sony's standalone DVD drive to transfer from the camcorder hard drive which, at high standard definition, will hold about 30 hours of video.The major drawback is cost, but if you want everything it has to offer, you pay. Probably the best Sony camcorder I've had.
05-23-08
Duration of ownership: 10 Days
Strengths: Good size, HD image quality, Huge hard drive, image stabilization, Quality still camera fuction
Weaknesses:Price, Software
Overall Evaluation: I got mine about 10 days ago. Since then, I have been exploring this one with pleasure. Before I buy, I tried to read the reviews available on the website. I decided to buy after reading some of strengths I mentioned above. So far so good.. I really like it's HD quality image and quality photo image. Still I am in the initial use stage, but I am pretty sure I will be happy I got this cam., as I will explore more features it could offer.
05-21-08
Duration of ownership: 1
Strengths: Small size,Compact features,Video Quality
Weaknesses:Software is bit complecated
Overall Evaluation: I bought this Camcorder after a long wait from Dbuys.com.I have not yet used the full functionality of camcorder but at initial use is awsome.Camcorder is small and very good picture Quality.I am happy with this purchase.
04-10-08
Duration of ownership: 7 Days
Strengths: Great recording time with nice quality graphics including taking still photos while video taping. (7.6) While recording and 10.2 in camera mode.
Weaknesses:Slow focus especially in dark places. Accessories lacking. Battery should have been the FH70 that you will need to purchase. Also no shoulder strap. No HDMI cable
Overall Evaluation: I have only had one good day at using this camera. The zoom sound was great. While in an auditorium a baby near me was crying. Zooming in on the stage almost cut the baby cry completely out. The video sound was better than what we could hear during the actual show. This was a low light show and once the camera focused it stayed in focus and did an excellent job. In the bright sun a filter might be needed. The actress almost had a glow at times. At resorts you can get a variety of filming challenges. I video for church, using pro equipment that costs 3 times as much as this camera. For the price the quality is great and I am not disapointed in the choice I made. Filming and photos simultaneous is great. Not as good as the Alpha DLSR for stills but nice enough for 8 x 10 prints.
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