Advantages: 2.7" viewfinder screen, records in widescreen, X10 zoom, digital camera option, shot stabiliser Disadvantages: The price, poor instruction manual, poor sound pickup
Sony are a well known brand that I have always associated with quality and this is why when asked to part with £529 for a new digital camcorder I didn't even break into a cold sweat as my bank balance was drained. I bought the camera from the Sony Centre in Manchester and have since buying it seen it advertised online for considerably cheaper. Opening the box my heart skipped a beat. An instruction booklet similar in size to War & Peace dropped out, ... ...I had gone a little too far buying this model. These fears were unfounded, the booklet is printed in every language known to mortal man, and the English section is 8 pages, yes 8 pages long and doesn't really give any advanced tips. These are better picked up searching online forums.
The camcorder records directly onto DVD, a nice feature that allows playback either via a USB cable or by inserting the disk into a DVD player. The USB cable playback ...
splodgeybob 10.04.2007
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