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5 Feb 10th, 2007 

10 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Light weight, Small, Touch screen LCD, Good Zoom, Nightvision

Disadvantages:
Poor indoor filming, don't even attempt to use at night

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Ease of use

Recording quality

Picture quality

Sound quality

Value for money

cj1985

cj1985

About me:

I am 22 years old, and living with my Fiance' in York. Love to try out new gadgets, but if i'm not h...

Member since:09.02.2007

Reviews:15

Ok, so i decided to buy this camera, after my disapointment with another.

So, after charging it, i put the camera through some tests, to ensure i was happy, otherwise it was on its way back to the shop.

The Zoom is only 12x Optical and 800x Digital, but this is more than enough for everyday filming (unless you do a lot of long distance recording)

The LCD screen is big enough at 2.7", and its touch screen, which is a nice feature, as there are not many buttons on the side of the camera.

The weight and size is awsome. Its tiny, and fits in your hand well. It feels so light, that it feels like a toy (well, an expensive Big Boy toy)

Memory, this was one of the MAIN features that turned me to getting this camera (as im sure the same reason for you) It has a 30gb Hard Drive, which is more than enough as my last camera was a Hi8, which only holds 60mins per tape. It would take aprox 4-15 tapes (depedning on quality setting used) to fill this memory.

The ease of downloading your video's and Pictures onto your PC / laptop is soooo easy. I just plugged it into my laptop, installed the software, and simply Dragged and dropped the files from the camera, to my desktop, it couldn't be easier.

Nightvision, what an excellent feature. My first camera was Sony, with nightshot plus, and i can't live without it. It shows images in complete darkness. And what's great, you can take still / photo pictures too with the nightvision on so no need for flash.

The sound is great, with Dolby it dosn't loose any sound at all. Great once burned onto DVD and using on the surround sound.

Cables included are, Scart cable, AV cable, USB cable, Charger and a Docking station to sit the camera on.

Battery life isn't great at about 1.5hours, but you can buy a better one for around £50.

Focus is fantastic, and focus's well at long distance, and short.

Conclusion:
Great value for money, but honestly, try before you buy. I went to a High street shop, tested it out, and then bought online for cheap. Good camera, and i am more than happy with it.  

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RichPrice 10.02.2007 14:42

A good solid Review

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