Sales Rank: 184


Features:

2.5-inch SwivelScreen LCD

NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

1/6-inch CCD imager with 290K effective pixels

Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes

20x optical zoom with SteadyShot picture-stabilization system

Average Rating:
Rating: - The BEST!
We have went through several camcorders trying to find one that was good quality at a low price. This one is awesome! It's easy to use, the battery lasts and even says how many minutes of recording time you have left (we had problems with other camcorders and short battery life). The picture is very crisp and the sound quality is great...I am very impressed and happy with our purchase! Honestly, if anyone were shopping for a camera in this price range, this is the way to go...and I speak from experience after returning 3 others already!

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Rating: - Fantastic Camera
This is my first Sony Camcorder product. My previous models were Panasonic VHS-C and a Canon MiniDV. The Sony Digital 8 and other MiniDV cameras are DIGITAL format. Sony uses 8mm while the other use 6mm. Digital 8 is Sony's standard and if you have ever seen Beta compared to VHS you would see that Sony standards are excellent. If a salesman tries to tell you the quality of a Digital 8 is like VHS - they are lying or either not informed.

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Rating: - Great camera, but service is horrible.
I purchased this camera for my wife, with the intention of transferring a lot of our videos to my computer and then to record DVDs. This model supposedly supports this capability through both a USB connection as well as Sony's "i.Link," which is Sony's term for the IEEE 1394 standard, also known as "Firewire."