it makes for nice videos especially around water but i wish the photos had the quality of a big lenz camera and the proper color for the blue tones.
also it uses sdhc memory cards instead of sony's expensive memory stick.
if you're looking for small camcorder with excellent picture and do not care much about the price, this canon hf s100 is the one.
also expect the price to drop $50-$100 in next 4 months.maybe under $900 by xmas (sales).be very careful of the memorystick/card camcorder contacts once erroded or loses its ability to make solid
this camera is relatively expensive but worth it if you want true hd in your home videos.
the price was a little high, but it was worth it.
the quality is amazing !!!!!!!the picture is great .its perfect for the price .amazingly good camcorder
great for outdoors, and not bad in low light either, at least for capturing non-professional home video of the family.
it is tiny and light and can be mounted (through a small universal mount, purchased from other place) to my windshield quite stable.
having downloaded some test video to my windows xp pc, i noticed that each video file has a separate 3k document that tags the video as being full or widescreen.
this mini recorder is very user friendly,and for personal video use is a top product for the price.it is ipod type size and the push buttons are easy to get,although perhaps a touch sensitive.the 60
it's an amazing little camcorder at a very reasonable price from amazon.
for $120, it is the best quality for a pocket-size camcorder and it is so small that i keep it in my purse so that i don't miss a thing.
i gave it four stars instead of five because the picture quality is not as good as the larger, more expensive camcorder.
it's even fallen out of my pocket into a puddle of water and still works fine!
also, with canon mini-accessory shoe, you can attach a dm-100 "shotgun" mic to is which is superb (it also has a furry wind filter which works excellent outdoors).
you have it set up to film little billy in the corner but then he walks over to the window so now you lighting has changed.
this is a great canon camcorder for a very good price.
sony seems to be the only option but it's expensive.
whats also good about it is that it records to a 60gb hard drive as well as sdhc cards for more space.the price varies all over the web, but i recommend best buy because with the web purchase, you
for a fraction of the price of a p2 card, you get unbeatable storage capacities and beautiful image quality.
from what i've seen on vimeo and read on forums, other hd cameras in the panasonic line up like the hvx and hpx, offer just about the same image quality but their prices are thousands more and you're
finely tuning focus or creating massive depth of field and soft backgrounds with ease, i think the focus ring is actually better than that of some of the more expensive p2 cameras panasonic offers.
the recording media is very affordable, i bought to 16gb class 6 sdhc cards when i purchased this camera and so far is the easiest format to use especially if you come from a background using dslr's.
to put such tiny sensors in a $3500 is poor, cheap engineering especially when slr have larger sensors, shoot hd and don't cost this much.
it is well worth the price.
even though the price is high you are getting a 12.1 mp camera too so its worth it.
most consumer gps devices only reserve 1gb or so for map data, thus sony really cheaped out with the navtec maps.
the included software and downloaded update makes is easy to transfer, store, and search downloaded content to my pc running windows vista 64-bit.
another ridiculous error on the sonystyle.com site is the retail price on its newest compatible 37mm wide-angle lens.
it is a reasonable price for a good product and would recommend it if you are not extra fussy over picture quality.
it is an easy to use camcorder with a lot of features that you will not regret buying at such a low price!
what's great about it:?good price and easy to set up, what's not so great:?nothing, to me anyway "i must say that this is my first camcorder and i am having a ball with it.
overall, a very good product at a very reasonable price.
what's great about it:?good price, great picture quality!
i notice that if i use it indoors it isn't quite as rich as it is outdoors unless i have the lights on bright.
the video i took outdoors was excellent quality, and i know the camcorder's image stabilization did a good job of mitigating my unfortunate tendency to jiggle it while filming.
watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r2wrw3tebc1mc4 this video is test footage at a lake.
we took a day trip to mount rainier; the weather was perfect, and i took a lot of video of photogenic glaciers and waterfalls.
i guess for the price i can't complain.
it's a great quality product for the price and definitely in contention with the flip, in my opinion.
this product is easy to use and a great price.
this is a great inexpensive product for taking simple pic/vid.
we did have trouble trying to use it with an old windows 2000 computer.
although the definition of pics and video is quite low, it is good buy for such a low price
i wanted to buy a different software program that i can use with my windows vista 64 bit that runs in my computer, but i need to make sure it is compatable with 64 bit and not just 32 bit.
for the price, and considering that i bought it new, i would expect it to be absolutely perfect when it came out of the box.
the canon hg21 has amazing high def pictures for daylight scenes.
outdoor shots are great and the 24p and 30p options for low indoor lighting work.
picture quality - in daylight and indoors with good light, the picture quality is exceptional.
i bought the extra capacity battery bp 819 even though it was expensive to make sure of continuous use of the camcorder especially on longer hours.
this is not a really cheap camera but it's not an expensive one either.
it also gives you many options found on expensive production video equipment.
bottom line: this is a great camcorder and a good value.
i use the clear filter to protect the original canon lens from dust, water and finger prints.
place the card in a secure place, and if the camcorder gets stolen or falls in the lake, you'll at least have the video you backed up.
it's a very good price here on amazon - sony is asking $599.
for the price it is hard to beat.
they matched the price online and i got it for 539.99
the sony hdr-cx100 is an excellent camcorder for the price.
i took my camcorder to the beach and it captures all sounds--the seagulls, the wind, the waves, everything.
it's comparable or better quality to other cell phones or digital cameras in the price range of the mino hd.
amazon.com's product description page for the mino hd simply says: "operating system compatibility - windows xp, windows vista, and mac osx." however...the minimum requirements listed on the box are
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so for anyone looking for high quality hd video in a small, light, inexpensive package and does not require a zoom lens this is a terrific product.
the software is simple and easy to use, and it does work on windows vista, you just have to make sure to download the included disc and plug the camera in and download it also (i made that mistake).
it is nice that you can use regular aa batteries because you can just buy a pack of batteries for cheap price and have many hours of recording time.
what's great about it:?easy to use, software works, takes good video what's not so great:?usb could be longer "very good video for the price.
what's great about it:?cheap, small, great video quality !!!!!!!!!!
you don't want to feel like you're palming a watermelon...that's not practical.
i shot the same area of my office (dark reddish brown walls, windows with drapes over roman shades, another building blocking out the light.
video quality of both camcorders in broad daylight is comparable.
when i plugged the camera in via usb, the camera mounted up as a drive, as did a 19mb drive with what appears to be some video software for windows.
luckily, there is an additional record button on the flip-out viewing window.
without that ability, i find this camera too expensive for what it does do and intend to return it.
all in all, a fantastic product and only half the price, with twice the recording capacity (in hd!) of a regular dvc camera.
i haven't filmed outdoors yet, so i don't yet know how good it does at filtering out ambient noise/wind.
we got to the dells and i took the camcorder to the outdoor waterparks.
outdoors, it instantly handles transitions from bright sunlight to shade and back.
i tested this camcorder in my basement on a bright, sunny day, and i wandered about recording and chattering to myself.
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