By K. Sullivan

I am very satisfied with this camcorder. Picture quality is very good for a standard definition camera and operating it is about as easy as it can get. On-camera editing capabilities are not extensive so if you need those you may want to look at the cameras higher in the lineup.


The only complaint may be with finalizing disks. You have to read the manual carefully as the charger must be plugged in and you have to be in play mode before it will even give you the option to finalize a disk. Fortunately you can change disks then go back and finalize them later.I have had absolutely zero problems playing back finalized disks. Just put the disk in a DVD player and press play.

By Colin Vogel (Buffalo, NY USA)

This product is essentially what you paid for. It is quite easy to use, though the manual can be cryptic, especially to those who do not use lots of new devices frequently. The movie quality was less than I expected and I have never really intended to take pictures with it. That’s what my digital camera is for. Anyhow, I used an off-brand DVD-R as recodring media. Worked great, many DVD’s will not accept other types (like a DVD+R).. though both are supported with this camera. There is no USB, however it’s not a DV camcorder… we were too cheap to get one of those. So in the end, it met my expectations which were realistic. It will not give you a cinematic experience of pleasure upon viewing. It will however give you a fast and very portable way of video documenting pretty much anything. For those of you looking for higher resolution… get something more expensive. Plus, read the reviews… we’re not liars out here! I would rate the camcorder as fair. I paid 250.00 which was fair, the quality was fair, etc… One last thing that gets frustrating.. you need to plug it in (charge) and have it in play mode to finalize the disks. Disks need to be finalized in order to watch them on a DVD player. The data on the disks can be brought into your’ pc with some added software. the software is anywhere from 25-150.00. The camera does not come with anything. Then again… you could have paid 300.00 for essentially the same camera that comes with the disk… wait that is not a good deal now is it? So… ultimately it is for the thrifty buyer with relatively low expectations who doesnt really care about video editing and doesnt expect a software bundle to come along w/ it. Hope this helps out!

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