By M. O’Mara “omara123″

If you’re using Windows Vista, DON’T buy this camera. The camera is not compatible with Vista, meaning you can’t plug the camera directly into your computer. Also, the software the camera comes with (Sonic MyDVD) isn’t compatible either, so you won’t be able to edit the video or even copy to your hard-drive.


Maybe it’s more fair to say don’t buy Vista, but since Canon technical support was unapologetic and un-helpful, I’m not going to give them the benefit of the doubt.

By R. White (Brookings, OR)

I give this product a 5 star rating because I believe it’s great at what it does. I see this as a high end consumer product and I don’t think Canon pretends that it’s anything else. I bought the DC50 after reading just about everything I could find to compare the Canon with the Sony. I chose the Canon because I really dislilke the Sony marketing scheme wich to me is like the Microsoft of the consumer electronics indusrty. I also can not get my eyes to see a better picture from the Sony for more money or enough bells and whistles to make a difference. If you’re looking for a Prosumer product with great editing features for making movies and have an audiophiles ear or if you expect to take award winning stills, I’m sure you will be dissapointed. If you want a digital DVD Camcorder with still photo function that delivers excellent pictures at a reasonable price point then this one is hard to beat. If you’re like me,just about everything you shoot are Family and Friends, Sports events, School plays and Car Shows. I don’t see anything better unless you just can’t wait for the High Deffinition camcorders either HDD,DVD or Tape to get through the de-bugging process over the next couple of years and find a comparable price point to the DC50.

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