Customer Reviews 
I recommend it
2010-01-24Pros: Easy to use, direct connection to your pc by usb, sharp video and photos.
Cons: battery life, you need a spare for sure, Zooming is only 20X, but this is not a big problem if you don't want to catch a man on the moon.
Not working after 2 years
2009-08-28We bought the camcorder 2 years ago. It worked excellently for 2 years and after that suddenly the screen went black. The battery is fine because if I put the battery on a different camcorder, it shows that it has 152 mins worth of recording time left. Searching the internet I found that lot of people had similar issues of LCD screen going black after 2 years of using the camera.
If I connect the camcorder directly to an electrical outlet it works for couple of minutes and then goes black again. I am unable to copy the images and videos because the camcorder should be turned on to copy the media.
In conclusion I am happy with the product but that only lasted for 2 years, I should have bought a 5 year warranty.
broke in two years of usage :(
2009-08-08I'm giving one star for this product because it was doing very well until it's LCD screan broke with only two years, and with not that much of a usage.
I got very disappointed with this product because when I bought a Camera it was to use it for about five years. The LCD screan stopped working in a sudden while I was downloading videos to my computer. I tried to call the customer support and they told me the only thing they can do is to fix it with the cost of 175 dollars plus shipping. I guess I might as well buy another one from a different brand, because I won't be risking another disappontment.
Great camera when it works
2008-10-30We bought this camera right when it came out in spring of 2007. It worked great for a little over a year. We loved having both a digital camera and a camcorder in one small camea. After the warrantee ran out we started having problems. First the LCD screen stopped working because the connection had cracked. We hadn't dropped it or anything. After paying lots of money to get that repaired, it worked well for another couple months and then something with the lens stopped working and it was all black. We sent it for repair again and dumped more money into it. We've had it back a couple weeks and now the docking station isn't working. Again, we didn't drop it or anything. It worked one day and didn't the next. So now I can't get the images off the camera. Very disappointed with Sony on this product. Next time I will definately buy an extended warrantee.
superb for standard def!!
2008-06-23I've had this camcorder for 6 months now. Video is excellent even on my 52inch LCD HD TV!! Pleasantly surprised. Sony does not sell them anymore, not sure why. I paid under $800 for mine.
You wont regret the quality. Easy to author dvds (NO CONVERSION needed). Takes me 20 min to make a FULL dual layer dvd.
The new HD camcorders are tough, the new HD form at needs to be converted which takes HOURS/DAYS to make one Video DVD.
You wont be dissapointed.
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