SAYED, London
Score 7.0/10
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This sony camcoder is good like other sony products. Its image quality is good. I found it very easy to use. So I am very satisfied with it.
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Battery life is not ok. When I bought it I charged it for 10 hours. Then I could use it for only 80 mins. But this camera can record nearly 700 mins. How can I do it with this kind of battery? In my opinion if I can shoot for 200 minutes with a battery then I can call it a good battery.
30 of 30 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Sep 2008
carl, weston-super-mare
Score 9.0/10
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modern, stylish and easy to use camcorder
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nothing yet..
28 of 28 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Feb 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Very Very easy to use and intuative. Clear display and the controls are self explantary. Downloading onto the PC is quick and efficient and extremely easy to minipulate
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None Yet!!!
26 of 26 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Feb 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to operate
Lots of filming time available
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No firewire output
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Mar 2008
Christopher , Dunfermline
Score 8.0/10
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Handy little camera with great video quality
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Didn't come with software for Apple Computer so that's a negative aspect in my view.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Apr 2008
SNMRW, Manchester
, “Complete technophobe!”
Score 8.0/10
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Overall a very good camera. I only wanted it to make small videos of family occasions, and it does the job very well. The buttons are all very close together which is helpful when filming. Looks smart too. The zoom on it is phenomenal, though obviously if handheld when zooming to its maximum, you can visibly see the 'shaking'. I would suggest perhaps a tripod if you would be using the zoom like that.
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As like previous reviews I have read, the battery life is quite bad, so unless you know that you wil never film more than 45 mins at any one time, then I suggest you buy an extra battery. The manual does suggest which battery models would be compatible/appropriate for the camcorder. Furthermore, for me, I think it would have been good to have a 'stick' like those given for touch screen digital cameras to use on the screen.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Oct 2008
Paul, Rochester, Kent
, “experiment, outdoors, fun, life”
Score 10.0/10
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Easy to use, excellent sound quality, and easy to transfer images and video.
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Like most HDD cameras in this class, the still's image quality is poor, (as expected). When freezing video and then capturing images, the quality is 'downgraded' to the camera's default 0.3m pixels, which is a shame. Not the end of the world though, as you can always transfer to PC and then use other editing software to capture stills from video. Still very happy with camera and would recommend for sure.
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Ease of use and weight - it's incredibly light
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battery doesn't last very long but larger batteries are available at quite a cost
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Standard mpeg format so no need to convert.Plus USB tranfer is very easy to use.
Very light and compact.
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Reviewer left no comment
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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At the moment I have only recorded images and played back on the TV, but have been impressed with what I've seen so far. It's feels very light and easy to use.
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The battery doesn't seem to last that long once you start recording or playing back. The amount of mins that is shown as how much you have available doesn't seem to corelate to how much you actually use the machine, invariable you get a lot less time. However, the battery does how its charge very well between uses.
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 May 2008
Raju, Cambridge
Score 9.0/10
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Excellent Image Quality, Easy handling and good returns to the spect money.
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Battery darins out lot sooner then expected......However rest of the features motivate you to buy when comapred to lone disadvantage
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Really easy to use.
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Standard battery not too long
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 May 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 3.0/10
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Compact size, build quality, features and image quality
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Clicking / ratchet sounds as well as zoom motor can be heard on audio track during playback.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Aug 2008
Bryan, North Wales
Score 8.0/10
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this unit is very light and compact and easy to take the recorded information off and edit on my computer.
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not recommended to anyone with large hands or long fingers due to its compact size.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Dec 2008
Farrah, London
Score 9.0/10
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The camera is very light and compact which is great, The image of the photo shots are not that good abit like a phone camera. However the video images are fantastic the zoom is brilliant. The scene selection is easy no more forwarding and rewinding to find your scene.
I havent done the dvd burner yet but I understand its a touch of one button.
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The only downside I could say was the battery life as it gives you around 35 minutes, so bad for a day out. Need back up batteries.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Nice and small, very easy to use.
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Battery life is about 90 mins. Buy a spare or get the FH 100 Battery. Everything else is great for the price.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Aug 2008
Lisa, Norwich
Score 8.0/10
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Light weight, compact, east to use in point and shoot mode.
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Complicated menu system, file format will not work on windows movie maker without modifications.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “I am a gadget”
Score 8.0/10
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I really like the ease of use of the camera and every one in my home loves using it just as much as they like being in front of it.
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The microphone is not as sensitive and sound is not recorded as clearly as I would have likes.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Aug 2008
Dinesh, Reading
Score 8.0/10
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Very much handy and ease to capture videos
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Battery Life is tooooooooo short...though you charge battery according to Sony Gudilines book..
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Aug 2008
Carol, Sheffield
, “Novice camcorder user.”
Score 9.0/10
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Fairly easy to use, having had a bit of practice. Nice & light.
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Sometimes you can get a 'mirror effect' on the view window, making it a little difficult to focus on your object at first. But you get used to it and learn to ignore it.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2008
Huge, CAMBS
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to use and results are amazing for such a small camcorder
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It would have been good to have a longer battery life
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Mar 2008
Steve, Preston
, “Fun Family man”
Score 9.0/10
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Easy mode very goodm, even my 3 yr old can work it!
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Reviewer left no comment
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “lazy gadget lover”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use and delivers quality images without lots of configuration
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the 40x zoom is a good idea, but you get alot of camera shake when you are at this zoom. Also with no view finder the image on the LCD is hard to read in bright sunshine but this will apply to any device not just the Sony.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Apr 2008
Tessa, Portsmouth
, “Busy mother of three”
Score 10.0/10
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This is a lightweight and easy to use camera with superb focus and zoom. Because of it's size it is easy to carry around and when you want to start filming you literally pull it out, press the button and off you go. I find the touch screen for playback very easy to use and thanks to its size and weight there is very little shaking . . . as I'm filming. Excellent value for money.
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Can't really think of anything so won't put something down for the sake of it.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “used video 14 years”
Score 7.0/10
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I think this product is good value for money, but would benefit greatly from an eye level viewfinder and the ability to swich off the LCD, this would greatly enhance battery power and also ease the use in composing the frame when the sun is behind you, which is frequently!!
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see above
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Jul 2008
william , norwich
, “ gave an honest review”
Score 2.0/10
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very good additional featues,lightweight,compact
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the image quality is poor especially the colour which is nothing like reality and all said and done, this is the main function of a camcorder-not features and gadgets
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Aug 2008
John, Warrington
, “60+ retired adventurous”
Score 9.0/10
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Operationally easy to use, light & compact
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Replay volume very low when played back on camcorder. Menu could be easier to operate.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use, lightweight and high quality video images.
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Stills images not so great but to be fair I'd only purchased it for its video recording capabilities and not dissapointed.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Mar 2008
Alan, Bury St Edmunds
, “Retired”
Score 9.0/10
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The best point about the product is no tapes or discs
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Battery is not big enough
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “value for money”
Score 7.0/10
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ease of use, less weight and image quality of videos
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camera pictures are not very good quality, and batter life is v less. The battery given with initial buy comes only for 90 mins
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use and download movies to my PC.
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None really
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Dec 2008
Kieron, Maidstone, Kent
Score 9.0/10
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This is the first camcorder I have purchased, but I find it very ease to use without really reading the instructions. It is lightweight and the standard battery gives you around 60 minutes recording and playback time. The optical zoom is good.
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The image quality deteriorates with the digital zoom and the image is very shaky unless you have a solid base to rest the camcorder on.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Dec 2008
Nigel, Littlehampton,West Sussex
Score 9.0/10
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Light and easy to use, Takes a good quality mpg2 video, Editing software supplied with handycam is easy to use.
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Still shots could be better quality, Spare batteries cost to much
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Aug 2008
steven, birmingham
Score 1.0/10
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small easy to use
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When to stop to record and then restart recording you dont get a smooth trasnsition from one clip to another during playback also the software provided kepps crashing my pc while I am trying to burn the vidoe onto a DVD
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Never used one before.”
Score 8.0/10
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extremely small and lightweight. Easy to use for filming right away. Excellent zoom facility. No problem connecting to laptop using usb cable.
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Battery life quite short, have to remember to keep it charged. I am left handed - this camcorder is definitely for right handers. A bit fiddly connecting to TV but once you can do it, is fine. No cover or pouch to keep it in. This costs extra.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 May 2008
john, belfast
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to use just point and shoot,easy to transfer to dvd,worth every penny
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not great battery life and backup battery very expensive
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jun 2008
Abid, Walsall
, “Honest points”
Score 9.0/10
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small lightweight mobile can slip into womans handbag, etc. Outside image very clear in daylight.
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Short Battery life. No built in light for dark room.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Lightweight,easy to use,
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Image sometimes seems to look blurred on the screen, when in practice it isn't filming blurred images.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Aug 2008
philip, leeds
Score 9.0/10
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Great video quality
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Zoom button uncomfortable to use
On-Off rotating switch strange and not very user friendly
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Size, this camcorder fitted inside an old 35mm camera case!
The touch screen is a pleasure to use.
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I find the zoom / telephoto button is slightly awkwardly placed
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 May 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Very easy to use, we were able to charge it up and switch it on with just a quick glance at the instructions and we are fairly technophobic.
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Haven't dicovered any yet.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Sep 2008
Patrick, Salisbury
, “Traditional SLR user”
Score 9.0/10
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First try at a video camera - excellent results - great value for money
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Difficult to focus on subject matter when shooting in bright sunlight
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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haven't used it much yet but very simple to set up and operate. images are really clear
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not found any yet!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Dec 2008
Yvonne, West Moors, Dorset
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Easy to use and transfer movies to dvd
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After transferring movie to dvd I found was unable to do it again after removing bad chapters.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Small,easy to use and carry
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Difficult to see screen in bright sunshine.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Is easy to use and looks good.
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The menu could look a bit better such as with the DSC Camera range
The quality could also be better but is not bad for 1Mega Pixel
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “not young!”
Score 9.0/10
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Easy for a novice to use once I had got the hang of it. Pleased with the results after a bit of practice.
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instruction manual on disk. As I had never used one before I needed to print out a lot to understand what I was doing.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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easy to use
good screen and clear view
value for money package
comes with software
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should have a remote control with it and extras such as a widesceen lens
still trying to work out how to use aspects of software. No information with this
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 May 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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easy to use, and even easer to paste images on to your pc
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so versitile with bags of hdd, the batery is a little small, it only lasts 90 min (not realy a bad point)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 May 2008
Michael, Tadworth Surrey
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use and handly due to light weight.
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Need better info on transferring to computer and editing etc. ie 123 step.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jun 2008
Julie, Newbury
, “married mum with baby”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use, touch screen and light weight
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software not very good for editing recording
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jun 2008
Linda , Stourbridge
, “novice to filming”
Score 10.0/10
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This is my first cam corder and it is very easy to use. I have yet to edit the films on the computer but transfering was easy.
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Difficult to see the screen in the sun, but as I am a novice to this kind of camera I hope it will get easier.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jun 2008
Bernard, Maerdy. RCT
, “my true opinion”
Score 6.0/10
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Price
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No View finder, difficult to see LCd screen in sunlight, that is why I like the proper view finder
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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everything is good about this camera
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no bad points
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Jul 2008
Rohit, Ipswich
Score 8.0/10
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Size
Weight
Ease of use
value for money
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Battery life
Still picture
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Silver surfer”
Score 8.0/10
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This camera is easy to use. It fits comfortably in my hand. It is easy to play back to see if the shots work.
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Difficult to see the screen in bright weather.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Apr 2008
Steve, Milton Keynes
Score 8.0/10
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Ease of use
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Not clear how to use software
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Sep 2008
Dave , Cardiff
Score 8.0/10
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Excellent zoom and auto focus.
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Took a bit of getting used to and trying to maintain a steady hold to avoid "wobble".
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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good picture, easy to film and take pictures
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 May 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Easy to use
Lots of memory
Good battery
Quick to switch on and start filming
Easy to download onto computer
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Expensive
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Apr 2008
peter, whitehaven cumbria
Score 8.0/10
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the camera is good it is taking a while to understand how to work it i am sure i will manage with a lot of practice
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Apr 2008
Roger, Brentwood
, “1st time with camera”
Score 10.0/10
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I was great to use did everything I wanted was light to handle, battery life was very good
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Cannot think of any
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Smart, compact, lightweight, easy to use
Great picture quality
Good zoom
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 May 2008
James, Fulbrook
Score 8.0/10
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Light, easy to use and good batery life
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On screen edit facility is limited and slow
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Apr 2008
John, Exmouth
Score 10.0/10
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Very light and easy to use and produces excellent results.
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None so far
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Jun 2008
malcolm, portsmouth
, “nothing”
Score 7.0/10
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easy to use. like the touch screen
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would have liked the option of a light for dark filming
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “a new user”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use
good results
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on switch a bit awkward,
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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small and user friendly
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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40x zoom
Size
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No viewfinder
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Apr 2008
Mark, York
Score 8.0/10
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easy to use, light and good quality images
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None so far.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Alan, Bordon
, “Father of two”
Score 9.0/10
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Extremely easy to navigate using the touch screen. Simple point and shoot for those not looking to be pros!
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The 1 megapixel camera is a bit of a waste of time! There are phones that have better cameras!!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Ease of use,Sharp images,Great zoom,sound quality good
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Battery life can be a bit short sometimes if zoom and playback used alot
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “easy going”
Score 7.0/10
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Ease of use.
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Not good indoors but brilliant outdoors.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use for video & still photos
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Havent found any
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 May 2008
Carl, Rotherham
, “new father”
Score 9.0/10
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So simple to use even the wife managed to master it in 10 mins,Really good build quality, Support software is easy to install and use, Recorded sound quality is fantastic, This purchase was well worth the money.
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none that i can see
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Apr 2008
Michael, Huddersfield
Score 8.0/10
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Hard drive, software
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still picture are low quality
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Aug 2008
Stephen, Stoke-on-Trent
Score 10.0/10
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Great size, it fits in your hand well. The image quality and zoom are first rate. The instructions are easy to follow and the reproduction of the picture is of proffesional standards.
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None so far..I will be purchasing a second battery for holidays etc.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Jun 2008
Geoffrey, Peterborough
Score 8.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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A carry strap would be an assett.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jun 2008
NILADRI , SOUTHAMPTON
Score 8.0/10
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Product is very good. Specialy the optical zoom which is amazing.
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doesnot have a remote control and docking station.
purchased 30 Apr 2009
Sandy, Stonehaven
, “I am 70”
Score 8.0/10
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Nice and light and easy to use
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difficult to view when filming on a sunny day - needs a viewfinder.
Not so easy to use when you have chubby fingers.
purchased 01 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use, easy to hold. Good picture quality
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Not found any yet.
purchased 11 Jan 2009
Russell, Coatbridge
, “Keen amateur”
Score 9.0/10
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Light weight and easy to use. Picture qualityis excellent. Night vision is good but could do with being more powerful giving a greater distance for shooting
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Difficulty in finding an object as you can only sight using the screen. Zoom slider is difficult to slide at times.
purchased 28 Sep 2009
Diana, Llandyrnog
Score 10.0/10
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Light weight easy to use - took it on holiday to Australia and it coped fairly well with the bright conditions
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the dial for on/off is a bit fiddly
found it difficult to fond out how to delete things from the camera once they were downloaded to the computer
purchased 09 Oct 2009
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