Sony DCR-SR35

modern, stylish and easy to use camcorder

nothing yet..

Lightweight, compact and even on 30Gb it still has over 450 minutes of filming on the highest quality which is more than enough for a two week holiday and more. The internal memory means you don't have to carry spare tapes or dvds and then have to edit your filming onto a video player when you get home, you edit your filming anytime any place. Also the Carl Zeiss lens is of the highest quality and the price with Jessops is the lowest anywhere on the internet. And it looks good too.

Comes without a carrycase as standard and the standard battery life can be a little low if you don't want to charge it up after about two hours of continuos filming, which means quite an expensive upgrade to a longer life battery, although under normal usage a recharge would be after about three days.

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

None Yet!!!

Very easy to operate Lots of filming time available

No firewire output

Handy little camera with great video quality

Didn't come with software for Apple Computer so that's a negative aspect in my view.

Ease of use and weight - it's incredibly light

battery doesn't last very long but larger batteries are available at quite a cost

Really easy to use.

Standard battery not too long

Standard mpeg format so no need to convert.Plus USB tranfer is very easy to use. Very light and compact.

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.

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.

Easy to use, excellent sound quality, and easy to transfer images and video.

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.

Fairly easy to use, having had a bit of practice. Nice & light.

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.

Excellent Image Quality, Easy handling and good returns to the spect money.

Battery darins out lot sooner then expected......However rest of the features motivate you to buy when comapred to lone disadvantage

Easy mode very goodm, even my 3 yr old can work it!

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.

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.

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.

The microphone is not as sensitive and sound is not recorded as clearly as I would have likes.

Easy to use, lightweight and high quality video images.

Stills images not so great but to be fair I'd only purchased it for its video recording capabilities and not dissapointed.

Light weight, compact, east to use in point and shoot mode.

Complicated menu system, file format will not work on windows movie maker without modifications.

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.

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.

Compact size, build quality, features and image quality

Clicking / ratchet sounds as well as zoom motor can be heard on audio track during playback.

Very easy to use and results are amazing for such a small camcorder

It would have been good to have a longer battery life

easy to use and delivers quality images without lots of configuration

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.

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.

Can't really think of anything so won't put something down for the sake of it.

Small & light

No viewfinder - difficult to see in bright sunlight. No Firewire - I use Pinaccle Studio for video editing and it will only recognise a connection to a digital camcorder via Firewire. This means I have to download footage via the Sony software then pick up the file via P{innacle, putting another step in the process.

very good additional featues,lightweight,compact

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

Size, this camcorder fitted inside an old 35mm camera case! The touch screen is a pleasure to use.

I find the zoom / telephoto button is slightly awkwardly placed

Great video quality

Zoom button uncomfortable to use On-Off rotating switch strange and not very user friendly

Operationally easy to use, light & compact

Replay volume very low when played back on camcorder. Menu could be easier to operate.

ease of use, less weight and image quality of videos

camera pictures are not very good quality, and batter life is v less. The battery given with initial buy comes only for 90 mins

everything is good about this camera

no bad points

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!!

see above

Small,easy to use and carry

Difficult to see screen in bright sunshine.

extremely small and lightweight. Easy to use for filming right away. Excellent zoom facility. No problem connecting to laptop using usb cable.

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.

Very easy to use just point and shoot,easy to transfer to dvd,worth every penny

not great battery life and backup battery very expensive

small easy to use

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

Easy for a novice to use once I had got the hang of it. Pleased with the results after a bit of practice.

instruction manual on disk. As I had never used one before I needed to print out a lot to understand what I was doing.

Price

No View finder, difficult to see LCd screen in sunlight, that is why I like the proper view finder

small lightweight mobile can slip into womans handbag, etc. Outside image very clear in daylight.

Short Battery life. No built in light for dark room.

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.

Haven't dicovered any yet.

Very light and easy to use and produces excellent results.

None so far

I was great to use did everything I wanted was light to handle, battery life was very good

Cannot think of any

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

Easy to use and transfer movies to dvd

After transferring movie to dvd I found was unable to do it again after removing bad chapters.

Easy to use and handly due to light weight.

Need better info on transferring to computer and editing etc. ie 123 step.

Ease of use.

Not good indoors but brilliant outdoors.

Easy to use Lots of memory Good battery Quick to switch on and start filming Easy to download onto computer

Expensive

Smart, compact, lightweight, easy to use Great picture quality Good zoom

Light, easy to use and good batery life

On screen edit facility is limited and slow

easy to use. like the touch screen

would have liked the option of a light for dark filming

easy to use, and even easer to paste images on to your pc

so versitile with bags of hdd, the batery is a little small, it only lasts 90 min (not realy a bad point)

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.

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.

Excellent zoom and auto focus.

Took a bit of getting used to and trying to maintain a steady hold to avoid "wobble".

good picture, easy to film and take pictures

easy to use good screen and clear view value for money package comes with software

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

easy to use, touch screen and light weight

software not very good for editing recording

A carry strap would be an assett.

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.

None so far..I will be purchasing a second battery for holidays etc.

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.

none that i can see

Hard drive, software

still picture are low quality

Easy to use for video & still photos

Havent found any

This camera is easy to use. It fits comfortably in my hand. It is easy to play back to see if the shots work.

Difficult to see the screen in bright weather.

40x zoom Size

No viewfinder

Very much handy and ease to capture videos

Battery Life is tooooooooo short...though you charge battery according to Sony Gudilines book..

Nice and small, very easy to use.

Battery life is about 90 mins. Buy a spare or get the FH 100 Battery. Everything else is great for the price.

Lightweight,easy to use,

Image sometimes seems to look blurred on the screen, when in practice it isn't filming blurred images.

Light and easy to use, Takes a good quality mpg2 video, Editing software supplied with handycam is easy to use.

Still shots could be better quality, Spare batteries cost to much

easy to use good results

on switch a bit awkward,

Ease of use

Not clear how to use software