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 Another brilliant product by SONY |
| I bought this videocam as a new year present for my wife last week. She has not seen it yet but I had a chance to test it during the last few days. Superb technology but its size may prove to be a bit cumbersome to some of us with big hands (& I am a lefty too - the camera is, of course, designed for right-handers). Not a big issue but worth noting. The camera is not terribly complicated for those who are comfortable with "technology" but may prove to be somehow irritating for tech novices. In this context, the manual requires serious studying to take advantage of most of the neat features. Picture quality is excellent (video & still) but would recommend to acquire a 128 Mg memory stick to give you more freedom. the supplied 8 Mg is a joke.Would I recommend this camera? Definitely. Great buy. |
 Great Digital Camcorder |
| I hesitantly opened up my Sony PC-101 as a X-mas present from my wife, worried that she had not done the research that I would do in buying such a gift. To my surprise, she picked a camcorder that has lived up to all my expectations. The one control on the back of the camcorder determines whether you are using the camcorder for playback, Video or Stills which removes the clutter of buttons that you might find on other cams. The cam fits into a coat pocket, which has allowed me to take several footages of our kids skiing. Connecting the camcorder to my PC was simple. With XP, the USB connection was recognized immediately. I opted to not install Sony's Pixela software and use Microsoft's "Windows Movie Maker" instead with no problems. The only complaints that I have are 1) that the zoom and still capture button are so close and similar that many times when I attempt to zoom, I have found myself taking a still. 2) I can't see the touch screen in daylight (I have to use the viewfinder) and 3) the camera is awkward to hold (maybe the nature of the beast). Bottom line, I have happily taken more video of children in the last 2 months than the last 2 years and have forwarded many 2 minute wav files to family and friends. |
| Just Buy It! |
| You've come this far. You just need a little nudge. Buy it. I did all of the research, and am pretty picky. For this price, there is nothing better, or more fun. |
