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OK, so it's not Blue Ray High Def video, but it's good enough for the folks in England to see their grandson crunch his first leaves or do his first snow angel.

The camera is well suited for it's intended purpose -- fits in your shirt pocket -- pop up the LCD viewer, the camera turns on, and your ready to auto shoot. Uploading to a video site is so easy that even this 62 year old tech-phopic can do it without saying -- huh?

William in Colorado

It's nice to have a hand size cam to pull out anytime, anywhere, and this does as expected, plug in the mini usb for access to a mass storage device and access the MPEG4 (MP4) format videos. 8GB mem duo pro stick allows for roughly 5 hours and 45 min of 30fps record time. It has 4meg onboard but it's useless other then for maybe a few 5mp pics. Overall nice product but could use a little more light sensitivity in the darker hours but works excellent in normal lighting, just not dim lighting. Camera has a flash but no light for camcorder function.

I purchased this camera because I was having my 1st child, and wanted to be able to capture the "big day", as well as other moments in her life. I didn't purchase this camera w/the hopes of being a major filmmaker. This camera is great because it(s);
- small and compact
- looks great
- has a flash
- takes stills as well as movies
- has ability to take stills while filming
- has a large viewing screen
- screen rotates all the way around so you can film yourself and see what you're filming at the same time ;o)
- easy to use
- has rechargable battery (+++++)
- can be used w/PCs AND MACS
- comes w/software
- the SONY name!!!

Yes, the only downside is that it is terrible w/low light, but just make sure you're using sufficient daylight or inside light, and you'll be fine (guess you're out of luck if you wanted to film your own night time horror flick!).

Also, make sure that you purchase a memory card to go w/. . . I found that the 2gb is enough (4.55 hrs of filming time!) - Sony 2 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (MSX-M2GS)(Retail Package)

Sony really pulled the wool over our eyes with this one. The sleek design and attractive features catch our attention, but for what? I purchased this camera as soon as I heard about it (Even after reading some not-so-great reviews), but it was definitely a poor decision! The picture quality is so-so, but the video is AWFUL. It's really dark, there's a motion blur because the capture is slow, and the sound is tunnel-like. This is worth $50, not $160! I'm very disappointed and returned it even though I really wanted it to work out. Buyer beware!

So this was my first video camera. Thus far it has been great. I have used it for online video presentations, my longboarding, and general wheather conditions i want to show online. Only problem i had with it, when i was recording my speech, there was feedback from the mic from any movement. Other than that, it is great. Ha, and because i have big hands, i have still have a habbit of covering the lens while i am holding the camera.