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Sony DCR-PC1000 Handycam MiniDV Camcorder [2.8Mp, 10x, 2.7" WLCD]
See it at Amazon.co.uk for £460.00Average Customer Rating
(4.0 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
Beware of the software
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jul 16, 2005The camera is superb; video image excellent, sound acceptable using the internal microphone. More features than you can shake a stick at. Can't fault the camera but it is let down by the supplied software; the USB drivers caused my Sony Vaio T2XP to crash, had to remove them. If it wasn't for the software I'd have given it 5*
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent quality, awful software
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 22, 2005Excellent picture quality, but awful software. USB driver keeps crashing my PC (Windows XP SP2). Even updated versions from SONY web support don't work. Does anybody know how to get a driver which works?
Peter
Peter
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
happy with quality but......
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Mar 19, 2006Happy with quality but software that came with it is terrible and could not use it.
So i ended up using 'windows movie maker' which is simple although I am losing alot of quality when transfering video from my lap top to dvd. What am i doing wrong? Quality is great when i hook up directly to my TV or when transferred to my pc.....
What am i doing wrong??
So i ended up using 'windows movie maker' which is simple although I am losing alot of quality when transfering video from my lap top to dvd. What am i doing wrong? Quality is great when i hook up directly to my TV or when transferred to my pc.....
What am i doing wrong??
Patrick
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great Camera
(5 out of 5) by Steve Tyler on Feb 7, 2006 (London, UK)I went Sony on the advice of a professional cameraman I know.
Brought it in Bangkok and have had no trouble with either the camera or software after over 25 hours of filming & playback so far - is this the exception or the rule??
The camera offers multiple functions and includes manual focus positioned next to a high quality Zeiss lens. Night operation is the best I've seen for any camera under about £900. Widescreen format and touch display screen add further dimensions, sound is excellent and the zoom (once you get proficient) is as smooth as silk. Finally, it's overall design, compact size and weight make it an absolute joy to use.