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Impartial Reviews
47 shoppers have reviewed this product.
92% of people would recommend it.
| out of 10 | |
| Image quality | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 8.7 |
| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 9.2 |
| Battery life | 7.7 |
| Ease of use | 8.8 |
| Overall rating | 8.6 |
Don, Norwich
Very easy to use. Loads of memory both on hard drive and SD card. Quick and easy transfer to PC. Small and light. This is my first camcorder and I am so pleased with it.
Havn't found any yet.
23 Jul 2008
Mary, Witney
Very good image quality - colour screen very clear. Reduced image shake when on zoom and ability to focus automatically on correct subject even when the picture has a lot of content.
Quite difficult to get the hang of moving between menu and playback, using joystick. Some of the instructions make the operation of the product seem more complicated than it needs to be. Would be nice if the manual had a Quick Start section to get you trying a simple record and playback.
28 Apr 2008
Andrew, Berkshire
Easy to use No tapes Uses SDHC aswell as built in HDD, infact get a large enough SDHC card and you won't use the HDD.
Quality not as good as uncompressed digital tape so make sure it is always in High Quality mode.
15 May 2008
John, Attleborough, “great value for hd”
very easy to use and the instructions are easy to followl
no remote for trypod filming
30 May 2008
Keith, Basingstoke
The 42 times zoom is good.
Would be better with a touch screen.
14 May 2008
Anonymous
Very easy and simple to operate
would have liked a view finder
26 Aug 2008
Anonymous
Very easy to set up and use. The instructions were clear and concise.
No view finder although the larger led screen does compensate for this
20 Aug 2008
Anonymous, “Teacher”
In camera editing.
Not compatible with Mac.
17 May 2008
Anonymous
lightweight and portable
No optical viewfinder, which means the electronic screen drains the battery. Bundled software is not impressive, very fiddly!
14 May 2008
Anonymous
simple to use. 42x zooom
battery not good. can't get software to work on my dvd rewriter
28 Aug 2008
Anonymous
A good, basic, no frills yet effective product.
20 Aug 2008
Anonymous
great movie quality in good light. super steady zoom. quick start-up. realistic colour reproduction. good value for money.
like most camcorders, grainy images in poor light conditions..
17 Jun 2008
Anonymous
Quick start up and ready to go Uncomplicated filming procedures
Not come across any yet
14 May 2008
Anonymous
Easy to use Menu. Light weight.
Poor Battery Life.
28 Aug 2008
Anonymous
Light weight and very easy to use, with all the essential features accessible with one hand. Image quality is much better thanothers I have seen.
02 Sep 2008
Jozef, Eastbourne
great picture, light, easy to use
software for downloading recordings could be more quicker
06 Sep 2008
Alison, Northern Ireland
Great lightweight camcorder. Fantastic value for money
15 Aug 2008
Steven, Lincoln, “Father of two”
Really easy to use. More than enough memory capacity. Great bridge whilst HD camcorder development is settling down.
None as yet.
02 Jul 2008
Anonymous
small, easy to use, great overall, very pleased-like carrying a camera around with you & pic quality is brilliant
can`t really think of anything
04 Jul 2008
David, Cyprus
1. not having an eyepiece to see what is being taken. 2. ease of switching between taking shots and reviewing both movie and single shot.
1. Bought a tripod as recommended but found it to be too big to handle with the camera case. maybe a smaller single leg job, which could fit in the carry bag.
18 Jun 2008
Mark, Leeds
Very small and easy to use, great price for a 40gb hd camcorder.
Price and availability of optional batteries.
16 Jul 2008
Anonymous
Lightweight
The image quality on still and video image was terrible when played back on a 42 inch screen.
13 Aug 2008
Tony, Deeside
Ease of use, excellent features, storage space on Hard Drive more than enough, as is the SD card.
No viewfinder
20 Aug 2008
Jess, Liskeard
The camcorder is easy to use.
13 Jul 2008
Anonymous
Easy to use
29 Jun 2008
Anonymous
size and battery life
none really
17 Aug 2008
Frank, Bathgate, “active cam user”
excellant spec
no viewfinder very very bad point.
15 Jun 2008
Anonymous
so light and all functions very accessible!!
26 Aug 2008
Anonymous
Versatilty
non as yet
26 Aug 2008
Girish, Wakefield, “family man”
easy to use from the start
noe I can think of
31 Aug 2008
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