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“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...”

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Product Features

Optical Zoom (Ratio) 42
Battery Life 1
Image Stabiliser Yes
HDMI Interface 0
DVD Recording Yes
HD-DVD Recording Yes
Blu-ray Recording Yes
Resolution (megapixels) 0.8
Resolution (Pixels) 2048x1512
USB Yes
Manual Focus Yes
Memory Stick No
Digital Zoom (Ratio) 2000
Dimensions (mm) 70.1x73.121
Weight (g) 340
Media Format SD Card
Media Format HDD
Docking Station No
In-Built Memory (MB) 40,960
Screen Size in Inches 2.7
16:9 Recording Format Yes
Release Date 15 Feb 2008
Remote Control No
Waterproof No
Night Recording Yes
Digital Still Photography Yes

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Impartial Reviews

47 shoppers have reviewed this product.
92% of people would recommend it.

out of 10
Image quality8.3
Weight8.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.2
Battery life7.7
Ease of use8.8
Overall rating8.6
Score: 10.0/10

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.

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15 people found this review helpful

23 Jul 2008

Score: 6.7/10

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.

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12 people found this review helpful

28 Apr 2008

Score: 8.0/10

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.

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10 people found this review helpful

15 May 2008

Score: 8.8/10

John, Attleborough, “great value for hd”

very easy to use and the instructions are easy to followl

no remote for trypod filming

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5 people found this review helpful

30 May 2008

Score: 8.0/10

Keith, Basingstoke

The 42 times zoom is good.

Would be better with a touch screen.

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5 people found this review helpful

14 May 2008

Score: 8.7/10

Anonymous

Very easy and simple to operate

would have liked a view finder

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4 people found this review helpful

26 Aug 2008

Score: 9.8/10

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

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4 people found this review helpful

20 Aug 2008

Score: 8.3/10

Anonymous, “Teacher”

In camera editing.

Not compatible with Mac.

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4 people found this review helpful

17 May 2008

Score: 6.8/10

Anonymous

lightweight and portable

No optical viewfinder, which means the electronic screen drains the battery. Bundled software is not impressive, very fiddly!

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4 people found this review helpful

14 May 2008

Score: 7.5/10

Anonymous

simple to use. 42x zooom

battery not good. can't get software to work on my dvd rewriter

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3 people found this review helpful

28 Aug 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Anonymous

A good, basic, no frills yet effective product.

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3 people found this review helpful

20 Aug 2008

Score: 7.8/10

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..

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3 people found this review helpful

17 Jun 2008

Score: 9.2/10

Anonymous

Quick start up and ready to go Uncomplicated filming procedures

Not come across any yet

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3 people found this review helpful

14 May 2008

Score: 7.5/10

Anonymous

Easy to use Menu. Light weight.

Poor Battery Life.

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2 people found this review helpful

28 Aug 2008

Score: 8.2/10

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.

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1 person found this review helpful

02 Sep 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Jozef, Eastbourne

great picture, light, easy to use

software for downloading recordings could be more quicker

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1 person found this review helpful

06 Sep 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Alison, Northern Ireland

Great lightweight camcorder. Fantastic value for money

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1 person found this review helpful

15 Aug 2008

Score: 9.5/10

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.

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1 person found this review helpful

02 Jul 2008

Score: 9.0/10

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

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1 person found this review helpful

04 Jul 2008

Score: 9.0/10

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.

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1 person found this review helpful

18 Jun 2008

Score: 8.2/10

Mark, Leeds

Very small and easy to use, great price for a 40gb hd camcorder.

Price and availability of optional batteries.

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1 person found this review helpful

16 Jul 2008

Score: 3.8/10

Anonymous

Lightweight

The image quality on still and video image was terrible when played back on a 42 inch screen.

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1 person found this review helpful

13 Aug 2008

Score: 9.8/10

Tony, Deeside

Ease of use, excellent features, storage space on Hard Drive more than enough, as is the SD card.

No viewfinder

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1 person found this review helpful

20 Aug 2008

Score: 7.8/10

Jess, Liskeard

The camcorder is easy to use.

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13 Jul 2008

Score: 8.3/10

Anonymous

Easy to use

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29 Jun 2008

Score: 8.2/10

Anonymous

size and battery life

none really

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17 Aug 2008

Score: 9.3/10

Frank, Bathgate, “active cam user”

excellant spec

no viewfinder very very bad point.

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15 Jun 2008

Score: 9.8/10

Anonymous

so light and all functions very accessible!!

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26 Aug 2008

Score: 8.5/10

Anonymous

Versatilty

non as yet

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26 Aug 2008

Score: 9.8/10

Girish, Wakefield, “family man”

easy to use from the start

noe I can think of

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31 Aug 2008

17 shoppers rated this product but did not write a review.

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