Sony HDR-TG3E

Really easy to use and get on with - I was impressed with the speed at which it starts up - you can turn it on and get recording within seconds. It also seems fairly tough - it's already had 2 falls down the stairs but with no damage. Really good little bit of kit.

The manual is a bit rubbish and trying to understand the different recording formats takes a little attention. Just remember that you need mark II memory sticks to upgrade as the older ones don't seem to work as reliably.

Good image, great inbuilt microphone and solidly built.

Nothing bad. Would have been nice to have received a case included in the price.

Lens&Design

Battery Life

size, image quality, functions

expensive pro duo memory cards, no hdmi cable, no carry case.

very user friendly,great videos on standard def too

can't do all what the software says it can do i.e transfer from computer back to memory stick

Excellent picture quality in bright conditions V Easy to use Really good intuitive menus systems

Low light picture is not so good without going into menus to adjust shutter etc Microphone is a bit poor No expandability options - external microphone/light

Size, picture quality, ease of use, overall quality

memory sticks are relatively expensive

connectivity with mac and imovie ease of use fits in a jacket pocket

camera not great

High definition. Fits into PS3 slot for instance playback. Auto focus and exposure just by pressing the screen. Good zoom. Shake is really noticeable despite some complaints.

Small memory card supplied. Hard to tell whether videos have copied to PC (mine is a little slow though)

Tiny!

Anything bad is a trade-off because of the size.

very small and tough. very easy to use controls while filming. very good camera, good buy

Simplicity, lightweight, small, good images, can take stills during recording, sd and hd recording

no hard drive

Size, quality both of appearance and the end result.

very easy to handle easy to carry about 9/10 for movie images

photo images not that great 5/10

Would like to have instructions on the camera with it instead of it being on the computer

Very portable. Can take photos same time as movie mode. 1080 high def footage very good.

Low light shooting poor. In bright light difficult to see LCD screen to check if in standby or record mode!

Light, sturdy, easy to operate

screen can be hard to see in very bright sun

Image quality, build quality & size

Low battery life and the need to upgrade my computer to cope with the file sizes

the product was so easy to use you switch it on and away u go.

very neat compact camcorder easy to use with great picture quality very good with the special case which goes on your belt .The docking station works well for charging and connecting to a TV

Size and weight. Also LCD screen works well in bright sunlight

No Firewire connection. Location and size of Zoom control. Mini size non standard connection for HDMI TV cable connection requires an additional cable

Easily fits in my jacket pocket; in-built lens cap brilliant; build quality superb; touch-screen settings mean very few external buttons to hit in error (which I was always doing with my previous camcorder); screen easily visible in sunshine; completely silent operation; light weight; 4 operating buttons beautifully placed; SD as well as HD; masses of "settings" options; and it looks FANTASTIC!

None really, but I haven't completely understood the face recognition or vibration reduction yet.

Small well made and easy to use

Battery life not good and no remote control