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1.5 stars
"DO NOT PURCHASE SONY MINI DVD CAMCORDERS!"
Pros: I found it to be a great design, lightweight and the controls to be intuitive. Since I've been shooting video since the mid 80's, specifically wedding work, and I am familiar with tape formats and the quality of manufacturers (or so I thought), I felt thi
Cons: I purchased a Sony DCR DVD-201 mini DVD camcorder specifically to record my sons birth. I made this purchase with little research except for price comparison from one retailer to another. I decided to make the purchase directly from Sony online as they we
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4.0 stars
"Easy to use, fabulous quality, compact design"
Pros: Simplicity, great quality video, and compact design, all make this small camcorder a great choice for replacing your old model. Being able to take the disc out and play it on your dvd player is SO easy and great. There is software to use if you choose t
Cons: The software takes a little getting used to if you're not a computer genious. It has a lot of icons, instead of directions. But once you're used to it, you can become your own director.
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4.0 stars
"Great companies make great products."
Pros: i bought this for my parents, not the most tech saavy, and they love it. they don't have to fuss with cables and wires and the such, can just shoot, press a button or two, and play it in their dvd players. i find it helps if you have all sony components
Cons: only con i can see is that you have to finalize the dvd but that too is not too big a deal.
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1.0 stars
"Formatting difficulties = high price of lost memories"
Pros: small, records onto DVDs
Cons: Formatting issues with 10 Sony mini-DVDs. Spent copious hours at the store where I bought it (with the high priced service warranty). No one could figure out why the camcorder would not finalize my DVDs (yes, they were the right kind!). The unfinalized
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3.0 stars
"Easy to use, average quality image."
Pros: Lots of features, easy to review images and to transfer to computer. Reasonable battery life.
Cons: Poor software.
