Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105
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"Awesome baby camera" on by thon
Pros: editability, size, simplicity of use (wife friendly)
Cons: no cable connection to computer, no editing software
Summary: I got this camera for our baby thats due in July to send video back to the in-laws out of state. I've been using it for the past week and am VERY pleased with it. The biggest issue I have with it is that it doesn't have a firewire or usb port to upload video to the computer (you have to use the dvd in a dvd drive to get it on the computer).
Also, it does not include any software (except nero for burning discs) to edit anything.
On to the good, the zoom, image stability and touch screen are incredible. The camera is really easy to use even though its very feature rich. My wife, who is not the most technical person, can take videos with no trouble. I do wish the camera included a dock like the old mini-dv models do, but this is a fairly inexpensive DVD cam (479 is what i paid).
Overall its a great cam, and im very very pleased with it. -
"Great Recording, Lousy Transfer" on by VARguy
Pros: Easy Recording & Playback
Cons: Difficult Video Transfer
Summary: This Handycam has great video and 5.1 Dobly sound recording. It's easy to finalize the mini DVD and pop it right into a DVD player and watch it. The only nightmare is finding a program that will give you the ability to transfer and edit your videos. You can use Roxio Easy CD Creator 7+ or Adobe Premier Elements... but neither of these work very well with the DCR-DVD105. What's sick is that Sony packs really neat Nero recording and editing software in the box but you can't use it! If you're lucky enough to read this before buying it and you plan on doing some amateur video editing, you should defintely opt for the higher DCR models that have direct firewire/USB video transfer from the Handycam to your PC. Hope this helps!
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"Good starter camcorder, awfu transfer..." on by bosuroka
Pros: Easy to use, affordable, and compact.
Cons: If you are looking to edit your movie in a computer, forget about it!
Summary: We bought this camcorder based on value vs. price, and mostly we are very satisfied with its features given the affordability. However, when we tried to transfer the video clips of our new born to our home computer, we found this particular model is not suitable for such task. So if you are looking to edit your video clips, consider other models and save yourself a lot of frustrations.
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"Only uses Sony INfoLithium batteries" on by hawleyk
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Limited on types of batteries to use
Summary: I bought this camcorder online thru AAFES and love it,except the extra battery I bought thru Lenmar , which is a widely used aftermarket battery for camcorders. I ordered and bought the exact battery that Lenmar said was to be used with this camcorder and after charging it up and trying to use it the Camcorder will turn on, say Use Sony InfoLithium battery onthe screen and then shut down again. I went to the store and tried it on two other sony camcorders that were a different one and the Lenmar will not work if it is a Sony InfoLitium battery in the camcorder.
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"Transfer issues - I sent the camera back" on by cstranc
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Could not get to edit the video.
Summary: I went through a lot of pain with this camera. There is no fire wire or USB connection to the PC so you drop the Mini-Disk in place. Sony provides Nero Express, but it says you need to buy new converter$$. Even then that's not editing, it's just making a DVD disk.
I tried the top line version of Roxio and Pinnacle software and they would not read the disk. Talking to their support was a waste of time. They all said "use a third party converter" but none would recommend one. so I tried them and the software would refuse to read the output files although I could use Media Player no problem.
In the end I had Sony, Roxio, and Pinnacle all say they were sorry and it was not their problem.
I did get a 3rd party converter to work with Roxio, but Roxio editing was terrible and crashed.
I sent the camera back and got one with a USB connection to by-pass the disk format issue.
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