Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105

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.