Mustek DV-5300SE

Pros: very useful for stills

Cons: eats batteries for video. Learning curve.

The Bottom Line: If your a small press, this is a handy little tool to use for your trailers but know your video editing tools well to make it a streamlined project.

Review: I had mine for a little more than a year and basically started to discover it's video camera mode. The only thing I will give low marks on is this is the camera equal to a gaseater in that sense of the word. Other than that the camera is a very good ...

Pros: Cheap, expendable, kid quality

Cons: Not a real camcorder. Picture is poor. Batteries die quickly.

The Bottom Line: If you want a real camcorder, spend a few bucks more. You'll pay more in batteries alone than you'd pay for a better camcorder.

Review: The Mustek DV-5300SE Camcorder is not for the person who is serious about either videos or photographs. The quality of both are pretty bad. The camcorder eats batteries like crazy and it gets even worse in camera mode with flash! If you get 10 flash ...