Sony DCR-HC30

Pros: Feature packed, Versatile for pc apps/editing. HAS MIC INPUT! YES!

Cons: Low light perf not great, but not bad. Of course, battery life.

Review: This the HC-30, as opposed to the HC32, came with the mic input. It's becoming harder to find a consumer level camcorder with this feature. The raw image data is workable in Sony's Video Vegas Software (not included, but you can pick it up on ebay, it's ...

Pros: Small, compact, functional,brilliant, great to use. Camcorder and still camera together.

Cons: None to date........

Review: I love this camcorder due to it's easy use features. Have used on holidays and at football matches. Brilliant and easy to use, small and great with screen. Great self-focus. Always get brilliant video. Easy to use with computer and copy and edit into ...

Pros: Low price, analog inputs, performance, features, compact and lightweight

Cons: Manual controls not easy to use, low digital still resolution, zoom control too sensitive

The Bottom Line: Compact and easy to use, the HC30 is also inexpensive. It has very good performance (save for digital still pictures) and even has...

Review: For less than $500, the S ony DCR-HC30 is quite an inexpensive digital camcorder, which still uses MiniDV format and quality Carl Zeiss 10x optics. The HC30 is virtually identical to ...

Pros: Lightweight, connectivity, video clarity, menu access, touch screen, Carl Zeiss lens.

Cons: Still camera is only 640x480 and Memory Stick Duo Pro compatibility.

The Bottom Line: For family vacations, ebay postings, and MPEG movie sharing, the camera can't be beat. If you are looking for some higher res photo quality, buy a dedicated camera.

Review: I got this camera for Father's Day and have been using it for a little over a year. The video quality is great for me and the family. The camera has several ports to connect the camera to a TV, Digital Video (Firewire), USB and the Sony LANC port. The ...

Pros: All the features, especially I/O, Remote, Lens, Nice body, touch screen operations.

Cons: I do not see any so far,...

The Bottom Line: Definitely a very good buy for Home user. Not much of complications in button etc., Touch screen as well very good look and built - Sony.

Review: I own one old CANON camcorder that I purchased in 1998. I do not have any issues with that, but I wanted to make use of the latest features available in today's camcorders. Therefore, I started my research. For this I compared features and price. ...

Pros: Nice images, easy to use as a point-and-shoot camcorder, steady shot works well.

Cons: Construction seems a little flimsy. Complex nested menus are difficult to navigate.

The Bottom Line: Recommended. You can't go wrong with this camcorder.

Review: I bought this camcorder to replace a similarly small Panasonic DV camcorder that broke ("Dew Detected" error that prevented it from working; lots of other users of some Panasonic DV camcorders have had the same problem). It is a very nice little camera ...

Pros: picture quality, bright colors, compact size, amazing electronics, great LCD, EZ to use, many features

Cons: hard to find any. possibly range of contrast, possible cool bluish picture

The Bottom Line: HC30 is excellent value, with bright, crisp, natural color, good low light options, very easy to use, well designed, great automatic operation, full of features, light and compact.

Review: Its hard to choose a cam. There are so many things to be considered. I'm an experienced amateur still photographer and completely understand exposure and shutter speed etc. I was looking for something compact and light to take on vacations. Before ...

Pros: Small enough to fit in jacket pocket. Easy to transfer video to PC. Night vision

Cons: Feature Menu had to use. Low resolution camera pictures. Firewire not included.

Review: Its been 7 years since i bought a camcorder and i love how small it is. Its very easy to transfer the video to your PC, but you will have to buy the required firewire cable. I also love the night vision features. ...

Pros: -small -very light -best picture quality i have seen from a camera

Cons: -shutter should open when power is turned on.

Review: this is by far the best video camera i have bought to date> the camera is small enough to fit in a jacket pocket. the camera has the ability to work like a still picture digital camera, but the pic's are only about 1 mega pixel. the video from this ...

Pros: Nice touch screen, can import movies via USB/Firewire/AV, and microphone input jack.

Cons: Bad for taking pictures - grainy still pictures.

Review: This camcorder is light weight and very easy to use. I've had this camcorder for about two years and I have had no problems with it. The camcorder allows you to record in 4:3 and 16:9. It also has a few transition effects that you can use. The LCD ...