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1. 

   M. Alomani
   May 29th, 2010 - 00:10

   If you’re looking for a practical and tiny Camcorder then this is it !
   
   It’s not a pro grade cam but still exceeds your daily “move & shoot” home videos with a great full HD resolution and clarity.

   Highly Recomendnded for any AVCHD format shopper @ a reasonable price.

   Don’t look any further , just go ahead and buy one…that’s what i did
   
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. 

   Mark Anvoots
   May 29th, 2010 - 00:56

   The SD card is an HCSD and requires a special reader. An HCSD reader. You can get them here on Amazon for around $20 or as part of a bundle with a 4-16gb HCSD card.

   As for editing the videos, I have the HDC-SD1 camera, this ones predecessor and I use Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate. It is the only program out there that will edit the raw .mts files. Nero will let you make a movie with them but not edit them.

   One question. Can’t you have the camera burn a dvd in standard DVD format? A poster on another review said it was possible.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. 

   E. Haydock
   May 29th, 2010 - 00:57

   I have owned the camera for 2 weeks now and am returning it. I currently own 3 other video cameras, but this is my forst HD camera.

   Everything about the camera is wonderful except for one MAJOR flaw, there is a high pitched whine when I play back the vodeo through the camera. It is quite noticeable to say the least and simply unacceptable for a camera in this range. There is no tape transport, no hard drive….in fact no moving parts at all, nothing I can think of to be making the whine.
   
   Perhaps it is only the particular one that I have purchased, as the other reviews seem fine…..I did see a proffesional review somewhere that had the same problem………maybe I have that actual camera ….lol.
   Rating: 2 / 5
4. 

   M. Lajoie
   May 29th, 2010 - 02:26

   so, this camera is basically awesome.
   
   the picture is great (yes, it’s true that it’s a little grainy in low lighting, but that’s just fine), it’s easy to use, a perfect size, and it’s super light, but not too light.
   
   ont of the things i love most about it, though, is the image stabilization. this makes it so that you get the same, stable results you would get while using a tripod by just holding the camera in your hand (unless, of course, you have REALLY shaky hands for some reason), making it really easy to get a great shot anywhere.
   
   the only thing, though, is the filetype. i had a LOT of trouble in the beginning figuring out how to get it onto my computer and in a filetype that i could work with. that part’s not that simple.

   but other than that, a great camera. for everything from home movies with the family to amateur independent films. an AWESOME product.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. 

   key west photographer
   May 29th, 2010 - 03:25

   I owned this camcorder not even two weeks and it broke. The door that houses the battery as well as the memory card is so cheaply made that the tiny piece of plastic bent and the door will not close. This should have been made better. You have to constantly open this door to: remove and charge the battery, to change the flash card, and to use the AC adapter. What a shame this camcorder seem to have everything I was looking for. I’m now checking out the Cannon HG10 and the Sony HDR SR8.
   Rating: 2 / 5

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