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1. 

   Luis Enrique Valls
   May 17th, 2010 - 10:33

   I belive that have low megaplixes for the high price it has
   Rating: 3 / 5
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   Anonymous
   May 17th, 2010 - 13:28

   I was about to buy this little beauty when I found out Sony’s MicroMV system (compressing in MPEG2) is not compatible with Apple’s iMovie and other editing software. The editing software that comes with the camcorder (Movie Shaker) is PC only. So if you are a Mac user, save yourself a lot of hassle and prefer a (Sony?) MiniDV camcorder.

   Apart from this issue, I guess it is a great buy. If I would use a PC, it would be on the top of my wishlist.
   Rating: 3 / 5
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   Anonymous
   May 17th, 2010 - 13:35

   Please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/osxmicmv/ requesting Sony support this camera (and other MicroMV camcorders) on Mac OS X.

   This is a great camcorder, but it is impossible to use because you cannot get the video onto your Mac. For those of you that use a PC for video editing (yeah, right…) and don’t mind using Sony’s proprietary Movie Shaker program to do your editing instead of something like Premier (again, yeah, right), you will find this camera wonderful. But for the rest of us, Sony needs to take steps to open up this format or support the camcorder on the most popular digital video platform (Mac).
   Rating: 1 / 5
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   Johan Rincon
   May 17th, 2010 - 15:59

   I AM A SONY FAN. THIS CAMERA IS GREAT WHEN YOU ARE RECORDING AND WATCHING VIDEOS FROM THE CAMERA, BUT.. BUT… THE SUPPORT FOR THIS CAMERA AND THE SOFTWARE THAT CAME WITH THE CD SUCKS… I BOUGHT THIS ITEM AND I LOST THE CD THAT CAME WITH THE CAMERA AND YOU USUALLY FIND THE SOFTWARE IN SONY PAGE, THIS TIME I NEED THE SOFTWARE MOVIESHAKER VER 3.1 IN ORDER TO TRANSFER THE VIDEO TO THE COMPUTER TROUGHT FIREWIRE CABLE.. AGAIN THIS SOFTWARE CAME WITH THE CAMERA.. AND I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT.. I CHAT WITH SONNY TECH SUPPORT AND THEY TOLD THAT I NEED TO BUY THIS SOFTWARE AND DOES’NT WORK WITH WINDOWS XP… I WAS SHOCK BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I BUY SOMETHING FROM SONY AND THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE IN NOT IN THEIR WEB PAGE… SO I HAVE AN EXCELLENT CAMERA BUT IT IS REALLY DIFICULT TO GET THE RIGHT SOFTWARE FROM THEM IN ORDER TO TRANSFER DATA
   
   .. BY THE WAY. THE PRICE OF THIS PROGRAM IS $ 70…
   Rating: 1 / 5
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   Anonymous
   May 17th, 2010 - 17:23

   This camera seemed ideal for my needs and although I spend most of my time in Europe I opted for an NTSC format as I know that I am able to access this format in Europe whereas I cannot access PAL in the US, thus it being much more universal.

   I bought this camera and after 40 days it developed a fault. I contacted Sony Service Centre in London, who after keeping it for 5 weeks explained that they could not repair NTSC Models in the UK and I would have to send it to the US for repair. I suggested that they should do that but no. I returned to the US and took the camera to one of their service centres who said that I would have to pay $216 labour charges as it was now over 90 days old.
   After a great deal of hassle they eventually agreed to give me a work order to have this charge waived. I then sent it to Sony in PA and although I have been informed that it has been repaired I still am awaiting its return over 6 months after purchase. Just be sure you realise that the 12 month warranty only applies to parts, the labour warranty is 90 days, it is in the small print but easily overlooked. This review may not be helpful to everyone but if one person is helped then great.
   Rating: 2 / 5

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