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1. 

   S. Kamath
   April 15th, 2010 - 04:07

   Very good camcorder, But it is necessary to have very good Computer and HD Television to enjoy it fully.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. 

   archimedes
   April 15th, 2010 - 06:49

   I’ve been waiting for the price of HD camcorders to come down a bit before buying one. A few weeks ago I stopped by a Sony outlet to pick up a charger for my cybershot, and they had the HDR-XR200v on sale for $599. I knew this camcorder was selling for closer to $1000 not too long ago. So I went ahead and bought it after one of the employees told me that if I found a better price online to go ahead and come back and they would match it. Even now I believe that $600 is hard to beat for a camcorder of this quality.

   The only reason I didn’t give this cam five stars was the fact that it doesn’t come with an HDMI cable. Other than that I have been extremely pleased with this purchase. A lot of other reviews have called attention to the quality of indoor/low light not being the greatest. All I have to say about that is you are probably not going to find another camcorder that does any better in low lighting conditions anywhere near this price range. As far as outdoor use, this cam’s quality is up there with the best of them. Consider what you used to get for $600 a few years ago compared to now. I never imagined we would be holding a camera as little as this guy with HD quality for under $1000 any time soon.

   I purchased an Optika High Definition Platinum Series 0.3x Ultra Fisheye lens to go with my new XR200. The lens was on sale from $299 down to $99 on Amazon. The combination is absolutely fantastic. The 120GB drive provides for what seems to be a never ending amount of internal storage. The battery life is not bad, although I’ve never had another HD camcorder, so I don’t really have anything to compare it to as far as that goes. All in all, if you are considering buying an HD cam any time soon, and you don’t want to spend upwards of $1000, you can be confident that the HDR-XR200 will be an excellent addition to your digital equipment collection.
   Rating: 4 / 5
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   Marcus H. Meyer
   April 15th, 2010 - 09:34

   I love the camera and all of its features but you should upgrade all the lights in your family room to 120 watt bulbs if you wanna even get close to capturing a decent picture. But it should be known that most digital cameras lack in this area. It just seems that this camera is really partial to natural light.
   Rating: 4 / 5
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   Jane E. Paciga
   April 15th, 2010 - 10:54

   I purchased this camera at Christmas and really like the picture quality and ease of use. It doesn’t give top performance in normal room lighting so my next purchase will be a video light. Outdoors it is very good, and the steadyhot feature allows handheld operation without any shake. I was not happy that Sony sells a HD camera but doesn’t provide an HDMI mini-cable in the box, since one is required to get the best output quality for TV viewing, and the A/V cables they provide won’t provide HD quality.
   Rating: 4 / 5
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   Fred W. Shaw
   April 15th, 2010 - 11:26

   I am well pleased with the sony hd handy cam. I have only used it a few times and the picture quality is great. I have an older model sony sd handy cam and there is no comparsion. My only complaint is it is very hard to aim camera in bright sunshine you can not see the display. Have same problem with older model. Sony HDR-XR200V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom
   Rating: 5 / 5

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